Jumblat: Syrian People Paying Price for Suspicious American, Russian Interests

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat stated on Monday that the latest positions on Syria indicate that a regional and international conspiracy has been devised against the Syrian people.

He noted in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa magazine the “suspicious American and Russian interests in Syria” as demonstrated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s remarks that the Syrian army will not withdraw from the cities and Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey’s refusal to impose a no-fly zone over Syria.

“These two stances will eventually lead to Syria’s classification as a failed state,” added the MP.

“It is as if some regional and western powers are seeking to reconstruct what is left of the Sykes-Picot agreement,” continued Jumblat.

Moreover, he noted that a second bombing had taken place in Syria’s Jarmana district, accusing the Syrian regime of being behind the attack in order to “intimidate the people and force them to take up arms to defend themselves.”

“The regime and some Druze powers, known for their shortsightedness, are behind this plan,” stated the PSP leader.

“These Druze powers are conspiring with some of the Jabal al-Arab leaders to drag the Druze people in Syria into an armed conflict with the revolutionaries,” he said.

“This falls in line with the regime’s plans to create strife in Syria to eliminate the progress the revolt has been making in Syria,” Jumblat added.

He therefore warned “all nationals and honorable men against this scheme.”

“The awareness of the Syrian people and their massive sacrifices will lead them to victory,” declared the MP.