'War of Extermination' in Syria, Says Qatar PM
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani has accused the Syrian regime, with the complicity of the international community, of waging a "war of extermination" against its people.
Sheikh Hamad in an interview with Al-Jazeera satellite channel late on Monday took issue with U.N.-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who earlier in the day had characterized the deadly conflict ravaging Syria as a "civil war."
"What is happening in Syria is not a civil war but a war of extermination against the Syrian people," Sheikh Hamad said.
This war, he charged, was being waged "with a license to kill, endorsed firstly by the Syrian government and secondly by the international community."
He was apparently referring to Russia and China, which have repeatedly vetoed U.N. Security Council resolutions threatening action against President Bashar Assad's regime.
"We have confidence in Mr. Brahimi... but we need him to develop a clear proposal for a solution that can be put before the Security Council paving the way for a transition period and a transfer of power," said Sheikh Hamad.
Brahimi, who saw the truce he had brokered for the four-day Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday shattered in an explosion of violence soon after it took effect on Friday, said in Moscow the situation in Syria was "bad and getting worse."
"If it's not a civil war, I don't know what it is," he said after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Brahimi, who is also due to visit China, is to go to the U.N. Security Council in November with new proposals to push for talks between Assad and the opposition.
Qatar is widely accused of arming rebels fighting Assad's forces.
It called, without success, in the U.N. General Assembly last month for an Arab intervention force in Syria and a no-fly zone to protect refugees.
30 October 2012, 11:52
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Their turn is right around the corner. Just wait and see. When all of them stood against Saddam, showing solidarity with the west. That was a prelude to what the west want to do with all the arab countries. Pitting the idiots against each other, until time for harvesting.
30 October 2012, 14:45
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Agree with jcamerican .... exactly what the ASSAD regime did in Lebanon for 30 years. What goes around comes around. As far as Lebanon goes, we have an opportunity to close ranks and not let outside forces of all kind to splinter us, but this is a long shot I know, but I remain hopeful.
30 October 2012, 11:54
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of course the internaitonal community doesn t want to help to topple the syrian gvt as they are their main ally in keeping the golan heights quiet and thus protecting israel...
M8 calls that a resistaing country while they never shot a bullet against in 30 years! sure the US want the assad in power. the same goal as M8, which makes them ally here! ironic isn t it?
30 October 2012, 14:47
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Allies sometimes outlive their usefulness. Once the Syrian regime got too cozy with the Iranian regime and will not heed requests from Western powers to cut such ties, then the tables were turned and Assad was no longer useful to them.
30 October 2012, 15:12
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lol! if the US and other countries really wanted to oust bashar they would have done it already... it shows how important it is to keep the golan heights quiet... not a bullet fired in 30 years! not a word on that by M8 "resistants"...syria like it or not protects golan... that was the deal passed to put the assad family in power , remember?
don t try to defend your poor syrian friends and the heroism in killing women and children...
30 October 2012, 16:38
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"and this is not because they're so merciful, it's because syria can fight back."
lol!
the turkish army alone is way stronger than syrian's... how do you explain that syria never shot a bullet to liberate golan? lol if they were soooo strong and "resistant" they would have done it!! but noo, they prefered to encourage lebanese to liberate their land so peace is in syria and chaos in lebanon...and i repeat USA and its allies if they wanted to crush syria they would have done it looong ago! but syria is israel s best protector for golan!!!
don t try to defend them... it s useless, facts once again speak against you...
oh! and in the post you claim as i m defending FSA and car bomboing, there is not a word where i praised that... just stating facts, which annoys you...
30 October 2012, 14:15
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MTV on 09/04/2002 Michel Aoun: "By the way, I remind you here that the Syrian regime had said that it came to Lebanon to save its Christians from extermination. I want to ask this regime who, apart from it, in fact wanted to exterminate us?"
So the Syrian regime has a history in that sort of thing, this is not the first time it engages in extermination. Lucky for it there are always filthy Shites like mowaten to defend it's criminal actions.
30 October 2012, 14:20
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The Lebanese Forces attacked members of the Lebanese Army who were loyal to Aoun and were trying to undermine & dissolve the LF. So they didn't attack the whole army. Don't twist facts to make your point. General Aoun was once a proud warrior who stood up to Syria. But the second he returned and jumped into bed with them is when he let his country down.
30 October 2012, 15:16
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hezbi arrogance will be the cause of their fall... history only repeats itself and they are too blind to see it!
30 October 2012, 16:40
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" We must deal with Syria but only once they have left Lebanon"
he also said the contrary when it was in his interest!
no negotiation with syria till the assad family is in power...!
see how can people trust such a flipflopper... :)
30 October 2012, 17:23
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here you are the roar:
Dans le cadre de son entretien accorde dimanche a Radio Liban Liberte, le general Aoun avait estime que le Liban ne pourrait jamais etablir de bonnes relations avec la Syrie sous le regime Assad . Il est impossible de dialoguer avec le regime syrien actuel. Il se reproduit et se perpetue, mais il est incapable de se renouveler , avait-il conclu
http://www.tayyar.org/files/gma2/orient030304_aoun.htm
30 October 2012, 17:36
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Farsi BSthrower >>>> lebanon is at the forefront of the countries who want palestine liberated. FYI..
LMAO.....what do you know about what Lebanon wants you Iranian conditioned extremist! When or should Lebanon crumble at the hands of the barbarians (HA) arms....you will be rolling in the grass like a mutt in heat with joy since all the bloodshed is not happening on your soil. And you call yourself people of God!
30 October 2012, 18:01
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If the Arabs truly believe that there is a massacre happening why don't they send in their troops to stop the extermination? Why do they wait on the West to stop the crimes and then burn their flags and terrorize westerners.
