Syria to confront protesters
In an earlier post, I reported on Saturday's planned demonstrations in Syria. Unfortunately for the demonstrators, the Syrians do not plan on taking the demonstrations lying down. Elaph sources in Syria have revealed that President Bashar al-Assad has been holding intensive meetings with the chiefs of internal security to take precautionary measures in preventing any protests , similar to those that are taking place in Egypt . They reportedly discussed the withdrawal of military units from the borders with Iraq to Damascus where the demonstrations are planned for February 5 in front of the Syrian parliament.And they're not even demanding the Golan Heights.... What could go wrong?
The security measures include intensified monitoring of the Kurds and Islamists, who are the main sectors that are opposed to the regime
The opposition will be reportedly demanding constitutional changes , cleanup of prisons ending the corruption and addressing unemployment and poverty problems.
Labels: Bashar al-Assad, Politics, Syrian regime change, World Politics
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:23 PM
4 Comments:
I bet Obama won't press on Assad as he did on Mubarak. That's because Assad is an enemy of America, and the policy now is to "reward your enemies and punish your friends"...
Nothing to do with Israel.
Like I said, if Carl in Jerusalem's blog had never existed and there was no Israel, Syria would still be facing upheaval.
This is one thing that is not a Zionist plot, for once!
Heh
Actually, Israel is their best friend. Without Israel as an idea, as a boogeyman, what would corrupt leaders like the Saudis or the Assads have done all these years. They can just gin up the public with these faux protests, bashing Israel in every forum possible as this serves as the all-purpose pressure valve for bad governance! I think the smarter arabs, in the silence of their homes, understand this all too well.
The Tunisians have caught onto the game and so have the Egyptians. Stoking anti-Semitism and blaming their domestic misery on the Jews and America have worn out their welcome.
All the same, its hard to see how new Arab regimes will successfully solve the problems the old regimes couldn't. For that to happen, there would have to be a major change in the Arab psychology. Such conservative societies don't wake up one day and decide they need a Meiji Revolution to bring them into the 21st Century.
The regimes may change but nothing will change in the Arab World.
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