Israel Matzav

Syrian opposition begs for help

Once upon a time, the Syrian opposition could have counted on the leader of the free world to do the right thing for them. That ended on January 20,, 2009. Now, they are alone.

"Our friends in the West, in Turkey, in the Arab world, if they want to help us, then they can do that by... putting the clearest possible pressure on the Syrian regime to stop targeting civilians," Anas Abdah, the British-based chairman of the Movement for Justice and Development, told Reuters.

Abdah was speaking on the sidelines of a gathering of opposition and rights groups organized by Turkish non-government organizations to highlight the Syrian people's plight.

"It looks like Bashar al-Assad has taken a strategic decision to crush a non-violent movement in Syria by ordering his brother Maher al-Assad... to go and storm Deraa city," Abdah said.

What could go wrong?

Labels: Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, Syrian opposition

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:47 PM