President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has blamed Washington for stirring anti-government protests in Syria as “pretext for Libya-style airstrikes”.
Two latest incident has turned Zionist fingers very itchy concerning Syria.
What the western media is afraid to tell the public that Bashar is not hated in the Arab world as was the case with Hosni Mubarak, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Ali Abdullah Saleh or al-Khalifa. In 2009, a poll conducted by CNNArabic.com showed that 67% of the 30,679 of the participants voted Bashar al-Assad as the ‘Personality of the Year 2009′.
Israel-Firster Hillary Clinton on Sunday said that Washington’s response to the unrest in Syria would not be like what is being done in Libya, as – “the level of violence used in Syria, much less than that seen in Libya”. In simple words: “Syria doesn’t have huge oil reserve” and in case of missile attack – Israel’s Jewish settlers in Golan Heights could become ‘collateral damage’.
Hundreds of people from different parts of Lebanon rallied in front of the Syrian Embassy in Beirut on Sunday, chanting slogans in support of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad.
Protests against the government of Assad, which are calling for political freedom and an end to corruption in the country, broke out ten days ago in Syria.
Amnesty International reported at least 55 have been killed in and around Daraa. Seventeen protesters were shot dead as they attempted to travel to Daraa from the village of Sanamen on Friday. On Wednesday, unknown gunmen opened fire on peaceful demonstrators, killing at least five.
President Assad’s government has announced the release of 260 detained activists. The government also announced the withdrawal of troops from Daraa. It has also promised the possible end to the emergency rule set in place since 1963.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belongs to Alawi Shia minority (13%). Sunni Muslims make the majority (74%) while Christians (10%), Druze (3%) and small Jewish communities in Damascus, al-Qamishli and Aleppo.
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