The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) brought Syrian opposition members together on Thursday (10/4) to discuss the Day After Project, an eight-month effort to plan for a post-Assad Syria, coordinated by USIP and created by a group of 50 academics and opposition members. Although the report was released in August, this was the first presentation the report to the U.S. public.
The project was divided into working groups, and each panelist focused their remarks on their respective sections.
Amr al-Azm introduced the report and briefly discussed the Economic and Soc
ial Reconstruction working group,
Afra Jalabi spoke on the Transitional Justice working group, Murhaf Jouejati focused on security sector reform, Rafif Jouejati represented the Economic and Social Reconstruction group, and Rami Nakhla of USIP discussed the Executive Committee. Steven Heydemann, Senior Adviser for Middle East Initiatives at USIP, introduced the panelists and served as moderator.
For full event notes, continue reading or click here for a PDF.
Steven Heydemann introduced the general structure of the report and stressed that it is not an aspirational document, but a practical guideline for the regions of Syria already under the control opposition control. Although the authors were not expecting rolling implementation of the plan, Heydemann said this kind of flexibility was emblematic of the report’s continued evolution.
Heydemann introduced the transitional justice section, noting ongoing violence in Syria has increased fear, tribal rivalries, and a desire for revenge, which terrifies Assad supporters. Tribal justice will help assuage fears without falling back on cycles of revenge, Heydemann said.
[ED NOTES:WHOS HE? Steven Heydemann serves as vice president of the Grants and Fellowships program at the USIP "and as special adviser to the Muslim World Initiative
(WHO ARE THEY?A US CONGRESS FRONT POSING AS A GLOBALIST THINK TANK,WHOS MOST NOTABLES ARE MONA YACOUBIAN A ZIONIST, FROM WORLD BANK,RAND CORP. AND CFR) .HE'S ALSO AFFILIATED WITH Syrian Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Advisory Board NOTABLES FROM THERE ARE THE SYRIAN MB PUPPET, KHADAMS DOG WHOS RUNNING NATIONAL SALVATION FRONT IN D.C. ''AMMAR ABDULHAMMID'' WHOS TIED TO NECONS AND ZIONISTS AT HUDSON,NED,HERITAGE ETC..NOW,WHO'S U.I.S.P.? ITS A federal institution created and funded by Congress WHO ELSE IS ALIGEND WITH U.I.S.P.?THE SON OF FATHER OF COLORED REVOLUTION..PETER ACKERMAN Peter Ackerman is on "the U.S. Advisory Council of the United States Institute of Peace." Directors THIS ACKERMAN.. Uprooted Palestinians: Regime Change, Inc. Denies Its Own Existence
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Amr al-Azm noted the project sought to answer the question, “what comes next?” The Day After Project originally convened on January 2, 2012 and split into the six working groups to formulate specific recommendations. Al-Azm said the transition must begin now so the opposition can “hit the ground running when Assad falls.” Large sections of “liberated” Syria are already “living and practicing” the report, helping the authors improve the document and prepare a workable plan to roll out across the country when the time comes, al-Azm said.
[ED NOTES;WHO IS HE?WHO DOES HE REPRESENT?ZIO ARAB FRAUD,COMES FROM FIKRA FORUM.. Contributors The Fikra Forum was set up by The Washington Institutue for Near East Policy (or WINEP), which in turn was set up by AIPAC ALSO SEE Fikra: Israeli Forum for Arab Democrats
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[ED NOTES:WHO IS SHE?WHO IS SHE REPRESENTING?SHE WAS 2004 PARTICIPANT IN 2004 Participants Synthesis Dialogues "The Association for Global New Thought (AGNT) convened the third Synthesis Dialogues with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama (HE IS OF COURSE ON THE CIA PAYROLL) The Dalai Lama's hidden past | Green Left Weekly How CIA helped Dalai Lama to end up in exile | Global Research BESIDES THAT SHE COMES TO US VIA WISE MUSLIM WOMENS ORGANIZATION...Afra Jalabi | WISE Muslim Women Known For: Columnist for the Saudi daily Al Yaum(PRO SAUDI GOV DAILY),
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Murhaf Jouejati addressed security, citing lessons from Libya and Iraq to help avoid a militia takeover, protect sovereignty, and establish an apolitical national police force. “There will be some measure of chaos the day after Assad falls,” Jouejati said, and the shabiha will seek to add to the violence and insecurity. However, many militias already endorsed civilian authority over the security sector, and while some elements of the militias combined with the army and police force, Jouejati stressed the need to totally revamp the intelligence services and Interior Ministry.
[ED NOTES;WHO IS MURHAF?http://elliott.gwu.edu/faculty/parttime_j.cfm (SCROLL DOWN).. Murhaf Jouejati is an expert on Middle East affairs with a particular focus on Syrian politics. He has over two decades of experience researching and working on the political, social, and economic aspects of the Middle East. From 2000-02, he was a resident scholar at the Middle East Institute[ED NOTES:ZIONIST ARABS] in Washington.[ED NOTE;MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTES FUNDING - Chevron Corporation Coca-Cola Company Conoco Phillips ExxonMobil Raytheon
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I'M A REGULAR AT A U.S. FEDERAL INSTITUTION MASKERADING AS AN INDEPENDENT THINK TANK |
Heydemann briefly discussed the strong support for the Day After report, including official endorsements from the European Parliament and the Syrian National Council.
[ED NOTES:WHO IS RAFIF?SHE IS THE LOCAL SPOKESWOMAN FOR LOCAL COORDINATNG COMMITTEES IN SYRIA(WHY IS SHE HANGING WITH ZIONISTS,NEOCONS,GLOBALISTS?)LOL Rafif Jouejati is the English spokeswoman for the Local Coordinating Committees in Syria, Oust Assad With a Plan in Place - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com [ED NOTE;RETHORICAL QUESTION-WHY IS THE SYRIAN LCC'S SPOKESWOMAN AT A ''U.S. FEDERAL INSTITUTION'' TIED TO PETER ACKERMAN ,WHOS A STAUNCH ADVOCATE OF REGIME CHANGE INC. AND COLORED REVOLUTIONS?LOL Rafif Jouejati (RafifJ) on Twitter
https://twitter.com/RafifJRafif Jouejati. @RafifJ. Activist until Assad is prosecuted & Syria is free. Nothing else matters. English spokesperson, LCC-Syria TURNS OUT SHES ALSO BEEN HANGING OUT WITH? Rafif Jouejati; Ami Ayalon; “2 Days in New York” - CastTV Rafif Jouejati, Spokesperson, Syrian Local Coordination Committee. Ami Ayalon, former director of the Israeli Security Agency known as Shin Bet [ED NOTES:OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB THEY WEAVE,WHEN FIRST YOU MUST PRACTICE TO DECEIVE...KEY WORD HERE,PRACTICE!!LOL
Heydemann briefly discussed the strong support for the Day After report, including official endorsements from the European Parliament and the Syrian National Council.
Rami Nakhla stressed the report is not telling the government what to do, but rather explaining how to do it. He expects continued imput from the Day After Association, USIP, and the Transition Support Network in Turkey. The document is already circulating inside Syria among the various regions, generations, and religious groups. One important key for the transition will be to protect “vulnerable communities,” Asked to hypothesize on a timeframe for the fall of the regime, the panelists were hesitant to be very specific but each called it “a matter of time.”
Al-Azm said the regime’s resources are stretched thin, but as long as the regime holds Homs and Damascus, Assad can maintain power. He guessed a transition would take place by next summer. Jouejati noted peaceful demonstrations are gaining strength, even in Assad’s hometown, bolstered and defended by thousands of defected soldiers.All panelists agreed a cease-fire is not a credible option due to Assad’s history of broken promises and diplomatic subterfuge.
Jalabi and Jouejati agreed both sides of the conflict must be held to the same human rights standards, including possible ICC hearings after the transition. “We must be better than the regime,” Jouejati said. Jalabi and Heydemann cited capital punishment as among the most contentious issues within the Day After community, especially when it comes to punishment for Bashar al-Assad.
Jalabi said the group held heated discussions over the best way to protect minority rights in the future, with some members advocating for a confessional system of allocated parliamentary seats, although the committee ultimately agreed the confessional systems of Lebanon and Iraq were poor models for building national identity.
Jalabi stressed that Syrian citizenship will be paramount after Assad, adding the international community must find a way to come together to support the transition, reserving special criticism for Iran, Russia and Hezbollah for their ongoing support of the regime. Jouejati and Jalabi concluded by reiterating that the regime is on its last legs, making the Day After Project all the more important.
[ED NOTES:ON THAT NOTE, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED TODAYS SHOW, A MENSTRUAL SHOW OF CONSPIRING PARTIES REPRESENTING, NOT SYRIAS INTERESTS BUT RATHER THE ZIONISTS,NEOCONS,GLOBALISTS,AND OUT RIGTH NEOCOLONIAL POWERS,STAY TUNED UNTIL THE NEXT EPISODE,I'M YOUR ANCHOR
ALI ALVES,SEE YOU NEXT TIME..
ALI ALVES,SEE YOU NEXT TIME..
ALI ALVES,SEE YOU NEXT TIME..
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