Attempting to alleviate Western pressure on his first-cousin, Bashar Al-Assad, and the brutal regime that has made him one of the richest men in the world, Rami Makhlouf confirmed what those opposed to the regime have said all along:
“If there is no stability here, there’s no way there will be stability in Israel,”
رامي مخلوف : إذا لم يكن استقرار في سوريه لن يكون هناك استقرار بالمطلق في اسرائيل
رامي مخلوف : إذا لم يكن استقرار في سوريه لن يكون هناك استقرار بالمطلق في اسرائيل
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/world/middleeast/11makhlouf.html?_r=2&hp
Important statement, as the regime has been aggressively accusing the Syrian pro-democracy protestors of being Israeli and Western agents and has been hiding behind the myth that they are the last resistence to Israel, in order to garner support from the general Arab populous.
When pushed further, Rami stated:
“I didn’t say war,” he said. “What I’m saying is don’t let us suffer, don’t put a lot of pressure on the president, don’t push Syria to do anything it is not happy to do.”
Of course he didn't mean war. The regime would not stand a chance against the Israeli Army and would compromise their ability to rule Syria. Indeed, we have seen how much of a capable fighting force they are (the Republican Guard headed by Maher Al-Assad, and other special forces) when facing unarmed protesters.
Rami's words are carefully scripted for US, European and Israeli policy makers - in translation:
- Only the regime can ensure the demands for the return of Golan are muted
- Only the regime can ensure that Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation stays under control
- Only the regime can ensure that Israeli borders will remain quiet
- Only the regime can ensure that the Syrian army is focused on smuggling and on crowd control
We've known this all along; finally we are happy to see that the regime themselves are making it public.
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