Syria Crisis: Obama Warns on Chemical Weapons

A quote in the Guardian:

In his latest blog post, exiled Syrian activist Ammar Abdulhamid takes issue with President Obama’s “coldly articulated red line regarding the use of chemical weapons” which he says “might just translate into a green light for more frenzied killing sprees by Assad and his militias”.

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EU Probes Cigarette Deal That May Have Aided Syria

A quote in the Wall Street Journal:

The dissidents added that the Assad government uses cigarettes as a form of payment for the irregular military forces and militias, known as the shabeeha, who have had a central role in its violent crackdown. “Cigarettes are a favorite form of payment for the shabeeha,” said Ammar Abdulhamid, a Syrian dissident and human-rights activist based in Washington.

“Redline and Greenlight”

Quoted by Elliot Abrams From Council on Foreign Relations in his Blog “Pressure Points”

The Syrian dissident and human rights activist Ammar Abdulhamid entitles his very powerful blog entry today at the Syrian Revolution Digest site “Redline and Greenlight.”

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فيسبوك: 19 أب، 2012

– من لا يشعر إلا بآلامه يتألم وحيداً.

– نعم أنا لا أخوض في خضم الموت اليوم لكني خضته وحيداً وبعيداً عن الأنظار أمس. 

– أنا اللاجئ في الخيام، لا أريد أن تكون حياتي فيها أسهل، بل أريد أن تكون عودتي إلى ربوع الوطن أسرع، وأن تكون حياتي فيه أفضل. 

– عندما طالب الناس بالحرية فخيّروا ما بينها وبين الدمار، وما بين الأسد وحرق البلد، زالت كل الأوهام، وأصبحت مهامنا منذ ذلك الحين تشمل التحضير لإعادة الإعمار وإطفاء الحريق.  Continue reading “فيسبوك: 19 أب، 2012”