Well, things are moving at a pretty rapid pace at this stage. The UN investigative committee did not waste any time and has just upped the ante way up than anyone would have expected a mere few days ago. Gone is all the foolish talk about a deal between the US and the regime, or… are the French (and the Saudis) forcing the hands of the Bush Administration on this? Let’s not forget here folks, the Syria regime’s real antagonists have always been the French. Continue reading “Word to the Mother!”
Author: Ammar
A Syrian dreamer & dissident, not necessarily in that order.
A Cautionary Note!
Despite its sensationalist nature, we really should not read too much into Khaddam’s recent “act of apostasy.” His was a strong jab for his age, but it will not be a knockout blow by a long shot.
Indeed, the regime does not seem to completely unprepared for this move, as some analysts are suggesting, it is just that there strategy cannot be include an element of self-incrimination. They have to denounce Khaddam’s corruption, and soon others a well. But they will attempt to sue this momentum for the planned and long-expected launch of a Bashar-led “Corrective Movement” against the last vestiges of the Old Guard, as I have argued in my comment below. Continue reading “A Cautionary Note!”
Managing Transition!
The VP bombshell will definitely overshadow what I was planning to do by way of ending this year. Still, I will end this year by sticking to my plan. The following link is to a little effort of mine meant to help the opposition inside Syria get their act together over the next few months. It is not something that would not have occurred on the minds of many of them, but I think that framing things in this manner might help stir a necessary and more focused debate. This is the link to the English text, and this one is to the Arabic.
Happy New Year everyone! There is hope for freedom yet.
Heretically yours,
Ammar
إدارة المرحلة الانتقالية: مقترحات عامة لقيام ثورة الياسمين في سوريا
اتّصف نظام الحكم في العقود الأربعة الماضية من تاريخ بلدنا بالطابع الاستبدادي والفساد المستشري وسوء الإدارة الفاضح من جانب الزمرة العسكرية الحاكمة وأزلامها من المدنيين. وقد شهدت السنوات الخمس الماضية على وجه الخصوص نزعة مغامراتية سياسية واقتصادية من قبل حكامنا الحاليين، ممن يدعون الحرس الجديد، أدت إلى تضييق أكبر لدائرة الممسكين بزمام السلطة ضمن النظام. وفي الواقع، لا يخفى على أحد الآن أن عملية صنع القرار باتت مقصورة على عصبة صغيرة فاسدة تتمركز حول شخص الرئيس وأفراد عائلته وأصدقائه المقرّبين. Continue reading “إدارة المرحلة الانتقالية: مقترحات عامة لقيام ثورة الياسمين في سوريا”
