> Syrians Fear NATO To Attack Their Country After Libya
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http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/08/26/55202767.html>
> Voice of Russia
> August 26, 2011
>
> Syria fears Libya's fate
> Oleg Gribkov and Natalya Kovalenko
>
> Damascus fears that NATO may redeploy its forces to Syria after the
> termination of its military campaign in Libya. If this happens,
> Syria's prospects for democratic development will be killed stone
> dead, according to both left-wing and liberal groups of that country's
> moderate opposition.
>
> Member of the Syrian Communist Party's political bureau Najmeddin
> Khreit is sure the time is ripe for reforms in his country. Even
> though its economic situation is better than in other riot-stricken
> Arab countries, the life of ordinary people is becoming increasingly
> difficult. Yes, unemployment rates are not as high as in Egypt or
> Tunisia but they keep growing, especially among the youth, and have
> eroded the society alongside a simultaneous increase in corruption.
> Our frozen political system, Najmeddin Khreit says, prevented us from
> having a free discussion of all the problems and ways to solve them.
>
> The last few months witnessed a launch of democratic changes but even
> leaders of the ruling Baath Party recognize that it was already late
> for reforms. The situation only escalated when the regime's radical
> opponents appealed to arms, Najmeddin Khreit explains.
>
> "For the sake of our homeland and its interests, all Syrians have to
> join efforts and help the country out of the crisis. The most urgent
> objective is to stop violence on both sides because it can only
> generate more violence in response. Of course, armed anti-government
> groups should cease their raids. The authorities need to promptly
> start a broad dialogue with the opposition and also cope with the
> issue of partially released political prisoners. These measures will
> create conditions for doing away with the crisis if taken without
> delay, in view of the world's alarming situation," Najmeddin Khreit
> said.
>
> Nearly the same ideas were outlined by authoritative Syrian human
> rights activist Salim Kheirbek in his recent letter to President
> Bashar al-Assad. Kheirbek, who spent 13 years in prison for his
> beliefs, possesses quite a variety of awards for his activity. He said
> presidential administration officials were favorably disposed when
> receiving his letter and even met with him several times. Salim
> Kheirbek is sure reforms should not be delayed and shared his view
> with our correspondent. Being a graduate of the Moscow-based Peoples'
> Friendship University, he has a good command of Russian.
>
> "With Gaddafi's rule about to end, NATO will most likely send its
> forces to Syria. Our president believes they are preparing for an
> attack against us, which will hardly facilitate democratic changes. I
> have no idea of what will happen to Syria in such a case," Salim
> Kheirbek says.
>
> Damascus is anxiously following the developments in Libya. Neither
> Syrian leaders nor constructive opposition want a repetition of the
> Libyan scenario which will cost a lot to ordinary citizens, like any
> of the NATO-masterminded campaigns.
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