Jumblat Throws Weight behind Syrians Seeking to Topple Assad
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Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat reiterated that not all those who rebelled against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad are terrorists.
“The Syrian people chose to revolt against Syrian President Bashar Assad. They wanted to get rid of his tyranny and crimes,” Jumblat, who is also a lawmaker, told al-Mustaqbal newspaper on Tuesday.
“How would I not be beside them?” he asked.
“The Syrians chose (al-Qaida-linked) al-Nusra Front and rushed towards that direction for several reasons,” the PSP leader said.
“How could the Syrians who joined al-Nusra be terrorists? Are all those who decided to revolt against Bashar's regime terrorists?” Jumblat wondered.
Recent advances made by al-Nusra Front in Syria have exposed the weakness of more moderate factions, which the U.S. hopes to forge into an effective fighting force against Assad's troops.
The jihadists seized the southern Syrian town of Nawa on Sunday from troops loyal to Assad after months of intense fighting.
Two days earlier, the al-Qaida-linked fighters captured at least three villages from the Western-backed rebels in northwestern Syria as the militants continued their push to assert control over an area once held by more moderate groups.
The control of the villages came just a day after U.S. airstrikes hit one of their major weapons storage compounds in northwestern Idlib province.
Jumblat told al-Mustaqbal that “it was about time to take a bold decision to come out of the (Syrian) regime's burden which will collapse sooner or later.”
He called on all Syrians to join the rebellion which started in March 2011 with peaceful protests and turned into an all-out war.
“The rebellion was founded on the slogans of freedom, dignity and change, which are righteous demands for all the Syrian people,” said Jumblat.
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11 November 2014, 14:09
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@CFTC
I think all our politicians should leave but what makes me wonder the most is figuring out who is more lunatic Aoun or jumby??
tough decision
11 November 2014, 14:55
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i m not asking a pilitician not to be 'lunatic' but to be efficient ... (-:
11 November 2014, 10:11
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freedom dignity change to get rid of a dictator on a country scale
freedom dignity change to get rid of feodalisme in mount Lebanon scale
you demand joumby to get rid of dictators and you ve been one for 30 some yeas
start by yourself yoyo
11 November 2014, 11:43
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Dear Jomby,
why don't you dare taking a clear stand against the "divine party" which is full supporting the butcher...and against the caporal who also obeys to "divine party", and against all M8 which is destroying Lebanon?
Give an order to your MP's to vote for an M14 president...like Sami Gemayel (not Amine)
11 November 2014, 13:32
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and he does this immediately after returning from russia and meeting the top officials there
11 November 2014, 14:13
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It is true Mr. Jumblatt, not all those facing the Syrian regime are terrorists, in fact they were for the most part, just disgruntled civilians who genuinely wanted changes for the better. But they got gunned down by the regime and soon after the Islamist radicals from all the world over invaded Syria to the point where now we've got Daesh or ISIL. Today in 2014, the moderate opposition in Syria is all but a figment of its origins, now try to figure who is a moderate from a radical. This is why dear Mr. Jumblatt you've long since expired your validity on the scene, now all you've got left is to blabber, that's all.
11 November 2014, 15:33
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What ever the Syrians choose in their country is their problem.
***Now nusra has kidnapped and killed some of our soldiers. i.e They are terrorists if u like it Mr jumbi or not??
Pls wake up and stop dreaming.
11 November 2014, 16:23
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what about Turkey?
BigJohn, Israel is not a ally but the enemy of their enemy! there goal is only to weaken both sides. As soon as Al nusra or the syrian "rebels" have the advantage, they will then side with and take in the Syrian Army wounded and bomb the rebel positions! This is why they are so crazy about the anti ISIS western coalition, because it's too much an advantage to the Syrian Government!
11 November 2014, 16:28
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Ask the syrians from Jabal el Druze what they think of this warlord and his comments about the nusra fronts views on the druze in syria... Beiyk Jumblatt, ya Turk
11 November 2014, 16:50
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Plus the biggest embarrassment is the admission from the pentagon, that the majority of the arms and support by the USA to the "Syrian Moderate FSA" has now ended up in Al Qaida/Al nusra or ISIS control! They have basically admitted that there is no longer any on ground moderate syrian rebels aka FSA! Its either the Al Nusra front and the islamic coalition, or ISIS!
11 November 2014, 18:08
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the arms only entered the revolution after ASSad was shooting at peaceful demonstrations. Not everyone who carries arms against the ASSad regime is a takfiri ya zaki.
