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English Section The Syria Dilemma
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alties and turning into a human trag- as its all-out support, the regime in weapons of mass destruction. Assad
edy of the uprising, few countries Damascus would most possibly have has put everything at stake by plac-
and organizations including Russia, compromised a mutually agreeable ing all his eggs on the basket of the
Iran and its proxy Hezbollah, could solution with the opposition to bring Iran’s IRGC-Qods force in the hope
afford to remain indifferent in what about more liberties and to expedite that when the worst case happened, it
was happening inside Syria. Even reforms to stifle the public anger in- will save and grant him a safe haven
Tehran’s mercenaries such as Hamas stead of defying and insisting on fur- in Tehran.
sided with the Syrian opposition. ther bloodshed.
1391 رذآ24 جمعه- 1217 شماره/ سال متسیب Having nothing to lose itself, Iran Iran seems not willing to allow Assad Syria of tomorrow
consumed the credit of its ally Hez- to even think of a possibility of any
bollah — gained after retreating of concession, whatsoever. Therefore, if Within framework of a probably sec-
Israeli forces from southern Lebanon no quick and effective step is taken ular, democratic and federal structure
and strengthened by 33-day war with by the world community, the worst of future Syria, the Alawites would
Israel in 2006 — and severely dam- is still ahead and the regime in Teh- need to accept a reality of a Sunni-
aged the reputation and popularity of ran, through providing both chemical dominated political system with re-
the so-called resistance front. Tehran weapons and its death technologies treating to their traditional stronghold
put Assad as well as his comrades to Syrian regime, will try to keep the across eastern Mediterranean coastal
that after the inevitable demise of the leader of the protégé state in power. areas within a federal formula grant-
By: Ahmad Hashemi Baath party dictatorship, this minor- Iran has the capability and motiva- ing autonomy to non-Arab ethnic
ity would suffer the most and force to tion to deliver its lethal materials to Kurds to the northeast and of course,
Inspired by the democratic move- leave the post-Assad Syria or at least the embattled ally to use it as the last the Alawite minority homeland to
ments all across the Greater Mid- to move and take shelter at Alawite resort. Iran also is very skillful and the west. The time has come for the
dle East region, known as “Arab stronghold of coastal mountainous experienced when it comes to buying international community, led by the
Spring”, the Syrians, though cau- areas stretched across the Mediterra- time for Syrian regime whereas Teh- UN, NATO, USA and the European
tiously at the beginning, took to the nean sea with major provincial towns ran is escaping major international Union to engage and intervene on
streets demanding for further po- of Lattakia and Tartus to avoid ma- punishments and a strong response humanitarian grounds.
litical and social reforms and greater jority Sunni retaliation. with regard to its proliferation ac- Bashar has the same brutality and
freedoms. Started on March 2011, As a politician who inherited power tivities by misusing the so-called willingness of Kaddafi of Libya to
the Syrian uprising was a first major from his father, Bashar was smart diplomacy and negotiation table and fulfill what his fellow despot failed
sign of a popular resentment against enough to understand the conse- knows very well how to buy time in to, plus a firm and unwavering sup-
authoritarian Ba’ath party rule since quences of the critical situation he order to delay any would-be conces- port by Tehran and Moscow, together
the bloody clampdown on a revolt was facing, in order to act properly, sion, so to realize its nuclear ambi- with a considerable amount of chem-
back in 1982 in Hama. and if there was no Iran’s tempta- tions. ical and other unconventional weap-
In touch with Iranian diversity With the escalation of the civil casu- tion, influence, persuasion as well Although there are serious observa- ons is enough for him to commit car-
tions with regard to effectiveness of nage. What else he may need? He is
any military solution for bringing to no less dangerous and savage than
an end of a brutal dictatorship and Kaddafi and if Kaddafi couldn’t com-
replacing it with a democracy, but in mit his mission to massacre it was
the case of Baath-controlled Syria, a merely because of timely interna-
military intervention for humanitar- tional engagement that foiled his evil
ian purposes is increasingly becom- plans to kill more. It is believed that
ing a necessity. Similar to what was Syria has already acquired enough
experienced in the case of Libya, to- chemical weapons from Iran and
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ day; Syrian people need to see a firm North Korea and, if needed, Tehran
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ support by the international com- can hand over the latest of its weapon-
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ munity, i.e. a concrete step, a buf- ries including its missiles technology
604 - 980 - 8571 fer zone implemented by NATO or and more WMD’s through different
a no-fly-zone carried out by US air routes including but not limited to,
Vol. 20 / No. 1217 - Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 forces over Free Syrian Army-con- Iraq of Nuri Al-Maliki, Eritrean Red
trolled areas. The world needs to stop Sea port, Sudan, terrorist groups like
watching massacre and to step in to Salafi radicals active in north Africa
act before it is too late, in order to particularly in post-Kaddafi Libya,
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ prevent materialization of the worst Hamas and Hezbollah and by utiliz-
case scenario, actors of which will ing methods such as shipment under
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ be Russia (diplomatic support) and flag of other companies.
Iran (military and logistic support The fall of current regime in Syria
via sending chemical and biological will greatly pave the way for de-
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ weapons and IRGC Qods forces to mocratization of Levant region and
the battlefield in Syria). Otherwise, severely weaken the position of Hez-
we will witness another Halabja this bollah and Islamic Jihad and to some
time it major Sunni-dominated towns degree Hamas as the mercenaries and
of Syria. front entities of the Islamic Republic.
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer According to my personal and confi- This will in turn, expose mullah thu-
dential information gained by 4 years gocracy more vulnerable to internal
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- of involvement and working as Ira- thirst for regime change and external
nian Foreign Ministry’s interpreter pressures. What matters the most at
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- including attending various OPCW’s this conjuncture, is putting an end
inspection-related activities, Iran has to inaction and offering a crushing
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- every reason and the know-how to response by the world community,
mass produce the WMD’s for both which remains to be seen.
NORTH SHORE LAW LLP domestic purposes as well as provid-
47 6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. ing them for its allies and when need- Ahmad Hashemi, is former Iranian
ed, Iran will never hesitate to supply Foreign Ministry employee who
klotfali@northshorelaw.com Assad regime with Chemical and served as interpreter.
biological as well as other types of http://ahmaddhashemi.blogspot.com
47
alties and turning into a human trag- as its all-out support, the regime in weapons of mass destruction. Assad
edy of the uprising, few countries Damascus would most possibly have has put everything at stake by plac-
and organizations including Russia, compromised a mutually agreeable ing all his eggs on the basket of the
Iran and its proxy Hezbollah, could solution with the opposition to bring Iran’s IRGC-Qods force in the hope
afford to remain indifferent in what about more liberties and to expedite that when the worst case happened, it
was happening inside Syria. Even reforms to stifle the public anger in- will save and grant him a safe haven
Tehran’s mercenaries such as Hamas stead of defying and insisting on fur- in Tehran.
sided with the Syrian opposition. ther bloodshed.
1391 رذآ24 جمعه- 1217 شماره/ سال متسیب Having nothing to lose itself, Iran Iran seems not willing to allow Assad Syria of tomorrow
consumed the credit of its ally Hez- to even think of a possibility of any
bollah — gained after retreating of concession, whatsoever. Therefore, if Within framework of a probably sec-
Israeli forces from southern Lebanon no quick and effective step is taken ular, democratic and federal structure
and strengthened by 33-day war with by the world community, the worst of future Syria, the Alawites would
Israel in 2006 — and severely dam- is still ahead and the regime in Teh- need to accept a reality of a Sunni-
aged the reputation and popularity of ran, through providing both chemical dominated political system with re-
the so-called resistance front. Tehran weapons and its death technologies treating to their traditional stronghold
put Assad as well as his comrades to Syrian regime, will try to keep the across eastern Mediterranean coastal
that after the inevitable demise of the leader of the protégé state in power. areas within a federal formula grant-
By: Ahmad Hashemi Baath party dictatorship, this minor- Iran has the capability and motiva- ing autonomy to non-Arab ethnic
ity would suffer the most and force to tion to deliver its lethal materials to Kurds to the northeast and of course,
Inspired by the democratic move- leave the post-Assad Syria or at least the embattled ally to use it as the last the Alawite minority homeland to
ments all across the Greater Mid- to move and take shelter at Alawite resort. Iran also is very skillful and the west. The time has come for the
dle East region, known as “Arab stronghold of coastal mountainous experienced when it comes to buying international community, led by the
Spring”, the Syrians, though cau- areas stretched across the Mediterra- time for Syrian regime whereas Teh- UN, NATO, USA and the European
tiously at the beginning, took to the nean sea with major provincial towns ran is escaping major international Union to engage and intervene on
streets demanding for further po- of Lattakia and Tartus to avoid ma- punishments and a strong response humanitarian grounds.
litical and social reforms and greater jority Sunni retaliation. with regard to its proliferation ac- Bashar has the same brutality and
freedoms. Started on March 2011, As a politician who inherited power tivities by misusing the so-called willingness of Kaddafi of Libya to
the Syrian uprising was a first major from his father, Bashar was smart diplomacy and negotiation table and fulfill what his fellow despot failed
sign of a popular resentment against enough to understand the conse- knows very well how to buy time in to, plus a firm and unwavering sup-
authoritarian Ba’ath party rule since quences of the critical situation he order to delay any would-be conces- port by Tehran and Moscow, together
the bloody clampdown on a revolt was facing, in order to act properly, sion, so to realize its nuclear ambi- with a considerable amount of chem-
back in 1982 in Hama. and if there was no Iran’s tempta- tions. ical and other unconventional weap-
In touch with Iranian diversity With the escalation of the civil casu- tion, influence, persuasion as well Although there are serious observa- ons is enough for him to commit car-
tions with regard to effectiveness of nage. What else he may need? He is
any military solution for bringing to no less dangerous and savage than
an end of a brutal dictatorship and Kaddafi and if Kaddafi couldn’t com-
replacing it with a democracy, but in mit his mission to massacre it was
the case of Baath-controlled Syria, a merely because of timely interna-
military intervention for humanitar- tional engagement that foiled his evil
ian purposes is increasingly becom- plans to kill more. It is believed that
ing a necessity. Similar to what was Syria has already acquired enough
experienced in the case of Libya, to- chemical weapons from Iran and
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ day; Syrian people need to see a firm North Korea and, if needed, Tehran
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ support by the international com- can hand over the latest of its weapon-
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ munity, i.e. a concrete step, a buf- ries including its missiles technology
604 - 980 - 8571 fer zone implemented by NATO or and more WMD’s through different
a no-fly-zone carried out by US air routes including but not limited to,
Vol. 20 / No. 1217 - Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 forces over Free Syrian Army-con- Iraq of Nuri Al-Maliki, Eritrean Red
trolled areas. The world needs to stop Sea port, Sudan, terrorist groups like
watching massacre and to step in to Salafi radicals active in north Africa
act before it is too late, in order to particularly in post-Kaddafi Libya,
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ prevent materialization of the worst Hamas and Hezbollah and by utiliz-
case scenario, actors of which will ing methods such as shipment under
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ be Russia (diplomatic support) and flag of other companies.
Iran (military and logistic support The fall of current regime in Syria
via sending chemical and biological will greatly pave the way for de-
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ weapons and IRGC Qods forces to mocratization of Levant region and
the battlefield in Syria). Otherwise, severely weaken the position of Hez-
we will witness another Halabja this bollah and Islamic Jihad and to some
time it major Sunni-dominated towns degree Hamas as the mercenaries and
of Syria. front entities of the Islamic Republic.
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer According to my personal and confi- This will in turn, expose mullah thu-
dential information gained by 4 years gocracy more vulnerable to internal
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- of involvement and working as Ira- thirst for regime change and external
nian Foreign Ministry’s interpreter pressures. What matters the most at
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- including attending various OPCW’s this conjuncture, is putting an end
inspection-related activities, Iran has to inaction and offering a crushing
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- every reason and the know-how to response by the world community,
mass produce the WMD’s for both which remains to be seen.
NORTH SHORE LAW LLP domestic purposes as well as provid-
47 6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. ing them for its allies and when need- Ahmad Hashemi, is former Iranian
ed, Iran will never hesitate to supply Foreign Ministry employee who
klotfali@northshorelaw.com Assad regime with Chemical and served as interpreter.
biological as well as other types of http://ahmaddhashemi.blogspot.com
