Restoring Syria’s uprising to its people
NOVANEWS
By Jamal Kanj
Jamal Kanj warns against the creeping hijacking of the the Syrian people’s fight for freedom by foreign powers with ulterior motives, and argues that “widespread civil disobedience exposing the brutal Assad regime and shifting the centre of power back to the home-based opposition is Syria’s last hope for genuine emancipation”.
The defection on 6 August of Syrian Prime Minister Riad Farid Hijab was a public relation blow to the regime of Bashar Assad but had no other significance. In Syria, power is in the hands of a security apparatus controlled by the Assad clan.
Syria has become an open field for rival foreign powers challenging or supporting the Assad regime, each vying for its interest but with little concern for the Syrian people’s aspirations and desire for ...