Khaddam attacks the departure of the ‘brothers’ from the ‘Salvation Front’

publisher: يو بي آي

Publishing date: 2009-04-09

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The dissident former Syrian Vice President, Abdel Halim Khaddam, strongly criticized the decision of the Muslim Brotherhood to withdraw from the Syrian opposition’s “Salvation Front.” He called upon the so-called “honorable” Baathists to embrace their national responsibilities in liberating Syria and ensuring the well-being of its people.

In a statement issued by the newly established General Secretariat of the “Salvation Front,” in which Khaddam played a role, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the timing and lack of justifications presented by the Muslim Brotherhood regarding their withdrawal. He believed that this decision did not serve the opposition’s goal of bringing about change and instead suggested a desire for reconciliation with the regime, evident in their ill-timed announcement during the dire circumstances of the aggression against the Gaza Strip. He further contended that the decision reflected the outcome of the Muslim Brotherhood’s dealings with a security committee of the Syrian regime, as well as their attempts to obscure it through their opposition’s noise regarding Gaza.

The statement asserted that the consequences of the Brotherhood’s suspension of opposition and departure from the Syrian opposition framework would fall upon them. It emphasized that their decision served as a free service to the regime and as a trap set by the regime and its mediators, contradicting the aspirations of the Syrian people and the principles of the Muslim Brotherhood organization. The statement deemed the political bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood mistaken in assuming that it represented the Islamic movement and would lead Syria following a regime change and the establishment of democracy. This error, according to Khaddam, played a significant role in their departure from the Syrian opposition.

Addressing the Baathists on the 62nd anniversary of the Baath Party’s establishment, Khaddam urged the honorable Baathists who remained untainted by corruption, repression, or abuse of the country and its citizens under the interim leadership of the Baath Party to assess the party’s situation and the country’s condition. He called upon them to assume their national responsibilities, overcome fear, organize themselves, unite their efforts, and collaborate with other popular forces. This collaboration would aim to liberate Syria, safeguard its people, preserve principles and values, and secure the country’s future. He stated that the party’s original ambition was to achieve Arab unity from the Levant to Tetouan, but now their objective was to restore the national unity shattered by the regime’s discriminatory policies, oppression, and sectarian tensions among citizens.

Khaddam held the Syrian regime responsible for the emergence of the Kurdish problem due to its policy of discrimination, repression, and injustice.

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