Lahham Open Message to Chairman of the US House of Representative:

Let ‘s Communicate Through  Civilized Dialogue 

DAMASCUS,(ST)_ Speaker of the Syrian Parliament Dr. Mohammad Jihad  al-Lahham  yesterday sent an  urgent formal open letter to John Boehner Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives,  calling for  circulating  the message  immediately on every member of Congress before the start of the discussion of the  attack  on Syria.

Lahham said  that an  explanatory letter on the situation in Syria  was sent to “our colleagues”  in the British Parliament , who took the responsibility in using  all diplomatic means before it  committed  its  nation ‘s not to vote for  war against Syria ,  hoping  the US House of Representatives  will also follow a similar approach.

Lahham recalled  words of former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt , ” If  civilization is  to remain alive, we must encourage  the art  of human relationships in order  to increase the ability of all peoples to live together peacefully in the same world “

Lahham  continued : Local  tragedies of people  are developing  into regional wars  and  will be later transformed into a global conflict due to the interruption of communication among peoples , so ” we urge you to  communicate with us through  a civilized dialogue , not to be a dialogue with blood and fire .. We in Syria were born , with the American dream and  family values  in our mind , as well as the  opportunity to achieve success in an atmosphere of tranquility and peace ,  pointing to the words of James Troslo Adams in 1931 to that ” Life must be  better and richer and filled with opportunities for success , according to ability and achievements of each person regardless of social class ,  religion and circumstances of his birth . “

Lahham stressed  that ” Before your discussion in the Congress, let ‘s recall the following ” common facts:

• The main driver for the terrible crimes committed on September 11 was  the Wahhabi  jihadist ideology ,embraced and funded by the Saudis. 

• The jihadist Wahhabi was born  from  the womb of the jihadist ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood and  is a vivid example on  these is that  Omar Abdul- Rahman , who is now in your  prisons , while there are many parties that claim to be your ally,  seeking his release.
• More than $ 3 trillion US dollars and hundreds of thousands of  American and Iraqi  were killed or  wounded and millions of Iraqi refugees are the  cost of the  ongoing military war on terrorism. 

• Because  of the Saudi money , the ” Wahhabi Salafi jihadist  religious schools  ” still exist and every year thousands of children are graduated from  these terrorist factories .
• The Wahhabi ideology has been  the main driver behind the horrific terrorist attacks all over the world , and the crime of Boston is a living example of the sleeping  cells.
• Since the late seventies , Syria was the first country to face the fanatical Islamic terrorism .
• Syria is fighting  today tens of thousands of non – Syrian jihadists .
• Syria is the last truly secular state in the Middle East.
• The US   and Syria had and  still suffer from  terrorism of the same enemy , which is the Wahhabi ideology of hatred which  has been embraced and funded by the Saudis.
• Both our countries fully support  the UN Security Council resolutions 1373 and 1624 to combat terrorism.

As for  the  alleged chemical attacks , Lahham cited the following proofs on  militant terrorist groups  owning chemical weapons :

• On 19/03/2013 , a chemical attack  was launched  against Khan al-Asal in rural Aleppo against  civilian and military people , and on  20/03/20 Syria demanded  a visit by the UN investigation teams to investigate the incident on the spot . A  visit that delayed by the US,  France and the UK  for more than 5 months .

• On 30/05/2013 Turkey announced the arrest of a militant Islamic terrorist group , having in its possession two liters of sarin gas and therefore on 5/31/2013 Sergey Lavrov , Russian Foreign Minister urged the  Turkish government to cooperate in order to avoid the possibility of a chemical attack in the future in the  Middle East and Europe .
• On 01.06.2013,  the Iraqi army arrested a militant Islamic terrorist group on the Syrian – Iraqi border and confiscated what they had  of chemical weapons and a remote control system for a small Helicopter  plane .
• On  07/28/2013 the Syrian authorities handed over to the Russian and Chinese diplomatic missions in Damascus evidence that  ” al-Nusra  Front ”  possesses  chemical weapons and how they planned  to use these chemicals  in an attack on Ma’arrat Numan and Aleppo countryside .

He  questioned  what will  the Syrian government  benefit from committing the chemical attack  crime during a visit to the UN  Commission to investigate allegations of the use of chemical weapons in areas located less than 4 miles from the place of the Commission ‘s  residence in the ” Four Seasons  ” Hotel.

For all the aforesaid  explanation, Lahham  urged  the American parliamentarians  to visit “our country in a , big or small delegation as soon as possible to know for yourself what is really going on here .. We invite you to Syria to assess the situation before making a decision  especially that such a decision is pertinent to  the lives of mankind , as  we can together  find a roadmap for  an effective joint effort against terrorism, and we believe that such an  unjustified act of aggression would be illegal for the following reasons :

• Syria is a sovereign country and does not constitute any threat to the USA
• The UN Security Council did not approve such aggression .
• The UN report on the terrible incident in Damascus has not been issued yet and no one knows if it  will ensure that sufficient evidence of any of these allegations.
• Otherwise,  the UN has actually reached a strong evidence  to that Islamic terrorists of ” al-Nusra Front  “,  a terrorist organization linked to al-Qaeda used  poison gas against Syrian soldiers and innocent civilians , and that by attacking people you honor,  without legal evidence , will hold these  people equal  with  criminals who used chemical weapons at a time when support is provided to the Takfiri Wahhabi  rebels who  were accused by  the UN  of committing the crime . A  matter , which is considered as a  fundamental breach of your principles of natural justice . 

T. Fateh