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