President Assad in a speech addressing the nation on the occasion of his re election
In all national entitlements whether opinion ,military ,work or constitutional related you have always given your own definition of patriotism..
Your definition always carried hidden meanings among its folds be it for friend or foe.It was always a reflection of the circumstances that the country was passing through .Your messages were always clear ,succinct and wise but the enemy always chose to ignore or undermine your messages as a part of their policy that is based on denying reality
In this entitlement, your definition of patriotism did not differ in content, but it differed in method and style, and will inevitably differ in the results and repercussions. Your messages will penetrate all the barriers and shields they have placed around their minds, and their minds will move from the state of voluntary inactivity in which they have lived for years, to the state of forced thinking of what happens to the homeland.
What you did during the past weeks was not just a celebration for an occasion , nor an expression of patriotic passion, or a commitment to a national duty to participate in the presidential elections.
What you did was an unprecedented phenomenon of defiance to the enemies of the homeland with their different nationalities, loyalties and subordination.It was a smash of their false arrogance and pride – a slap in the faces of their agents and puppets .It is a deep expression of sincerity and loyalty to the homeland, and the strongest of messages to the people who sat in dark rooms weaving intrigue and drawing up plans, and dreaming of success at the expense of our money, our blood, our honor and our dignity.
They will mourn their bad luck due to their miscalculation, their shortsightedness, and their lack of understanding of the truth and nature of this people.
You have turned the scales and ruined the rules of the game and assured beyond a shade of a doubt that its rules are put here, made here, and determined here, with our own hands and there is no place for partners except for brothers and friends.
You defined the revolution and restored its glory after its name was tarnished by a part of the mercenaries and those without honor who hold a Syrian passport. You saved its reputation and re-launched it, so what happened was not celebrations at all, but was a revolution in all its true sense, a revolution against terrorism, betrayal and moral decay, a revolution of word, pen, work and weapon, a revolution entitled honor against every fallen who accepted himself to be a ride that others can ride to take them wherever they want.
I am confident that with this fighting spirit, we will be able to defeat all our enemies. This spirit is what we need for the next stage, which is a phase of continuous work, resistance and steadfastness, in order to prove to our enemies once again that when they fight us with our basic requirements and sustenance – that leads only to an increase in our adherence to our homeland.
I greet each individual, family and clan, who expressed their absolute belonging to their country and raised its flag, and so stood firm in the war and defied in the entitlement.
I salute our citizens in the diaspora who have integrated their messages from abroad with the messages of their brothers at home.Neither distance nor obstacles prevented them from participating enthusiastically in the elections, and for those who were unable to do so under pressure or bullying , we tell them: your voice is connected and with double strength, not through the box but rather through the situation, the message to the enemies arrived, and the national mission has been accomplished.
K.Q.