Key Bloc Quits Syria Opposition, Slams Leaders

[Comrade Grumpy]

Source: Daily Star (Lebanon)

BEIRUT: A key bloc within Syria's main opposition National Coalition announced its withdrawal from the body on Monday, accusing some leaders of misusing funds and being motivated by personal ambition. The Syrian Revolution General Commission said in a statement: "We are withdrawing from the Coalition... because it is taking initiatives far removed from the true revolution and cannot represent the revolution in an authentic way."

A member of the National Coalition since its creation, the SRGC is one of the longest-established organisations on the ground backing the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad. It comprises a network of activists across Syria that is linked to armed rebels fighting Assad's forces.

"Coalition members are more interested in appearing in the media than helping the revolution," the SRGC statement read. "A lot of money has been wasted because they used it for their own personal interests while the Syrian people inside the country lack everything."

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The SRGC accused "some countries of manipulating the revolution for their own ends and trampling the blood of our people". "Each of these countries puts their blocs up against the others, and these blocs act in line with agendas foreign to the revolution," it said.

The Coalition's expansion came amid what opponents have described as intense regional and international pressure, led by powerhouse Saudi Arabia, which seeks to offset the grip over the group of Qatar and the influential Muslim Brotherhood.

Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Jun-03/219298-key-bloc-quits-syria-opposition-slams-leaders.ashx#axzz2V2cDrq1b

[Purveyor]

1. Sounding like things are heading in Assad's favor and while he is a devil, at least he is a devil

we know.

[azurnoir]

2. However Assad is not the "devil" we (the US) seem to be aiding

in fact it seems 'we' may have picked up a new stormy weather 'friend' along the way too

[leveymg]

3. Even the Saudis are getting nervous about the expanding power of Qatar and the MB.

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The comments are interesting, as well, particularly the third one, below:


Hussein Koussan • 6 minutes ago

Like Lebanon, the only loser in this so-called revolution will be the Syrian people. It has been hijacked by foreign governments and terrorists. Genuine reform and change is plausible and one must respect and support it, but there is no longer direction or an objective in this madness, just death and destruction. Such a shame.
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george • an hour ago

One by one these terrorists and traitors must be rounded up like dogs and jailed for all the bloodshed they have caused.
Saudi, Qatar, Turkish rulers must be taken to the criminal courts.
These traitors now can spend the rest of their lives looking to seek safe haven.
START LOOKING, maybe move in with SAAD HARIRI.



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DDRicky • 2 hours ago

The unravelling of an "opposition" was set to come even before its inception.