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    Syrien stellt keine Bedrohung für die Welt dar, sagt Rebellenführer Ahmed al-Sharaa gegenüber BBC


    Syrien stellt keine Bedrohung für die Welt dar, sagt Rebellenführer Ahmed al-Sharaa gegenüber BBC

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05p9g2nqmeo

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    1. henningknows on

      Prove it by forming a functional democracy that doesn’t persecute its citizens and threaten other countries like half the nations in the neighborhood.

    3. Dependent-Bug3874 on

      *He denied that he wanted to turn Syria into a version of Afghanistan.*

      *Sharaa said the countries were very different, with different traditions. Afghanistan was a tribal society. In Syria, he said, there was a different mindset. He said he believed in education for women.*

      *Sharaa was relaxed throughout the interview, wearing civilian clothes, and tried to offer reassurance to all those who believe his group has not broken with its extremist past.*

      *Many Syrians do not believe him.*

      The problem may not be this guy, or his own group and followers. The problem is that there are many different other groups in Syria who could contest his power. Today, al-Sharaa is the leader, but what about tomorrow? Do the Al Qaeda and ISIS type groups want this guy in power, or are they resting and rebuilding now for a future struggle? Another question would be if Israel keeps weakening Syrian armed forces, what is going to protect Syria from the Al Qaeda and ISIS type groups?

    7. ApologiseMeowMeow on

      Heard it all before i really hope it doesn’t turn into another strict islamic state utopia, considering many of the rebel leaders have had ties to other terrorist groups in the past it doesn’t fill me with confidence

    8. Icy_Collar_1072 on

      The guy has an opportunity to become a hero by offering a different vision for Middle Eastern society, I hope they don’t blow it. My gut feeling though is they’ll be lots of jockeying for power, factions, infighting and more chaos will ensue. 

    10. DuffyDoe on

      On the other hand, a few hours ago he told the Kurds that they have 2 options, to submit or to die

    11. edki7277 on

      I wonder if someone tries to negotiate some sort of guarantee for his group in exchange for attempting to build stable secular state in Syria.

    12. Positive_Chip6198 on

      Im paraphrasing, “Isis and al-Queda in Syria need time to consolidate and buy more weapons before we can start working on that caliphate again. Yay, human rights…i totally promise!”

    14. FlashyProfession1882 on

      I just hope Syria resists the temptation of giving into Islamism, even though the Syrians had a bad experience with a secular dictatorship. Islamist countries NEVER thrive or prosper, and Syria will just condemn itself to poverty and irrelevance like Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. I hope Syria treats its Kurdish, Christian and Druze minorities with respect.

      Syria doesn’t even need to be friends with the West. What it should do is adopt a secular democracy, adopt free-market reforms and work with countries like Turkey and Saudi Arabia to be a productive and functional member of the global community.

    15. Benja_Bunja on

      Carrot and the stick please. No rational person wants another Afghanistan.

    17. VR_Smith on

      Remove an horrible leadership country that is horrible for its population in its border and replace by horrible “leadership” that is as bad for most of its population and also the rest of the world.

      I dont call this a win

    18. protomenace on

      I think this guy senses an opportunity to become very rich and powerful and will say and do anything to get there.

    19. user6161616 on

      Time will tell, Assad was seen as liberal at the time, even by the Israeli establishment.

    21. FaustArtist on

      Of course not, they’re a rebel group. The question should be, is he and his group a threat to Syrians?

    22. p8vmnt on

      He’s in the process of oppressing his own people. He hasn’t worked up to the world stage yet

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