MEMRI Daily-June 20, 2011: March 14
Forces: Miqati Government is a Hizbullah-Syria Government;
Syrian Sheikh Slams Syrian Regime;
Yemeni Opposition Leader:
President Saleh is a 'Second Satan' Who Conned U.S. and Saudis
The following are reports published today, from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch series and the MEMRI TV Project.
- March 14 Forces: Miqati's Government Is a Hizbullah-Syria Government
- Syrian Sheikh Osama Al-Rifa'i Slams Syrian Regime In a Damascus Friday Sermon
- Yemeni Opposition Leader Sadeq bin Abdallah Al-Ahmar: Ali Abdallah Saleh is a 'Second Satan' Who Conned the U.S. and Saudi Arabia With the 'Bogeyman of Terrorism'
Special Dispatch No. 3933—Lebanon/Inter-Arab Relations
March 14 Forces: Miqati's Government Is a Hizbullah-Syria Government
On June 13, 2011, some five months after his nomination as Lebanese prime minister, Najib Al-Miqati announced the establishment of his new government, whose 30-minister cabinet would comprise mostly March 8 Forces representatives, with only a minority representing President Michel Suleiman, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, and Prime Minister Miqati himself. The makeup and orientation of this government, and the motivations behind its formation at the present time, after so long a period of standstill, were the object of much criticism from the March 14 Forces.
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5391.htm.
Special Dispatch No. 3932—Syria/Democratization and Reform in the Arab and Muslim World
Syrian Sheikh Osama Al-Rifa'i Slams Syrian Regime In a Damascus Friday Sermon
Following are excerpts from a Friday sermon in Damascus delivered by SheikhOsama Al-Rifa'i. The sermon aired on the Al-Jazeera network, on June 17, 2011:
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2988.htm.
Preacher: "The harsh and brutal treatment, by the security forces and the army, of whoever participates in a peaceful demonstration, or any other demonstrations… We see their brutality, and we see them firing live bullets, leaving a trail of casualties and lost lives, and shedding much blood on the land of this country. Every day, we lose many martyrs from among our people, and along with them, we are gradually losing the blessing of security."
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5390.htm.
Special Dispatch No. 3931—Yemen/U.S. and the Arab & Muslim World
Yemeni Opposition Leader Sadeq bin Abdallah Al-Ahmar: Ali Abdallah Saleh is a 'Second Satan' Who Conned the U.S. and Saudi Arabia With the 'Bogeyman of Terrorism'
Following are excerpts from an interview with Yemeni tribal chieftain Sadeq bin Abdallah Al-Ahmar, leader of the Yemeni opposition. The interview aired on Al-Jazeera Network on June 17, 2011:
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2987.htm.
Interviewer: "You declared that you would join and defend this revolution, in order to [reform] the country…"
Sadeq bin Abdallah Al-Ahmar: "Yes, it was out of conviction."
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5389.htm.
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