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Special Dispatch No. 5028
On-Air Death Threat: Lebanese Journalist Ghassan Jawwad Threatens To Kill Syrian Activist 'Ammar Al-Qurabi
A recent debate on the situation in Syria turned ugly when a Lebanese journalist threatened, live on TV, to kill a Syrian human rights activist. During the show, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on October 14, 2012, pro-Hizbullah Lebanese journalist Ghassan Jawwad took offense when Syrian human rights activist 'Ammar Al-Qurabi said that Hizbullah Secretary-General Nasrallah would be found hiding in a sewer, like former Libya leader Al-Qadhafi.
"You will be killed" for saying that, shouted Jawwad. "Do you hear me?" Even after the TV host warned him that his remarks were recorded and that Al-Qurabi was within his rights to file a lawsuit against him, Jawwad did not back down.
Al-Qurabi, the executive director of the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria, later said that such death threats were no surprise to him. "This is their response to any attempt at dialogue," he said. "This was the basis for the revolution in Syria."
Al-Qurabi: "Syria Is Ruled By A Gang Or Mafioso"
'Ammar Al-Qurabi: "Just to set the record straight – there is no 'state' ruling Syria. Syria is ruled by a gang, or a Mafioso. Al-Assad has proven to be a criminal – he, his father, and the entire family.
"Secondly, Al-Assad, who claimed he would never allow foreign forces to enter Syria, ushered whole herds of Iranians, Iraqis, and Hizbullah militias into Syria." [...]
Special Dispatch No. 5027
Defecting Syrian PM Riad Hijab: Bashar Al-Assad Reneged On His Promises
Following are excerpts from an interview with defecting Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on September 27, 2012.
Interviewer: "You have a long history as an active member of the Ba'th Party, and you accepted the post of prime minister, a year and four months after the revolution broke out. Why did you accept it?"
Riad Hijab: "Why...?"
Interviewer: "Why did you accept this post?"
Riad Hijab: "To head the government?"
Interviewer: "That's right."
Riad Hijab: "To be honest, I did not want to head the government of Syria. I tried to avoid accepting this position. Some of the brothers in the leadership, in Bashar Al-Assad's circle, know that I talked to them more than once, before my appointment, about my unwillingness to become prime minister."
MEMRI TV Clip No. 3621
Former Lebanese Minister Wiam Wahhab Threatens: Thousands Of Missiles Will Rain Down On Turkish Cities If Turkey Intervenes In Syria
Following are excerpts from an interview with former Lebanese minister Wiam Wahhab, which aired on NBN TV on October 10, 2012.
Wiam Wahhab: "If Turkey intervenes in Syria and launches an attack against it, there will be clashes on the streets of Istanbul. You can make a note of that."
Interviewer: "There are internal problems..."
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