French Say Assad Must Go, Assad Responds No Thanks, Get SeriousBy Brandon Turbeville Frances President Francois Hollande recently stated that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could never be part of the solution because he was part of the problem, despite the fact that the problem was one that was created by the hands of NATO countries, notably France itself. Indeed, before the crisis even got fully underway in Syria in 2011, France and the rest of NATO were already deeply engaged in divvying up the spoils of war in Libya, a country that NATO and France helped destroy and return to the living standards of a time before civilization. Thus, Assad was quite right when he responded to a question about Hollandes statement by asking, was Hollande assigned by the Syrian population to speak on their behalf? Of course he wasnt. And neither was Obama or Merkel or Cameron. Nor was anyone else (although Putin seems to be doing a pretty good job of doing so at the moment). Regardless, as Assad points out, it is an act of unmitigated arrogance to suggest that the government of France, which is not even popular at home, has the moral or legal right to deem and determine the government of the Syrian people, particularly when the Syrian people have demonstrated time and time again that Bashar al-Assad is their preferred leader. Assad was also quite right to call out France and Hollande, as well as the entire Western world, on their crocodile tears being shed over the Syrian people and their human rights when these same nations are allies with some of the most brutal, autocratic, and un-democratic nations on the face of the earth such as the Gulf State Feudal monarchies of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Furthermore, it is entirely hypocritical and intentionally deceptive for France to ever complain about anyone being part of the problem when it comes to the acts committed by ISIS since France itself has played a major role in the funding, arming, training, and directing of ISIS fighters on the ground in Syria under a myriad of names and guises. It is this very reason that Assad responded to the question of what message he may have for Hollande and Foreign Minister Fabius by saying My message to Hollande and Fabius be serious when you talk about fighting terrorists. But, of course, Holland and Fabius are not serious about fighting terrorists and they never have been. If they were, they would never have funded them in Syria and they would never have demanded that Assad, the mortal enemy of ISIS, step down. Indeed, they would never have allowed ISIS terrorists to run rampant with their plans at Charlie Hebdo or the Bataclan when it was clearly within the power of French intelligence to stop the attacks. France would have long ago demanded that the Jarablus corridor in Northern Syria on the Turkish border be closed. But France, Hollande, and Fabius never did any of those things. In fact, they have consistently done the opposite, proving that France is serious about imperialism, not fighting terror. Below is the transcript of Assads interview with the French Magazine Valeurs Actuelles, so that readers may understand the position of the Syrian President and the cognitively dissonant nature of the propaganda coming from the West regarding both ISIS and Assad. Question 1: I want to have your comment on this: when our President Mr. Hollande, said that President Assad couldnt be the solution because he was part of the problem. Does this represent a general view for you, and how you see this? Whats your reaction? President Assad: First, the first part of my reaction is: was Hollande assigned by the Syrian population to speak on their behalf? That is the first question. Would you as a French citizen accept a similar comment from any other politician in this world, to say that President Hollande shouldnt be the French President? Isnt it a humiliation to the French people? We look at it the same way. Its a humiliation to the Syrian people when he says such a thing. Doesnt it mean that he doesnt recognize them? Second, for France as a country thats always proud of its traditions and the principles of the French Revolution and maybe democracy and human rights, the first principle of that democracy is that peoples have the right to decide who leads them. So, its a shame on him, for somebody who represents the French population, to do and say something which is against the principles of the French republic and the French people. Second, its a shame on him to try to humiliate a population with a civilized, long, deep history for thousands of years like the Syrian people. So, thats my reaction, and I think it will not affect the facts in Syria, because the facts will not be affected by certain statements. Question 2: If you had a message, one message, for Mr. Hollande and Mr. Fabius, especially after what happened yesterday in Paris? Is it please cut your relations urgently with Qatar and Saudi Arabia? President Assad: My message to Hollande and Fabius.. be serious when you talk about fighting terrorists First of all, this message has many aspects. The first part of this message is a question: are they independent to send them a message they can implement? Actually, the French policy these days is not independent of the American one. This is first. So, sending a message will lead nowhere. In spite of that, if I have a hope that there will be some political change in France, the first one is go back to the real, independent, friendly politics of France toward the Middle East and toward Syria. Second, be away from the American, how to say, methodology, of double standards. So, if you want to support the Syrian people allegedly regarding democracy and freedom, its better to support the Saudi people first. If you have a problem about democracy with the Syrian state, how could you have good relations and friendship with the worst states in the world, the most underdeveloped states in the world which are the Saudi and Qatari states? So, this contradiction doesnt give credibility. Third, its natural for any official to work for the sake and interest of his people. The question that I ask in any message is: did the French policy during the past five years bring any good to the French people? What is the benefit? Im sure the answer is no, and the proof of that answer is what I said a few years ago, that messing with the fault line in Syria is messing with an earthquake that will reverberate in the rest of the world, first of all in Europe because we are the backyard of Europe, geographically and geopolitically, so that time they said are you threatening? I didnt, and Charlie Hebdo happened at the beginning of this year, and I said after that incident that this is only the tip of the iceberg, and what happened yesterday is another proof. So, they need to change their policy toward the interests of their people, and this is where were going to have the same interests with the French population, mainly fighting terrorism. So, the final message is: be serious when you talk about fighting terrorists. Thats my message. Question 3: French experts say that terrorists are certainly being trained in the Middle East, and we have a lack of information. What would be necessary to have that kind of cooperation between Paris and Damascus? President Assad: You need first of all seriousness. If the French government is not serious about fighting terrorism, we wouldnt waste our time cooperating with a country, or a government, lets say, with an institution that is supporting terrorism. First of all, you need to change your policy, to have one standard regarding this and not multiple standards, and to have that country be part of an alliance with countries that only fight terrorism, not countries that support terrorism and are fighting terrorism. This is a contradiction. So, these are the first basics of having any cooperation. We would like to have this kind of cooperation, not only with France, but with any country, but this cooperation needs an atmosphere. It needs certain criteria, and needs certain conditions. Question 4: And in the future, if the government changes, would it be possible? President Assad: In politics you dont have friendship and emotions, you have interests. Thats my role as a politician, and thats their role as politicians in your country. Its not whether they like Assad or dont like him, its not whether I like Hollande or not. Its not about that. My job is about what is best for the Syrians, and what is best for the French, thats our job. So, in the future we dont have a problem. The problem is the policies, not the emotions. Question 5: You just met President Putin. I mean, I dont want to ask you what he said to you, but I want to ask you; when somebody said that Putin is the last guy who defends the West, would you say that? That Putin is the last head of state who defends the Christian-Western civilization? President Assad: So he defends Western Europe? Question 6: Exactly. President Assad: When you talk about terrorism, its one arena; its not the Syrian, Libyan, Yemeni and French arenas. Its one arena. So, the incentive behind the Russian coalition that they announced a few months ago before they sent their military to Syria, is that if we dont fight terrorism in Syria, or maybe in other parts of the world, it will be hitting everywhere including Russia, so thats correct. When you fight terrorism in Syria, youre defending Russia and defending Europe and defending other continents. Thats correct. This has been our view for decades now, since we have been fighting against the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood in the 1970s and 1990s. We had that impression, we always asked for an international coalition for fighting terrorism because terrorism doesnt recognize political borders, doesnt care about procedures. No matter what procedure you took in France after Charlie Hebdo, what happened yesterday proves that theory. So, thats correct and thats very precise; whoever fights terrorism, not only Putin, whoever fights terrorism somewhere, will protect the rest of the world. Question 7: There is a conference in Vienna about Syria, and also tomorrow in Ankara with the G20, and at several times different presidents have said the solution is Bashar Assad has to leave Syria. Are you ready, personally, to leave power if it could be the best solution to protect Syria? President Assad: This is a two-part question. The first part, is there anything I have to do in response to any foreign request? My answer is no. I will not do it, no matter what that request is; small, big, important, not important, because they have nothing to do with the Syrian decision. The only thing they did so far is to support terrorists in different ways, by [providing an] umbrella and by direct support. They could only create problems; they are not part of the solution. Those countries, whoever supports terrorists, are not part of the solution in Syria. So, whatever they say, we dont respond because we dont care about them, to be frank. Second, for me, as a Syrian, I have to respond to any Syrian will. Of course, when I talk about Syrian will, there must be a kind of consensus, the majority of the Syrians, and the only way to know what the Syrians want is through the ballot box. This is second. Third, for any president, to come and go, in any state that respects itself, respects its civilization and respects its people, is through a political process that reflects the constitution. The constitution will bring the president and the constitution will make him leave, through the parliament, through elections, through referendum, and so on. This is the only way for the president to come and go. Question 8: What are all these talks about that the only solution not only for Syria; Iraq and Lebanon: partition? We hear much, you know, this is what you talk about, secular and sectarian. But there is a lot of talk everywhere, you know that better than us, about Syria with the coast, and Iraq too, and Lebanon. What is you feeling about that? President Assad: The impression that they try to give in the Western media is that the problem in this region is a civil war between different components, religions, and ethnicities that dont want to live with each other. So, why dont they divide their country? This is where they can stay. Actually, the problem is not like this, because now, under the governments control in Syria, you can see that all these components live with each other a normal life, a natural life. So, if you want to make division, you have to create clear lines between the components, whether between sects, or between ethnicities. In that case, if youre going to have that situation, if the region reaches that situation, I will tell you that the situation is going to be small states fighting with each other, never-ending wars for maybe centuries. Any situation like this means constant wars. For the rest of the world it means more sources of exporting instability and terrorism around the world. Thats the situation. So, this is a very dangerous way of thinking. We dont have the incubator now, the social incubator for such partition. Actually, if you ask any Syrian now, whether they are with the government or against the government, they will tell you that we are supporting the unity of Syria. Question 9: You spoke about the constitution. In several months, you will have elections inside Syria. Are you ready to have international observers for these elections? President Assad: Yes, but we said international observation doesnt mean UN organizations that have no credibility, to be frank, because they are under the control of the Americans and the West in general. So, when you talk about international observation or participation or cooperation, it means certain countries around the world that were not biased during the crisis, that didnt support the terrorists, didnt try to politicize their position toward whats happening in Syria. Those are the countries that can participate in such coordination or observation, but we dont have a problem with the principle. Question 10: We talked about Qatar and Saudi Arabia, but we didnt talk about Turkey, and they let go in Europe hundreds of thousands of refugees, and it seems that they let go in Syria jihadists. So, what is the role of Turkey? President Assad: The most dangerous role, in the whole situation, because Turkey offered all kinds of support to those terrorists, and all the spectrums of the terrorists. Some countries support al-Nusra Front, which is Al Qaeda, some other countries support ISIS, while Turkey supports both, and other groups at the same time. They support them with, how to say, human resources, they recruit. They support them with money, logistics, armaments, surveillance, information, and even the maneuvers of their military through their borders during the fights in Syria. Even the money thats being collected from the rest of the world passes through Turkey, and the oil that ISIS sells is through Turkey, so Turkey is playing the worst part of our crisis. Second, thats related directly to Erdogan himself and Davutoglu, because they both reflect the real ideology that they carry in their hearts, which is the Muslim Brotherhood ideology. Question 11: You think he is Muslim Brotherhood? President Assad: Not necessarily to be organized, but the mentality, a hundred percent. He cares a lot about politicized Islam which is the opportunistic part of Islam which is not Islam actually. Thats how we look at it, because you shouldnt politicize religion. So, its related directly to him, to his will to see the Muslim Brotherhood governing in the rest of the Arab world so that he can control them as a sultan, but actually more as an imam, not a sultan. That is what Turkey is playing. Question 12: You know we are in a situation right now, yesterday night and before, Charlie Hebdo, and before and before. You said that, but I want your confirmation; you think that France cannot fight terrorism if it stays with its links with Qatar and Saudi Arabia? President Assad: Yes. In addition, you cannot fight if you dont have relations with the power thats fighting ISIS or terrorism on the ground. You cannot fight terrorism while you follow or pursue the wrong politics that, at the end, in the end result, support terrorism directly or indirectly. If you dont have all these things, no, you cannot, and we dont think that they can, so far. Journalists: Thank you very much, Mr. President, for this interview. President Assad: Thank you for coming. Brandon Turbeville article archive here is an author out of Florence, South Carolina. He has a Bachelors Degree from Francis Marion University and is the author of six books, Codex Alimentarius The End of Health Freedom, 7 Real Conspiracies, Five Sense Solutions and Dispatches From a Dissident, volume 1 and volume 2, The Road to Damascus: The Anglo-American Assault on Syria, and The Difference it Makes: 36 Reasons Why Hillary Clinton Should Never Be President. Turbeville has published over 500 articles dealing on a wide variety of subjects including health, economics, government corruption, and civil liberties. Brandon Turbevilles podcast Truth on The Tracks can be found every Monday night 9 pm EST at UCYTV. He is available for radio and TV interviews. Please contact activistpost (at) gmail.com. There just pissed nobodies buying there inside jobs anymore,,,you would have to be a huge moron to think what happened in France was what they say. Brandon, I respect your writing and know you want to stay partially mainstream, because thats where both the audience and the money are- but saying that people were killed in The Great Paris Shooting Hoax, well, that just isnt honest. It was a hoax, A to Z, and Im pretty sure you know that. The Great Paris Shooting, now known as 11/13. Brought to you by the producers of 9/11, 7/7, Charle Hebdo, Death of a Princess, Terrorist on the Train, and many more. Be amazed, be stunned, be afraid, be petrified. Be aware that crisis actors and stocks of BS are ready prepared for the next nauseating installment.. and if Assad allows himself to be railroaded then the Middle East is lost and France, US and NATO theives and murderers can celebrate the same success they achieved in Libya. Liberty, Equality,Fraternity, LOL And, dont forget the Sandy Hook massacre hoax of last year, wherein 26 people, including 20 children, were supposedly shot dead by one disgruntled individual named Adam Lanza. This has turned out to be a hoax .. on the date this was supposed to have happened, the school was closed; the building was empty; the Connecticut State Police Chief stated that Lanza had two weapons .. a pistol and a semi-automatic rifle .. which was, of course, false. The rifle was still in the trunk of Lanzas car. .. I really cant find, and havent found ANYTHING wrong with Assad. He seems like an upfront guy to me, and tells it like it is, and I do like that. So it upsets me when countries want him out. I wonder how he really feels about someone wanting him out of power. I dont understand though, why so many syrians are leaving. I havent seen him do anything about that, and that upsets me. Were going to have thousands of syrians in every country, and a lot of them are going to be radical islamists, which no one wants, so why doesnt he take care of his own people, and keep them from leaving?? I dont want syrians in my country, I want them to stay in theirs! Or let them go to countries that have their own culture, and religion. Theres plenty of room in the other muslim countries around there! I dont want them here! Anyway, I also wonder how he feels about the verse in the bible about Damascus ceasing to be a city one day. Thats the capital of Syria, and a huge city, and has never been destroyed, but it will be one day, and since Syria is headlines every day, and talked about constantly, I have a feeling that cities destruction is coming one day soon, and its saddening to me. I support Mr. Assad, but I sure wish he would keep his people inside that country. He cant, because the entire Country was destroyed by salafists sponsoredtake a guesswith our money, via CIA ( and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Turkey, Israel, UK, France )Do you remember Libya ? Before ( under Gaddafi ) was the most prosperous Country in Africa, now its a rat hole, infested with fanatics. Nice job, Mr. Obama, Mrs. Clintonyou should be tried at the International Court for war crimes, like Cheney and Dubya and B-liar of UK. Stop watching tv ( the idiot box ) people and read the alternative media. We are already at the door of the Orwellian 1984 . This comes from somebody born in Eastern-Europe France. Member of NATO. It was Sarkozy that led the NATO air attack on Libya, leading to the murder of Muammur al Qadhaffi, the destruction of Libya and the exposure of the CIA weapons warehouse at Benghazi, under the guise of an Embassy. The American heroine, CIA whistle-blower, Susan Lindauer revealed in her semi-autobiography why the hit on Qadhaffi and the destruction of Libya were carried out. She also reveals the person who ordered the destruction of Qadhaffi. See Extreme Prejucide, by Susan Lindauer, available from amazon and elsewhere. Lindauer was incarcerated by Bush for one year in the brig on a marine installation; illegally, of course. Lindauer also clarified the Bush family lie that Libya did the blow-up of PAA 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, Dec. 1988. The CIA has experts in planting bombs on aircraft. Take JFK, Jr., for example, and the blow-up of his Cessna. Assad helped the formation of ISIS to discredit the democratic call from the majority for him to step down, he never attacked ISIS, actually ISIS has been attacking all the opposition, the butcher of Damascus has killed 200000 Syrians 