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Western-Backed Syrian Opposition Leader Resigns
Arutz Sheva - Israel National News ^ | First Publish: 3/24/2013, 2:45 PM | Chana Ya'ar

Posted on 03/24/2013 8:34:59 AM PDT by haffast

Syrian opposition leader Moaz Al-Khatib, head of the Syrian National Council, has resigned his post.

Al-Khatib said in a statement posted on Facebook that he had vowed to leave the position “if matters reached some red lines.”

However, he did not offer any specifics as to what led to the decision, nor what the “red lines” were that had been crossed.

“Now I am fulfilling my promise and announcing my resignation from the National Coalition in order to be able to work with freedom that cannot be available within the official institutions,” he said.

The SNC was set to meet last week in Istanbul to elect a government-in-exile, which was to include a new prime minister, among other leaders, but the meeting was rescheduled for this Monday instead.

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Less than two weeks ago, the fragmented coalition lost three members who resigned ahead of the creation of a new coalition of five smaller opposition groups three days later.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alkhatib; israel; moazalkhatib; nationalcouncil; snc; syria; syrianationalcouncil; syriarebels; waronterror
More "red lines" crossed.
1 posted on 03/24/2013 8:34:59 AM PDT by haffast
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To: haffast

The Syrian opposition has been irreversibly tainted by Islamists.

Once the Al-Nursa Front emerged, I figured the SNC was going to become a shell. The jihadis are far more willing to die and spill blood than any secularist group, and have more willing volunteers.


2 posted on 03/24/2013 8:44:26 AM PDT by Shadow44
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks haffast.
Moaz Al-Khatib, head of the Syrian National Council... posted on Facebook that he had vowed to leave the position "if matters reached some red lines... Now I am fulfilling my promise and announcing my resignation from the National Coalition in order to be able to work with freedom that cannot be available within the official institutions," ...Less than two weeks ago, the fragmented coalition lost three members who resigned ahead of the creation of a new coalition of five smaller opposition groups three days later.

3 posted on 03/24/2013 10:59:07 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SunkenCiv; Marine_Uncle; NormsRevenge; SierraWasp; Grampa Dave; TigersEye; justa-hairyape; onyx; ...
The mideast is aflame....where is Obama and Kerry?

Morsi of Egypt threatening Egyp rioters and Assad in the hospital with reports of his death.

4 posted on 03/24/2013 2:23:45 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

‘red lines crossed’ = insecurity about bodyguards.


5 posted on 03/24/2013 2:29:12 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Good question Ernest. It appears the latest set of events in the Mid-East
are pointing to further mayhem to develop.
6 posted on 03/24/2013 2:54:43 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Galt level is not far away......)
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To: Marine_Uncle
Meanwhile over here....FR Thread I posted:

The Keystone XL pipeline gets the Senate’s endorsement

And if there were any Logic in the Obama Administration ,....Obama would approve this from his flying Command Center....without any further crapola like a Carbon Tax...but something is up,...since Boxed introduced a bill imposing a Carbon Tax....in her Senate Committee.

7 posted on 03/24/2013 3:00:23 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

They are fearing a huge back lash from the voters as many low informed are realizing this Administration is bad news.


8 posted on 03/24/2013 3:54:46 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Galt level is not far away......)
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“The mideast is aflame....where is Obama and Kerry?
Morsi of Egypt threatening Egyp rioters and Assad in the hospital with reports of his death.”

Jane Fonda Kerry is practicing his “nuancing” in Afghanistan and other Islamo hell holes.


9 posted on 03/25/2013 7:08:29 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (What do Sequester, Mayan Apocolypse, Y2K & Gorebull Warming have in common? They were/are 100% BS!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Is Assad critical, or dead, or what?


10 posted on 03/26/2013 10:50:49 PM PDT by SierraWasp (Mark Twain said: "It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they've been fooled!!!)
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To: SierraWasp
I have been in and out on that...I am coming around to the view someone put out that it was a CIA planted story....to what purpose is unknown,.

But Sjackson pinged on this thread:

Israel prepares for Assad's downfall, turns its attention to Lebanon

They discuss it.

11 posted on 03/27/2013 10:12:22 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: SierraWasp

Looks like somebody is active with photoshop and pictures that might be Ghadaffi body....see the thread.


12 posted on 03/27/2013 10:17:10 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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