Qatar resets its Syria policy - Al-Monitor : the Pulse of the Middle East
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Le virage politique du Qatar à l’égard de la Syrie. Au passage (ci-dessous), le retour d’une rumeur dont on avait pas mal parlé à l’époque. Comme une sorte de confirmation...
The official added, “Qatar had excellent relations with Bashar al-Assad, the former emir and he were very good friends, their wives were friends; the emir tried to help find a solution in the beginning, even Al-Jazeera didn’t start its anti-Assad coverage till he failed deliver what was agreed-on before his first speech in the parliament.”
According to the source, “The former emir convinced President Assad that his first speech in the parliament should have a reconciliatory tone, and must announce real reforms and that Qatar will back him and Al-Jazeera will do the PR job.” He added, “The speech was written and ready for delivery, even a copy of it was given to the Al-Jazeera senior management to prepare for the breaking news.” He recalled that the draft was written by vice president Farouk Alsahrea. “Two hours before the speech, everything changed and the speech was postponed for a couple of hours," the official said, "and then we heard something different: It was clear that there were no intentions to change; orders were given to stand beside the Syrian people in the streets. There was a perception that he’ll fall in six months’ time, since people are in the streets.”