ON THE WAY OF NO RETURN

Maybe this has to do with covering the defeat of the opposition in Syria where the Syrian army is progressing on all fronts- especially in the vicinity of Damascus -and now has almost secured the road between Homs and Damascus in an attempt to keep major cities linked together .Tal Kalakh has surrendered without battle . Armed people have just handed in their weapons to th…e army . Luckily enough they are local people . Now, another area on the Lebanese Syrian border has returned to the authorities without spilling blood- this time -or causing any destruction .

What is happening in Syria is writing the next sequence of events . The abdication of the prince of Qatar –due to the failure in Syria and under US pressure- in favor of his younger son, caused somehow the ending of the al Asir phenomenon in Lebanon – which is a Qatari phenomenon- that Qatar is trying to put term to one way or another. The new Qatari prince might be seeking a new start but has received- already – the blessings of the Israelis promising that he will not commit any foolishness .

The quantity of weapons discovered in al Asir quarters in Saida is unbelievable , the most sophisticated weapons and big amounts of money were found . Recruits were paid a minimum of 600 dollars and salaries could reach 2 thousand dollars a month. The scheme originally sought the clash between al Asir armed people and the Resistance people , but ended in a clash with the Lebanese army and 18 soldiers were killed before the army responded and chased out the thugs from the vicinity of Saida .

Every one knows in Lebanon that Qatar is funding all this masquerade.. Al Asir has escaped and some officials from the Security seem to have facilitated his escape and that of his family who are all holders of Qatari passports. Number of Palestinians and Syrians were fighting on the side of al Asir along with Lebanese , many of his assistants fled with him.

While Lebanon is under threat from sectarianism fueled by Gulf countries’ Intelligence Services and their Media and their hired mercenaries , other Muslim and Arab countries are subject to different pressures and upheavals . They are witnessing a new season of Spring starting from the Taqsim Square in Istanbul and not ending with Maydan al Tahreer , Cairo..

The situation in these countries is most dangerous . It is threatening the social web itself whereby the country will remain divided and unable to proceed . No one can save Mursi now , not even al Azhar -who has given license to peaceful demonstrations against the president- nor Sheikh al Qaradawi whose visit to Cairo is expected soon . The army has spread its forces widely and will not allow any escalation of the situation . Every one says that the future seems uncertain . The country is deeply divided and both parties are determined to reach their goal, all major cities are witnessing this division and both parties are rallying one against the other . The al Azhar has warned against escalation into civil unrest and civil war and is refraining from taking a stand either way . The repercussions on all countries of the defeat of the Syrian opposition cannot be measured . Egypt- who supported the opposition and hosted it but did not get directly involved in the Syrian mud- has to pay its share of instability like Turkey and Qatar and soon KSA .

These upheavals are all a cover for US stunning defeat in Syria and all countries would have to make up for their short comings and sacrifice whatever they enjoy in terms of stability that has gone out of Egyptian hands for example . It will be very difficult to bring these people back to the place where they belong and to recover a form of stability. The foreign affiliated NGOs who are active on the ground will not let this happen, the whole of society has been infiltrated . The only solution for Egypt is- as expressed by al Ahram-assistant director – to have legislative elections take place in due time and which will bring to the parliament the representatives of the people and will help the country get out of this dead end. All this while Syria and Lebanon will regain slowly their stability.