5 Junio 2013
del Sitio Web RedVoltaire
 

 

 

 

 

La prensa anglosajona reporta la existencia de un informe interno de la OTAN - fechado en junio de 2013 - que evalúa las posiciones de la población siria. ^[1]

Según ese informe de la OTAN, el 70% de los sirios apoyan al presidente Bachar al-Assad. En la categoría «sin opinión» aparece un 20% de la población y el respaldo a los «rebeldes» no va más allá del 10%.

Al mencionar esas cifras se habla de una evolución de la opinión como resultado del hecho que la población Siria está cansada de los excesos y divisiones de la oposición armada. No se trata, por lo tanto, de una evolución del punto de vista de la OTAN ante la proximidad de la conferencia de paz denominada Ginebra-2.

Hace 2 años que la prensa atlantista y los medios de difusión de los miembros del Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo vienen presentando los acontecimientos en Siria como una revolución pacífica cruelmente reprimida por un horrible tirano mientras que la prensa siria y los medios antiimperialistas señalan que en realidad se trata de una agresión externa, armada y financiada a golpe de miles de millones de dólares.
 

 

 

Notas

[1] «NATO data: Assad winning the war for Syrians’ hearts and minds», World Tribune, 31 de mayo de 2013.

NATO Data

-   Assad Winning The War for Syrians’ Hearts and Minds   -
May 31, 2013
from WorldTribune Website
 

 

LONDON

After two years of civil war, support for the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad was said to have sharply increased.

NATO has been studying data that told of a sharp rise in support for Assad. The data, compiled by Western-sponsored activists and organizations,
showed that a majority of Syrians were alarmed by the Al Qaida takeover of the Sunni revolt and preferred to return to Assad, Middle East Newsline reported.

 

A man waves the Syrian flag

bearing the image of President Bashar Assad.

Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images
 

“The people are sick of the war and hate the jihadists more than Assad,” a Western source familiar with the data said. “Assad is winning the war mostly because the people are cooperating with him against the rebels.”

The data, relayed to NATO over the last month, asserted that 70 percent of Syrians support the Assad regime. Another 20 percent were deemed neutral and the remaining 10 percent expressed support for the rebels.

The sources said no formal polling was taken in Syria, racked by two years of civil war in which 90,000 people were reported killed. They said the data came from a range of activists and independent organizations that were working in Syria, particularly in relief efforts.

The data was relayed to NATO as the Western alliance has been divided over whether to intervene in Syria. Britain and France were said to have been preparing to send weapons to the rebels while the United States was focusing on protecting Syria’s southern neighbor Jordan.

A report to NATO said Syrians have undergone a change of heart over the last six months.

 

The change was seen most in the majority Sunni community, which was long thought to have supported the revolt.

“The Sunnis have no love for Assad, but the great majority of the community is withdrawing from the revolt,” the source said. “What is left is the foreign fighters who are sponsored by Qatar and Saudi Arabia. They are seen by the Sunnis as far worse than Assad.”