A verbal duel and Lebanese parliamentary conflict is what Hezbollah implicated Najib Mikati in, through his premiership of a government which will encounter a major predicament when facing the decisions of the international tribunal. An Arab country split between two Sudans (North and South) may witness additional divisions and secessions in the coming days due to the policies of Al-Bashir's government. The Yemeni situation is still prone to witness an explosion at any moment in light of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's insistence on remaining in power, even with severed limbs and a burned face and hands. The Gulf initiative is dead although some are still promoting it as though it were still alive, knowing in advance that the cause of its death is related to the practices of Saleh and his regime. In the meantime, the Iranian regime is strongly acting in Iraq once again, in order to branch out to the heart of the region with facilitations provided by Al-Maliki's government and its allies. This prompted it to offer security to Iraq after having seen the popular uprising in a troubled Syria and the voices rising against and not in favor of the “Wali al-Faqih.” Libya is wounded and bleeding due to Al-Gaddafi behavior and insanity, while the Egypt of the “revolution” is not the one seen today due to the outbidding and the public trading with Egypt's relations at the expense of the elections and the demands on the streets. In Syria, the killing machine is not differentiating between the young and the old. Exodus is witnessed in the cities, and people are fleeing toward neighboring states. There are threats without any regard to who dies and who survives, as what is most important is the stay of the regime. It would be difficult for any observer of Arab affairs to figure out where to begin the popular questions and how the governmental answers will come out. Should he address questions to oppressive and murderous regimes or prepare the answers by praying over the souls of the innocent? How can a country use the army of the people to kill the people instead of defending them? It is a “white” period for the Arab populations and a “dark” one for the “police” Arab regimes that are trying to terrorize the citizens with their bullets and tanks, as well as with the “armed men” and “rebels” description. The Syrian officials are claiming that their choice is that of resistance and rejectionism, at a time when the Israeli Maariv newspaper quoted head of Military Intelligence Major-General Aviv Kochavi as saying in closed sessions that the Syrian army was in a difficult spot and that Syria was engaged in a bloody war against armed groups. He also offered an “unwanted” testimony by saying that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “implemented highly important reforms, but is not succeeding in suppressing the protests that keep demanding his departure.” It is noticed that the statements of the Israeli officials convey an intimate friendship with Al-Assad's regime and a wish not to see its departure, unlike what is claimed by Al-Assad's “rejectionist” regime. This reminds us of the interview given by Rami Makhlouf to the New York Times, and his warning that “If there is no stability here, there is no way that there will be stability in Israel.” On the other hand, the Syrian regime is recruiting an electronic army whose task is to shed doubts over and undermine any report, as well as to attack the supporters of the revolution – whether Syrians, Arabs or others – by attributing the worst qualities to them. However, a member of this army recently recognized on a Syrian website that he acted based upon the request of the official sides. However, he finally discovered the bitter truth, i.e. that like all the others, he wanted justice and democracy, thus expressing his pain and sadness for having participated in lying to the people and to those who were killed, imprisoned and ousted from their homes due to their demands for their legitimate rights. Lately, a group of Syrian youth on Twitter decided to write a single line to express all that “only exists” in Syria, under the headline “Only in Syria.” The latter youth were able to pitch in with hundreds of bitter-sweet ideas, among which: Only in Syria do the citizens not feel safe except when the security men are not present. Only in Syria does the president laugh while the blood of the martyrs is being shed by the army's tanks. Only in Syria is half the population in prison. Only in Syria are the citizens' rights hijacked under the pretext of rejectionism and resistance. Only in Syria are you imprisoned just for calling a television channel. Only in Syria do all the television shows complain about the bad living conditions in the country, then during the revolution, the actors come out to say that the situation in the country was alright. Only in Syria are there five universities and thirteen security apparatuses. Only in Syria is the president advised to run for the command of the entire world, with all its continents. Only in Syria are you imprisoned and tortured for twelve years without any accusation, then asked to write a letter for thanks and repentance to the president so that you are released from this hell. Only in Syria does your neighbor go to his son's school in the morning and does not come back for eleven years. Only in Syria do senior officials commit suicide with six bullets in the head. Only in Syria do the armed gangs kill the demonstrators and not the loyalists. Only in Syria have people gone to perform the dawn prayer ten years ago and have not yet returned! What a long prayer that is! Only in Syria are the citizens proud when referred to as being infiltrators. Only in Syria do the members of the People's Assembly not show up unless there is a speech. Only in Syria do the people scream “our souls, our blood, we sacrifice for you our president,” without having any decency. If all the youth in the Arab states were to pinpoint what was happening in their countries, would the picture be any different from what is happening in Syria? I think there are common denominators between the ways the Arab governments manage their people, and some who represent the regime are bound to come out and say that the image is lying, that the people are lying, that the media outlets are lying, and that only those who represented the regime are not.
