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Shaaban: US Sanctions Mean Nothing, Syrians Seek Reforms
Syrian Presidential Advisor Boutahina Shaaban indicated that the US sanctions imposed on her and five other Syrian officials make her feel "Nothing".
On this level, she added, "I have no assets - except the assets of the love for my people. The Americans understand "assets" only as dollars. I don't have dollars anywhere in the world".
In an interview with The Independent's Robert Fisk, Shaaban considered that "It's a bit ironic, really, to be on American sanctions list when my books are on sale all over the USA. At present my only travel plan is a possible trip to Saudi Arabia".
Shaaban indicated that she isn't on any European sanctions list; therefore she can head to Europe anytime she wishes.
On another hand, the Syrian Presidential Advisor stressed that the Syrian army is being attacked all over the country, and that the security situation in Homs is terrible.
Shaaban further expressed to the London-based daily that as she is originally from Homs, and she didn't go to her mother's grave in Homs on the anniversary of her death, saying, "I am afraid of being killed in Homs. Everyone is suffering".
Moreover, she clarified, "Now people, for the first time, are interested in the religion of their neighbors. This has never happened before".
"The violence is the most dangerous thing happening now in Syria. Syrians all want to live in peace, to press ahead with pluralism and reforms. This violence is not the introduction to democracy. There is obviously a sector which is interested in conflict and not in reforms. They are all given money to shoot at demonstrators and the security forces", Shaaban reiterated.
Regarding the relationship between Syria and Turkey, she noted, "I find the stand of Turkey a mystery. When you have a good friend - and it was Syria which opened for the Turks the front gate of the Arabs, we allowed Turks to come here without visas".
"We do not expect to have to abide by other people's policies. I think there are bigger, larger reasons. There is to be an anti-missile shield in Turkey, Turkey is a member of NATO - I don't know that is in the cake for Turkey. When I heard yesterday some statements by a Turkish official about us, I felt like he was supposed to be the teacher and we the students. We did not do anything to provoke this stand from Turkey", Shaaben further stressed.
Regarding the Arab League statement on Syria, she stated, "I thought they came with a positive attitude. They said that Syria was a very important country in the Arab world, that anything that happened in to Syria will affect all of the Arabs".
Source: The Independent, Edited by moqawama.org team
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