SYRIA, HOMS: INTERVIEW WITH TWO TERRORISTS
Click to viewThe following is the translation of the interview of Marat Musin and two terrorists now taken prisoners, 25-06-2012
(http://maramus.livejournal.com/93936.html ).
The Eastern mass media in order to manipulate with people's mind form certain sets of stereotypes. In case with Syria they proclaim that street demonstrations against Al-Assad Bashar's murderous dictatorial regime are performed by peaceful oppositionists. They say that the people have to be armed because the demonstrations are being fired at. That's what makes all democratic states help the Syrian people who are so repressed with weapon and money.
But this stereotype about the Syrian people has nothing to do with reality. Today money of the West are used by Islamic radicals for systematic destroying the basis of the secular state and regularly murders of Christians and Moslems of other branches of Islam.
Destroying the infrastructure, savage reprisal against those who support the present government, indiscriminate killings of women and children became usual actions for The Free Syrian Army, though the West refuses to see it. Supporting Islamic radicals and terrorists in Syria today, The West's going to meet them at home in the future.
The Western mass media created an ideal image of campaigner for democracy in Syria but it has nothing to do with reality.
Most Europeans will call a fairy tale the story of a bandit who shot the passing-by cars for 15 euros no matter who was in the car.
The following is two typical stories of life of such bandits now taken prisoners. We want to accord a thank to the officials of Homs province for giving us a chance to speak to these people. You'll see for yourself that nobody tortured them or tried to influenced on them.
The first man.
Marat Musin, a journalist: what's your name?
The man: my name's Imad Kassem Sultan. I was born in 1983. I live in Al- Bayada in Homs.
The journalist: where did you study and what do you do?
The man: I graduated from the fifth form of school, I'm a taxi-driver.
The journalist: what did you do as a oppositionist?
The man: in November 2011 I joined the opposition demonstration which started on Friday from Al- Rahma mosque. I shouted slogans against Al-Assad Bashar's government. Then I met a man called Mahmud Umar. He was a leader of an armed group which guarded the demonstration. Their base was in an old building of criminal investigation department in Homs.
The journalist: did they pay you?
The man: I got 1500 lire every week and 1000 lire for each war action.
The journalist: who else was in your group?
The man: my cousins and some people from Idlib.
The journalist: what did your group do?
The man: we organized roadblocks in the main streets of the Bayada district of Homs. Mahmud Umar gave me an assault rifle AK-47 and I spent 4 hours standing at the roadblock near the old building of criminal investigation department in Homs.
The journalist: what actions did you take part in?
The man: the first operation I took part in was when we attacked the roadblock on the Cairo square in Homs. 7 soldiers were killed and some injured. We took all the weapon and ammunition. Also we shot from a light anti-tank weapon at a automobile with infantrymen and it all burned. All the soldiers in it died. Also when I was on day at the roadblock near the old building of criminal investigation department we stopped all the cars. If the car didn't stop we shot at it. We shot at about 40 cars. I don't know if the people in them were killed. They payed me 3500 lire for each attack. Also I took part in kidnapping of 9 women. We took them to our building and all the group raped them. But we didn't kill them, we only kept them till the evening and then released.
Also I took part in shooting at a car in the district of Al-Bayada, the driver, he was from Idlib, was killed. We brought his body to Mahmud Umar's house, covered it with a blanket and then left it in the Christian district. Also we stole some cars a garbage-removal truck, an excavator, a pickup truck, a taxi and an asphalt laying machine.
The journalist: didn't you feel sorry for the people you killed?
The man: the imam of the Al Rahma mosque Ammar said that our religion doesn't forbid to kill and rape people of other confessions. These people don't believe in our God and we must kill them.
The second man.
The journalist: what's your name?
The man: my name's Muhhamed Gantau. I was born in 1967. I live in Baba Amr in Homs. I'm married and I've got two children.
The journalist: where did you study and what do you do?
The man: I 've got elementary education, I'm a builder. I have criminal records for stealing and racketeering.
The journalist: what did you do as a oppositionist?
The man: I took part in the demonstrations which started from Abdulla Ben Zuber mosque and from Baba Amr mosque in Homs. My friend Abdulsalyam Junet persuaded me to go there. He gave me 300 lire for each demonstrations. In November 2011 he asked me to join the armed group he was the leader of. He gave me an assault rifle AK-47.
The journalist: what did you do in the group?
The man: they told me to guard the Inshaat district near the bread-making plant. For each night walk and 3 hours of being on duty they gave me 1000 lire. I stood there with a man called Muhhamed Hozi Muheder. When there were oppositional demonstrations I followed them and guarded. Sometimes I shot at law enforcement officials.
Some weeks later I started shooting at the people during the demonstrations, the aim was to create a reason to blame the government for shooting at peaceful oppositionists. Together with other people I took part in attack at the roadblock. I shot about 30 cartridges at the soldiers. I took part in the attack at a state supply park in Baba Amr and they gave me 100 kg of sugar for it. We put roadblocks on the road leading to Baba Amr, stopped all the passing by cars and asked for documents. If the car didn't stop we shot. Also I took part in the attack at the roadblock in Juret Al- Araes and shot about 10 cartridges at the soldiers. They payed me 1.000 lire for each action. I took part in kidnapping 4 people - they were passengers of a taxi in the Inshaat district, we stole 10.000 lire and two mobile phones from them but we didn't kill them. Abdulsalyam Junet payed me 2.000 lire and said that he's going to pay me 500 lire per month. In February I returned my riffle to Abdulsalyam Junet and went to Al-Gajar village where my sister lived. I was there till June, 2012 and on June, 15, I was arrested.
Marat Musin, Olga Kuligina, ANNA - NEWS, Homs, Syria
25-06-2012