Karami Says Assad Told Him he is ‘No Longer Worried’

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Former Premier Omar Karami stressed on Sunday that Syrian President Bashar Assad comforted him earlier in the week that he had “turned the page of the events” in his country.

Karami, who visited Assad along with his son Minister Faisal Karami on Wednesday, told An Nahar daily that the “the story is over.”

Assad comforted him that he had “turned the page of the events” that shook the neighboring country, saying things were “under control.”

“We are no longer worried,” Karami quoted the Syrian president was telling him.

The former premier told An Nahar that the information about the crackdown in Syria and the uprising against the regime is totally different than what is taking place there.

The Syrian security forces have controlled the situation, he said.

Karami also quoted Assad as saying that Syria still has good relations with several influential countries in the world.

The United Nations says 2,700 people have been killed in the protests against Assad. The U.N. Security Council, meanwhile, remains divided over whether to threaten the regime with sanctions over its deadly crackdown on dissent.

Comments 24
Default-user-icon Gabriel (Guest) 02 October 2011, 10:32

Of course Assad is not worried , for he is a criminal delusional insomniac . A truck of Xanax could not put him to sleep . But he'll sleep soon 6 ft under .

Default-user-icon amirmansour (Guest) 02 October 2011, 11:20

No need to comment as Karami and his son are satisfied and can no go to bed ???

Thumb shab 02 October 2011, 11:31

Like you also once were "not worried" when you where PM.-

Thumb canaanite 02 October 2011, 11:47

no Assad... it is WE who are not worried...

Thumb geha 02 October 2011, 12:14

Assad, have yu started packing?

Default-user-icon LebExile (Guest) 02 October 2011, 12:41

Hahahaha really this is the saddest headline I have read - i bet the rabbit on the golan is shivering in his boots right about now!!!

Thumb jabalamel 02 October 2011, 14:13

the filthy zionist information war department is in disbelief because events in syria didn't go as they planned.

Missing elielebnan 02 October 2011, 14:33

JabalCamel.... Sooner or later the Baathist regime will fall... No worries about that. If I were you, I would be worried about the Shiites in Lebanon. You won't have a place to hide. The Zionist war department knows exactly where the rats are hiding.

Default-user-icon juicy (Guest) 02 October 2011, 15:40

how can naharnet post this comment by elielebnan? shiites are rats? how disgusting the people commenting are on this site. racists

Default-user-icon Pong Lenis (Guest) 02 October 2011, 15:48

It is not obvious that US and Israel want Assad to fall. The Israeli regime does not have interest in loosing Assad governement and substituting it by another that may cause them trouble in Golan. Yet the Baasist party gave up Golan in return of the control of the state. And since 30 years this deal is working well since not a single gun shot occured in Golan.
The real "resistance" of Syria concists on some speeches and promises, not more than words.
Israel cannot dream of a more lovely neighbour.

Thumb shab 02 October 2011, 16:17

When the filthy Iranian Hez.zbelleh militia falls, then Amel, the only true party of the real Lebanese Shiite will rise to it's glory.
Lebanon can only be complete with it's Shiites

Default-user-icon Le PheneChien (Guest) 02 October 2011, 16:17

Oh man, the zionists found Mughneih, so the question is where are you going to hide when the regime falls, throwing eggs at the US envoys is going to expedite this falling... You will be faced with the water is in front of us and the enemy is behind us and your people will be squeezed in the middle and no way to go.

Thumb shab 02 October 2011, 16:22

When the filthy Iranian Hez.zbelleh militia falls, then Amel, the only true party of the real Lebanese Shiite will rise to it's glory.
Lebanon can only be complete with it's Shiites

Default-user-icon Trueself (Guest) 02 October 2011, 16:30

This karami is really nothing. How could he disown his own religious sex in Syria for the sake of enhancing his own clout with the Syrian regime. Al Hass as well whom i thoyght is somehow an educated person, has fallen in the same trap or has plunged himself knowingly in this unfair war in Syria. After all, there's no dignity left in anyone. Anyone can sell his father for a penny. I really pitty myself for listening to these people in the past. Now I could say without hesitation they're carbage and the lowest of the low.

I am not aginst the Syrian regime but I am against holding a whole nation hostage for the sake of a family. syia's 22 million people are not supposed to be dominated by one family forever. They should be liberated and given freedom to build their country democratically and freely. The family of the regime could take all the billions they made and go live in another country. Look at Refat al asad, he took the millions and is now enjoying his life in Europe.

Default-user-icon Lobnani (Guest) 02 October 2011, 16:43

Shame on you. Our lebanese politicians are real "marionettes"

Default-user-icon Mohammad_ca (Guest) 02 October 2011, 17:10

Riiight...is it him or you that is not worried? Remember when we kicked you out? And afterwards we kicked out the Assad army? Guess what....we're baaaack!

Thumb jabalamel 02 October 2011, 17:38

sooner or later assad regime falls, but no sooner than we get rid of zionist threat and regain all our territories.
than assad can go to hell.

and as for "zionist information war department knows exactly where rats are hiding", well you proved in 2006 that you don't know shit.

since than you got several invitations to come back but all you did is practicing jews to run for the shelters.

and testing that iron dome halucination. It intercepted a rocket from ghaza!!! wow...one rocket...keep on dreaming suckers.

Default-user-icon amal loves ariel (Guest) 02 October 2011, 18:08

as long as shiites are multiplying the zionist threat will remain.

as sayyed hassan explained the zionist infested iranian terrorists so called islamic resistance in lebanon's community is al bee2a al 7adina lil 3oumala2.

Default-user-icon pussycat shaaban (Guest) 02 October 2011, 18:11

... and in a related story President Assad has just announced his new media spokesperson Mohammed Saïd al-Sahaf AKA Comical Ali, Mr al-Sahaf experience will be invaluable and will be as important serving the Syrian Baath regime as it was serving the Iraqi Baath regime.

Missing zionist_information_war_department 02 October 2011, 18:20

We know exactly where that rat in the hole is hiding..., Tracked with stink sensing satellites

Thumb shab 02 October 2011, 18:31

Jabal Amel was expecting a more Lebanese comment from you. Instead you keep repating your Zionist slogans. It's all clear now

Missing hmorsel 02 October 2011, 18:56

Tripoli went over the top when it made this moron.

Default-user-icon The Truth (Guest) 03 October 2011, 10:31

Not worried about the fact that the Syrian military takes several days to occupy a small town in Homs?

Not worried about the fact that the revolution has been going for like 7 months and the massive amount of arrests, killing, raids and torture still haven't broken the back of the people?

Not worried that Syrian oil export industry is dead?

Not worried about the fact that the rich will turn on the government if the economy gets bad enough?

Not worried about the fact that he's ruined whatever ties he had built with Europe and he's had his second biggest ally (Turkey) turn on him?

I'm sure he's not worried about anything at all.

Thumb thepatriot 03 October 2011, 11:26

@ The Truth

Correct! They are sooo deep in the s--t that they banned all imports in order to preserve their lasting foreign currencies...
They're heading straight for an iron wall...it is the beggining of the END!