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A Episode Eight Monday, 3 May, 2021 - 10:45
An archive photo of the late President Hafez al-Assad and his deputy, Abdel-Halim Khaddam, at a meeting (Asharq Al-Awsat). London- Asharq Al-Awsat
In this eighth episode of the memoirs of Abdel-Halim Khaddam, published by Asharq Al-Awsat, the late Syrian vice-president narrates the decisive moments of the military intervention in Lebanon in 1976, the parallel contacts that took place between Syria and the Arab countries to form an Arab deterrent force, in addition to the role of the Syrian forces.
He says: “In light of the insistence of the Palestinian leadership and the allied Lebanese parties on continuing the fighting and the refusal to lift the siege on Zahle and the Christian villages in the north of Lebanon, and in the face of all the damage inflicted on the Lebanese people… the Syrian military intervention became urgent to st
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Jean Obeid was a journalist before turning into a professional politician. The journalist remained even as the official took on the role of lawmaker, foreign minister and mender of bridges.
I recalled Obeid, may God rest his soul, as I read through the letters that were exchanged between President Saddam Hussein and the Iranian leadership before and after the invasion of Kuwait. The letters were included in Abdul Halim Khaddam’s memoirs, intriguing excerpts of which are being published by Asharq Al-Awsat.
One day, Obeid said that knowing decision-makers is not enough to draw a clear picture of them or the country. Dialogue with the person who has the first and final say is generally difficult and press freedom is not something you encounter in our region. He said: “Presidents are known by their kitchens.” He explained that he did not mean actual food, rather the entourage of aides surrounding a president and the limits of their role in shaping and guiding deci