Jihad al-Lahham, The Head of the Parliament in Syria, has written to US Congress, warning members against supporting "irresponsible, reckless action" that it claims will injure innocent civilians.
The letter, seen by Sky News, urges Congress to
"communicate with us through civilised dialogue rather than the language
of fire and blood".
The letter was sent just days before congress’s
members are due to vote on whether to approve the use of military force in
Syria.
The US holds Bashar al Assad's regime
responsible for a chemical attack last month, in which it estimates more than
1,400 people were killed.
Al-Lahham said: "We write to you as fathers
and mothers, as members of families and communities which really are not so
different to yours,"
"Moreover, we write to you as human beings
asking: if you bomb us, shall we not bleed? Innocent people will be
harmed."
The five-page letter, which references quotes
from former president Franklin D. Roosevelt, claims an attack could trigger a
"bloody, destructive, catastrophic" conflict.
Under common Facts subtitle, al-Lahham said:
“the main factor of 9/11 attach was hatred Wahhabi Jihadist Ideology adopted and
financed by Saudis” and added that they were born from the Muslim Brotherhood
Jihadist doctrine.
In a highlighted and underlined statement he
said: “the main common enemy to our two nations –means Syria and America- is the hearted wahhabi Jihadist ideology
represented by Al-Qaida, Al Nusra front and its affiliates.
The Head of the Parliament continues:
"Logically, what is the benefit of the Syrian government to commit a
chemical attack during the visit of the UN Independent International Commission
of Inquiry on Syria within less than four miles from the Commission's residence
at the Four Seasons Hotel (in Damascus)?”
"For that reason, we urge you to come to
Syria, to send a delegation as soon as you can, to see and discover for
yourselves what is going on here.” "We invite you to come to Syria to
measure the situation before you cut, especially when the cloth that will be
cut is human flesh." Al-Lahham continues using tailors’ language.
The document, sent to John Boehner, the speaker
of the House of Representatives, uses similar language to letters sent to
British MPs and French politicians in recent weeks.
He mentions the British decision not to support
military action and says MPs "took the responsibility to exhaust all
avenues of diplomacy before involving their nation in a war".
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