Following are excerpts
from a Syrian political satire, titled "It's a Goat, Even If It
Flies," posted on the Internet on August 13, 2011. The presenter
is wearing a mask in order to protect her relatives living in Syria.
Title: "It's
a Goat, Even If It Flies – With Hassan Nasrallah."
Masked presenter ("Syrian
Infiltrator"): Since the beginning of the Syrian revolution,
the position of His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been clear
– he is against the Syria revolution, even though he supported the
revolution in Egypt, he supported the revolution in Libya, he supported
the revolution in Tunisia, he supported the revolution in Yemen, and
of course, he supported the revolution in Bahrain.
We are the only exception.
Why is that, oh Sheik of the Resistance?
Footage of
Nasrallah on TV: Among the countries bordering with Israel, there
is only one Arab regime of resistance – the Syrian regime. It is the
only one. I believe that collaborating in the toppling of this Syrian
regime of resistance, which is prepared to carry out reforms...
Masked presenter ("Syrian
Infiltrator"): This regime of resistance had announced the
fall of Quneitra 72 hours before a single Zionist soldier set foot in
it. This regime of resistance sent our youth to the Golan border without
weapons, while it was using its own weapons in Daraa.
[...]
Please explain why you
support the revolution of Bahrain, for example.
Footage of
Nasrallah on TV: Okay, take a look at Bahrain, for example. People
took to the streets in a peaceful demonstration. There were hundreds
of martyrs and wounded people, and hundreds were arrested.
Masked presenter ("Syrian
Infiltrator"): You are truly blind. You saw hundreds of martyrs
in Bahrain, but not a single one in Syria? We have reached 2,000 already.
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah,
we deem the blood of the oppressed, whether Sunni or Shiite, to be precious,
but you are the sectarian one.
Footage of
Nasrallah on TV: Okay, where is the Syrian people?
Masked presenter ("Syrian
Infiltrator"): Hello?! We are right here with our masks. I
will give you the address. Catch a plane to Aleppo, on Thursday or Friday.
You can choose between the Al-Jamiliya area and the university. Then
go to Hama. There is a place called Al-Asi Square. You will find them
there – a tiny group of 500,000 people or so. You can also find them
in Homs, in Daraa, or in Jisr Al-Shughur.
If you get completely
lost, follow the smell of blood. Of course, they clean up after every
bloodbath, but, you know, the smell of blood lasts for 2-3 days.
Footage of
Nasrallah on TV: They did not use guns, pistols, or hand grenades.
They did not form a front, and did not take over cities or villages.
Man, they did not even use knives. This is great injustice.
Masked presenter ("Syrian
Infiltrator"): As if the Syrian protesters go to the demonstration
on their horses, brandishing the swords of the Bani Hamdan tribe. Their
front line is full of tanks, or rather, 4X4 vehicles armed to combat
helicopters. The second line consists of the AK-47s, right? Meanwhile,
the General Security Agency showers them with roses.
[...]
I would like to understand
why you support the reforms of the "honorable" president Bashar
Al-Assad in particular. All the deposed presidents declared reforms,
yet you continued to support the people.
What is the one thing
that distinguishes the "honorable" Bashar Al-Assad from all
the other presidents? Apart from his blue eyes... Apart from his selling
of gas to China... Exactly. He is Shiite. So who is sectarian then?!
[...]
If you have the time,
please draw a quick comparison between the various revolutions in the
Arab world.
Man impersonating
Nasrallah's voice: The regimes are stagnant. In Bahrain, the regime
was, in and still is, stagnant. Mubarak, Qadhafi, and Zein Al-Abideen
Ben Ali were all stagnant. In the case of [Syria], the regime is not
stagnant. On the contrary, this regime says it is ready [for reforms].
On top of it all, it is serious about it.
Masked presenter ("Syrian
Infiltrator"): No sir, it is stagnant through and through.
At least the deposed leaders said that they would not run for another
term. Perhaps they were merely paying lip service, but [Bashar] didn't
even say that. Since you love [Bashar] so much and defend him, the Syrian
people would like to give a little present to you and to George Kurdahi
[a pro-Bashar Lebanese game show host].
Take him. Take Bashar
Al-Assad, his family, Rami Makhlouf, the shabiha militia, and
the parliament. Take them as a present, and teach them to dance the
Lebanese debka. We will pay you to take them, but on one condition:
The produce coming out of Syria is non-refundable and non-replaceable.
Credits: This
show was funded by: The United States of America, several Salafi emirates,
the Muslim Brotherhood, Bandar bin Sultan, evil Lebanese, Israel, and
Al-Qaeda.
We thank them for uniting
for the first time in history in order to plan the Syrian revolution.
Concept and presentation:
Syrian infiltrator.
Editing: Several infiltrators.
Camera: Another infiltrator.
Producer: Yet another
infiltrator.
Director: Just an infiltrator.
It's a Goat, Even If
It Flies.
All the infiltrating
TV channels have the right to air this.