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August 8, 2011 Special Dispatch No. 4062

Syrian Poet Ibrahim Qashoush Leads Anti-Assad Chant – And Days Later Is Found Dead With Vocal Cords Ripped Out

August 8, 2011
Syria | Special Dispatch No. 4062

Following are excerpts from footage of crowds being led in an anti-Assad chant by protestor Ibrahim Qashoush; the footage was posted on the Internet on June 28, 2011.

Several days later, Qashoush, a poet from Hama,[1] was found dead, with his throat slashed and his vocal cords ripped out.[2]

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Leave us alone, take [your brother] Maher and get out! You've lost your legitimacy with us.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Bashar, you lowlife, the blood of the martyrs isn't cheap. Pack your things and get out!

Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Bashar, you lowlife, the blood of the martyrs isn't cheap. Pack your things and get out!

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "You're nothing but a thief, along with [Riyadh] Shalish, Maher [Al-Assad], and Rami [Makhlouf]. They stole from my brothers and my uncles.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "You're nothing but a thief, along with Shalish, Maher, and Rami. They stole from my brothers and my uncles.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Bashar, stop moving around. You're a wanted man in Hama.

Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Bashar, stop moving around. You're a wanted man in Hama. Your sins are not absolved.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Oh Maher, you coward, you are a collaborator with the Americans. The Syrian people will not be humiliated.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Oh Maher, you coward, you are a collaborator with the Americans. The Syrian people will not be humiliated.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "To hell with you, Bashar – you and your supporters. We can't stand the sight of you.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "To hell with you, Bashar – you and your supporters. We can't stand the sight of you.

Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Damn you, Bashar, we won't take orders from you. We won't forsake the blood of the martyrs.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Damn you, Bashar, we won't take orders from you. We won't forsake the blood of the martyrs.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!" […]

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Oh Bashar, you infiltrator, go to hell, along with your Ba'th Party. Get rid of your lisp.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Oh Bashar, you infiltrator, go to hell, along with your Ba'th Party. Get rid of your lisp.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Oh Bashar, you liar, to hell with you and your speech. Freedom is knocking on the door.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: Get out, Bashar!

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Oh Bashar, you liar, to hell with you and your speech. Freedom is knocking on the door.

"Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Get out, Bashar!"

Crowd: "Get out, Bashar!" […]

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Our flag bears the words: 'Bashar is the traitor of our homeland.'"

Crowd: Our flag bears the words: 'Bashar is the traitor of our homeland.'"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "Our flag bears the words: 'Bashar is the traitor of our homeland.'"

Crowd: "Our flag bears the words: 'Bashar is the traitor of our homeland.'"

Ibrahim Qashoush: "We prefer death to humiliation."

Crowd: "We prefer death to humiliation.

Ibrahim Qashoush: We prefer death to humiliation.

Crowd: We prefer death to humiliation."

Ibrahim Qashoush: "We prefer death to humiliation."

Crowd: "We prefer death to humiliation."

Ibrahim Qashoush and crowd: "The people want to topple the regime!

"The people want to topple the regime!"

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