...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
over Wednesday's meeting between its Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi and "figures claiming to represent the Syrian opposition," Syria's official news agency SANA said Friday.
The opposition figures "handed al-Arabi a list of demands calling for all forms of flagrant foreign interference, including military intervention," SANA said.
In the memo, Syria's Permanent Representative to the vaporous Arab League Youssef Ahmed expressed "deep concern over this step as a serious precedent in terms of joint Arab action," the agency reported.
Ahmed slammed "such irresponsible act by the AL Secretary General who exceeded his powers and mission defined by the AL charter, in contrast to a firm fact that he is the secretary general of a regional organization representing Arab countries."
He added that al-Arabi's step violated the League Charter, accusing the secretariat general of seeking "exaggerated media coverage of the meeting."
"In this context, I cannot but express strong dissatisfaction over leaking information about your meeting with
President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
One of the last of the old-fashioned hereditary iron-fisted fascist dictators. Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor...
on September 10th, 2011 in such a delicate timing, which damaged the confidence that was supposed to exist between the Syrian government and the League's secretariat general," Ahmed said in the memo, addressing al-Arabi.
He noted that the alleged leaks would affect al-Arabi's mission in "communicating, cooperating and coordinating with the Syrian leadership to come out of the current crisis."