Ciaone frankly more

....The United Nations has done all that it can, and frankly more, to find a way to convene a credible and balanced constitutional committee. We are ready to do more and in an accelerated way during the forthcoming month, taking advantage of the Idlib window of opportunity, but we are not ready to convene a committee that is not credible and balanced. In that regard, having consulted the Secretary-General, let me also give you some heads up - if I may: I will myself be moving on as of the last week of November. I have had the honor to serve for four years and four months as Special Envoy. I have for some time been discussing with the Secretary-General my desire for purely personal reasons to move on. I have deeply appreciated his constant support and wise counsel on this matter. But I will definitely not say goodbyes or engage in reflections today. A month can be a century in politics. We still have a very intense and hopefully fruitful month ahead. I am not laying down the charge until the last hour of the last day of my mandate. In fact, the Secretary-General has instructed me that my last month of service should be used to actively verify whether the UN is in a position or not to convene a credible and balanced constitutional committee and report to the Security Council accordingly. I plan to do so with clarity and frankness, and count on the support of the Security Council and all Syrian counterparts to do so....
Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura 17 October 2018

Giusto un anno fa molti siriani, e anche qualcuno dei cosiddetti esperti o analisti, festeggiavano la notizia della morte di Issam Zahredine.
Si trattò solo di un attimo utile a sfogarne la disperazione e le frustrazioni.
L'incapacità di comprendere i motivi per i quali un regime che tanti morti continua ancora a fare, venga evidentemente ritenuto legittimo dalla comunità internazionale.
Si resero immediatamente conto del fatto che non era cambiato nulla, perchè lui era solo parte di un sistema immenso e granitico.
Staffan De Mistura, con tutte le sue tavolate e i cessate il fuoco, le minacce all'opposizione, ha largamente contribuito a favorire quel sistema.
Che se ne vada via in Novembre, o rimanga lì per i prossimi cent'anni, non fa molta differenza.
Il futuro dei siriani al momento non appare roseo.