Burhan Ghalyun on LBC-TV

I did not see him on LBC-TV because we don't get the channel here in the US anymore.  But I read the transcript.  I have read Ghalyun for years: he has an uncompromising stance vis-a-vis Israeli occupation of Palestine and Arab lands.  He has written about democracy for decades (although I think that his democracy shtick is overdone and almost falls into the category of "Democracy-is-the-solution").  He was close to Abu Jihad camp in Fath in the past and has been critical of Gulf democracies.  I am not in favor of his new role now: I think that he agreed to be part of a process over which he has little control.  Basma Qodmani Darwish may have a bigger role by virtue of international contacts that she has, that he does not have--to his credit.  Some attendees at conferences of Syrian opposition in Turkey complained about his arrogance.  In the interview yesterday: he spoke about 10,000 dead in Syria: I am not sure about the source of the figure because the NYT is still reporting about 2900 or so (even if it was 100, it is way too much--these are innocent Syrian protesters for the most part).   He said that Israel is the only enemy of the Syrian people--read that sentence to Thomas Friedman please.  He spoke about the legitimacy of resistance to liberate the Golan Heights.  But when he spoke about international intervention he displayed excessive naivite.  He said that he rules out and rejects NATO intervention but that UN intervention is a different matter. He said that NATO is not the same as the UN.  Here, Ghalyun is not displaying knowledge of international relations.  NATO took it upon itself, without permission, to "implement" UNSC 1973 regarding Libya, and took it upon itself to bomb the hell out of the country, and to kill civilians--all in the name of protecting Libya's civilians.  Yes, Burhan: the UN is a tool of NATO, and not vice versa.  Can Ghalyun be that naive?  Also, it is noticeable that Ghalyun's criticisms of Gulf regimes are now a thing of the past.