Syria Bloodshed Continues, Despite Assad Decree and UN Condemnation

Syria Bloodshed Continues, Despite Assad Decree and UN Condemnation: As a bloody crackdown continues, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly issued a decree allowing a multi-party political system. But answering a key demand of the protest movement will not detract attention from a military campaign said to have claimed dozens more civilian lives. Tanks appear to have occupied the centre of the opposition stronghold of Hama, with reports of at least 45 people killed in an assault on Wednesday night.