Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Rights groups add 2 calls for Syria crimes prosecution #PraiseGod - LebanonNOW
Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon -Rights groups add to calls for Syria crimes prosecution
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The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session in Geneva on Friday on the Syria following a request by the European Union. UN human rights investigators said in a report released this week that crimes against humanity have been committed in Syria.
Arab League foreign ministers are to meet this weekend in Doha and could decide to refer the Syria case to the UN Security Council. Russia and China vetoed a resolution against Syria last month.
The European powers which proposed the resolution say they are waiting to see how the Arab League advances with its sanctions clampdown on Syria before deciding on whether to ask again for UN action against Syria.
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The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session in Geneva on Friday on the Syria following a request by the European Union. UN human rights investigators said in a report released this week that crimes against humanity have been committed in Syria.
Arab League foreign ministers are to meet this weekend in Doha and could decide to refer the Syria case to the UN Security Council. Russia and China vetoed a resolution against Syria last month.
The European powers which proposed the resolution say they are waiting to see how the Arab League advances with its sanctions clampdown on Syria before deciding on whether to ask again for UN action against Syria.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
UN: Syria govt tortured, killed children | headlines
UN: Syria govt tortured, killed children | headlines
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United Nations (UN) investigators on Monday said that Syrian security forces had committed crimes against humanity, including the torture and killing of children, as Damascus lashed out at Arab League sanctions.
While Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem showed reporters in Damascus a gruesome video depicting what he said was a “mass grave of security force martyrs,” in Geneva, the UN report accused government forces of atrocities.
Investigators from the Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria held state officials responsible for murder, rape and torture in their crackdown on protesters since March. [ read more at link ]
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United Nations (UN) investigators on Monday said that Syrian security forces had committed crimes against humanity, including the torture and killing of children, as Damascus lashed out at Arab League sanctions.
While Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem showed reporters in Damascus a gruesome video depicting what he said was a “mass grave of security force martyrs,” in Geneva, the UN report accused government forces of atrocities.
Investigators from the Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria held state officials responsible for murder, rape and torture in their crackdown on protesters since March. [ read more at link ]
Monday, November 28, 2011
Egypt imports 21 tons of tear gas from the US, port staff refuses to sign for it - Bikya Masr
Egypt imports 21 tons of tear gas from the US, port staff refuses to sign for it - Bikya Masr
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Egypt imports 21 tons of tear gas from the US, port staff refuses to sign for it
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Document of importation of tear gas.
CAIRO: The arrival of 7 and half tons of tear gas to Egypt’s Suez port created conflict after the responsible officials at the port refused to sign and accept it for fear it would be used to crackeddown on Egyptian protesters.
Local news sites published documents regarding the shipment that shows that the cargo, which arrived in 479 barrels from the United States and was scheduled to be delivered to the ministry of interior.
The reports also mentioned in the documents that a second shipment of 14 tons of tear gas was expected, making the total 21 tons, in one week.
The importing of tear gas comes after thousands of tear gas canisters were fired at Egyptian protesters last week as clashes raged in downtown Cairo, just off from the iconic Tahrir Square, where thousands of protesters had gathered.
The gas used has angered activists, who say the effects of exposure has yet to wear off, with a number of protesters telling Bikyamasr.com that they have coughing fits, chest pains, blurred vision and their arms often shake. According to the Journal of Royal Medicine, the use of CS Gas – the most common choice of Egypt’s police last week – can have lasting symptoms for over one year.
One of the tear gas canisters(CS) used in Cairo, made in Jamestown, PA.
The al-Shorouk newspaper reported that upon the arrival of the shipment, massive disapproval broke out between employees, where five employees refused to sign for the shipment, one after the other.
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Egypt imports 21 tons of tear gas from the US, port staff refuses to sign for it
Manar Ammar | 28 November 2011 | Comments (0)
Document of importation of tear gas.
CAIRO: The arrival of 7 and half tons of tear gas to Egypt’s Suez port created conflict after the responsible officials at the port refused to sign and accept it for fear it would be used to crackeddown on Egyptian protesters.
Local news sites published documents regarding the shipment that shows that the cargo, which arrived in 479 barrels from the United States and was scheduled to be delivered to the ministry of interior.
The reports also mentioned in the documents that a second shipment of 14 tons of tear gas was expected, making the total 21 tons, in one week.
The importing of tear gas comes after thousands of tear gas canisters were fired at Egyptian protesters last week as clashes raged in downtown Cairo, just off from the iconic Tahrir Square, where thousands of protesters had gathered.
The gas used has angered activists, who say the effects of exposure has yet to wear off, with a number of protesters telling Bikyamasr.com that they have coughing fits, chest pains, blurred vision and their arms often shake. According to the Journal of Royal Medicine, the use of CS Gas – the most common choice of Egypt’s police last week – can have lasting symptoms for over one year.
One of the tear gas canisters(CS) used in Cairo, made in Jamestown, PA.
The al-Shorouk newspaper reported that upon the arrival of the shipment, massive disapproval broke out between employees, where five employees refused to sign for the shipment, one after the other.
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LA Times - U.N. panel accuses Syria of gross human rights violations
LA Times - U.N. panel accuses Syria of gross human rights violations
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Adding to the international pressure on Syria, a U.N. panel on Monday accused President Bashar Assad's regime of gross human rights violations in its crackdown on protesters, including torturing and killing children, shooting unarmed demonstrators and raping detainees.
SyriaunThe 39-page report, prepared by an independent panel of experts for the U.N. Human Rights Council, offers the most detailed account yet of the crackdown, which the United Nations says has killed more than 3,500 people since major protests began in March.
At least 256 children have been killed since early November, including a 2-year-old girl allegedly shot by an officer who said he did not want her to grow up to be a demonstrator, the report says. Several men told the panel they had been raped with rods and saw boys receive the same treatment. Some soldiers who refused to carry out orders to open fire on peaceful demonstrators were themselves reportedly shot and killed.
The opposition Local Coordination Committees reported 16 more deaths Monday, including a “little girl.” The claim could not be independently verified because the activities of journalists, human rights activists and international observers are heavily restricted in Syria.
The commission of inquiry said it was “gravely concerned that crimes against humanity have been committed” and called on the government to immediately halt abuses, initiate independent and impartial investigations and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Adding to the international pressure on Syria, a U.N. panel on Monday accused President Bashar Assad's regime of gross human rights violations in its crackdown on protesters, including torturing and killing children, shooting unarmed demonstrators and raping detainees.
SyriaunThe 39-page report, prepared by an independent panel of experts for the U.N. Human Rights Council, offers the most detailed account yet of the crackdown, which the United Nations says has killed more than 3,500 people since major protests began in March.
At least 256 children have been killed since early November, including a 2-year-old girl allegedly shot by an officer who said he did not want her to grow up to be a demonstrator, the report says. Several men told the panel they had been raped with rods and saw boys receive the same treatment. Some soldiers who refused to carry out orders to open fire on peaceful demonstrators were themselves reportedly shot and killed.
The opposition Local Coordination Committees reported 16 more deaths Monday, including a “little girl.” The claim could not be independently verified because the activities of journalists, human rights activists and international observers are heavily restricted in Syria.
The commission of inquiry said it was “gravely concerned that crimes against humanity have been committed” and called on the government to immediately halt abuses, initiate independent and impartial investigations and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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#UN: #Syrian #Forces #Killed #256Children - TIME
UN: Syrian Forces Killed 256 Children - TIME
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U.N. investigation concluded Monday that Syrian forces committed crimes against humanity by killing and torturing hundreds of children, including a 2-year-old girl reportedly shot to death so she wouldn't grow up to be a demonstrator.
The inquiry added to mounting international pressure on President Bashar Assad, a day after the Arab League approved sweeping sanctions to push his embattled regime to end the violence. Syria's foreign minister called the Arab move "a declaration of economic war" and warned of retaliation.
The report by a U.N. Human Rights Council panel found that at least 256 children were killed by government forces between mid-March and early November, some of them tortured to death.
"Torture was applied equally to adults and children," said the assessment, released in Geneva. "Numerous testimonies indicated that boys were subjected to sexual torture in places of detention in front of adult men."
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U.N. investigation concluded Monday that Syrian forces committed crimes against humanity by killing and torturing hundreds of children, including a 2-year-old girl reportedly shot to death so she wouldn't grow up to be a demonstrator.
The inquiry added to mounting international pressure on President Bashar Assad, a day after the Arab League approved sweeping sanctions to push his embattled regime to end the violence. Syria's foreign minister called the Arab move "a declaration of economic war" and warned of retaliation.
The report by a U.N. Human Rights Council panel found that at least 256 children were killed by government forces between mid-March and early November, some of them tortured to death.
"Torture was applied equally to adults and children," said the assessment, released in Geneva. "Numerous testimonies indicated that boys were subjected to sexual torture in places of detention in front of adult men."
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2100436,00.html#ixzz1f3ORNKMB
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91pc at Doha Debates want Assad to resign
91pc at Doha Debates want Assad to resign
Assad MUST be prosecuted for crimes against humanity! According to International Criminal Court Website Rome Statute Articles 6, 7, 8 all continue to be violated by Assad's forces every day for 8 months! #Childvictims #Systematic #Murder #Torture #Rape #AssadCrimes #WarCrimes #SOS #ICC #UN #OW #Occupy #World #Shame #HumanRightsFirst
Assad MUST be prosecuted for crimes against humanity! According to International Criminal Court Website Rome Statute Articles 6, 7, 8 all continue to be violated by Assad's forces every day for 8 months! #Childvictims #Systematic #Murder #Torture #Rape #AssadCrimes #WarCrimes #SOS #ICC #UN #OW #Occupy #World #Shame #HumanRightsFirst
Sunday, November 27, 2011
18+ Syria - Wounded Men in Truck - Shot by Dictator Assad at Funeral - 1...
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18+ Adults Only - Warning - Contains Graphic Images - Not for Shock - Documentary Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity Committed by Syria Dictator Bashar Assad in Deir Ez Zor on November 27, 2011
These 2 men were shot and wounded by the depraved fascist loyalist forces of Syria Dictator Bashar Assad at the funeral of martyr Ra'ed Al-Kharoof .
Syria Dictator Bashar Assad is waging a genocidal war against large sections of the Sunni population of Syria, and he has arrested, tortured and slaughtered thousands of unarmed peaceful pro Democracy protesters.
The Syrian people have suffered tremendously under the fascist boot of the 41 year long totalitarian police state of the ruling Assad Family Dynasty. The Assad Police State came to power in a military coup and has killed over 130,000 Syrians during its 4 Decade Reign of Terror. In Syria we have no Free Speech, No Free Press or TV. We have fake elections with only one Candidate - the Dictator Assad, We have fake courts and fake trials and there are secret police everywhere who arrest , torture and kill you if you dare complain . The Assad family has stolen countless billions of dollars of our nation's wealth while half of our nation lives in dire poverty. The Assad family has put giant statues and Billboards of themselves on every street and they have named half of the nation's highways, parks, lakes, towns, public buildings, airports, dams,etc... after themselves. We live in the world's 2nd worst state sanctioned Cult of the Personality (2nd only to North Korea). Our regime stays in power as it hasput the small Alawite shiite religious sect in all of the important Army and Secret Police posts and has tied in the fate of the Alawite minority with the fate of the fascist Assad regime.
Internationally the Regime gets help from the worst nations and people on the planet to stay in power -- The fascist dictatorships of Iran, Russia and China along with the extremist Hezbollah militia and the shiite barking dog Nasrallah of Lebanon have given the Assad regime military assistance and political cover at the UN. Iranian Shiite Republican Guard soldiers and Russian guns are used to kill us and keep us as slaves to the Assad Regime. The regime gets political cover from misguided anti- zionists and anti- imperialists who mistakenly think they are being progressive by helping the Assad Dictatorship. Assad has gotten lots of political support from degenerates, opportunists, fascists, stalinists and shiite extremists around the globe. Some of the slime supporting Assad are Workers World Stalinist communist party in the USA with its leaders like Sara Flounders, It has gotten help from two-faced hypocrites like Dennis Kucinich who travels to Syria and who thinks he is important because he gets to meet Assad privately and get put on Syria State TV where he is used by the regime to give it legitimacy. Other slime and scum who support Assad include George Galloway of England who is now just a paid stooge of the Iranian Mullahs as he parrots the Tehran line on his Press TV show. Other supporters are of the Kooky New World Order paranoid conspiracy ilk, which include self-promoting freaks like Alex Jones, Franklin Lamb and Wesley Tarpley (formerly of the neo-fascist NCLC - Lyndon Larouche National Labor Party) and these three slimebags all love any Dictator as long as that Dictator is Anti - Freedom, anti- American, Anti-Europe and against any of the Western Democracies. This "Unholy Alliance" of Assad Dictatorship supporters also included thousands of Syrian and Lebanese Christians and their expatriate communities abroad who are fearful of living in a Democratic Middle East and so they doom their own futures in Syria by supporting the fascist Assad state.
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11-26-11 Syria news update from the Local Coordination Committees in Syria:
30 martyrs fell today, shot dead by security forces and the army of regime, including 5 children, 22-martyrs in Homs, 3 martyrs in Hama, 2 martyrs in Deir Al-Zour, and a martyr each Damascus Suburbs (Knaker) and Idleb
Daraa:
Inkhel: Heavy flight is associated with full alert for the army present in town
Alsnmin: heavy fire inside of military officers Houses and draws a large number of cars loaded with soldiers from the ninth division headquarters to the houses
Jasem: Intense air flight and heavy firing from heavy weaponry in the northwest region of the city
Jassim: violent clashes taking place now between the army and dissidents on the barrier between the Nimer and Bestas and flight to fly over the city
Daraa: a night anti-Assad demo in Dael was held on 11-26-11
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Arab League OKs Syria sanctions | Every Syrian official should not accept killing even one person,'' Bin Jassim said.
Arab League OKs Syria sanctions | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online
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``The Syrian people are being killed but we don't want this. Every Syrian official should not accept killing even one person,'' Bin Jassim said. ``Power is worth nothing while you stand as an enemy to your people.'' He added that the League aims to ``to avoid any suffering for the Syrian people.''
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``The Syrian people are being killed but we don't want this. Every Syrian official should not accept killing even one person,'' Bin Jassim said. ``Power is worth nothing while you stand as an enemy to your people.'' He added that the League aims to ``to avoid any suffering for the Syrian people.''
#OW #Occupy #World #Shame #ChildVictims #Systematic #Murder #Torture #WarCrimes #Syria #AssadCrimes
Well, it is very clear who is supporting crimes against humanity. Assad Bashar MUST be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, as defined by Rome Statute Articles 6,7 & 8 which are "ALL" in violation .. #ChildVictims #Systematic #Murder #Torture #Rape #WarCrimes #Atrocities #Mutalation The #World has seen overwhelming evidence of #AssadCrimes ... Anything less than prosecution is clear evidence of discrimination against Syrian civilians, as well as corruptiom in the International Criminal Courts ( & #UN) with no protection of human rights for Syrian civilians. #Occupy #TRUTH #JUSTICE #COMPASSION #HumanRights #First #OW #Occupy #ICC #UN #World #Shame
#Syria #Freedom #OW #Occupy #Compassion #ChildVictms #Systematic #WarCrimes
حماه حي الحميدية مسائية الثوارج3 27-11-2011: حماه حي الحميدية مسائية الثوارج3 27-11-2011
Arabs impose sanctions on #Syria as #Assad Continues2 #Kill #Civilians & #Children he calls "terrorist"
Arabs impose sanctions on Syria over crackdown: Arab states voted Sunday to impose economic sanctions on Syria immediately, in response to President Bashar al-Assad's failure to halt a violent crackdown on an eight-month uprising against his rule.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
#AssadDEADline ? #OW #Occupy #Compassion #ChildVictims #SOS #ICC
شام ريف حلب كفرنوران مسائيات الثوار 26 11 2011 جـ2
#AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ???? #SOS !!!!?? #AssadDEADline ??????? !!!!!!!! #OccupyCompassion #ChildVictims !!!!
#AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ???? #SOS !!!!?? #AssadDEADline ??????? !!!!!!!! #OccupyCompassion #ChildVictims !!!!
شام ريف حلب كفرنوران مسائيات الثوار 26 11 2011 جـ#AssadDEADline ?2
شام ريف حلب كفرنوران مسائيات الثوار 26 11 2011 جـ2
#AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ???? #SOS !!!!?? #AssadDEADline ??????? !!!!!!!! #OccupyCompassion #ChildVictims !!!!
#AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ??????? #AssadDEADline ???? #SOS !!!!?? #AssadDEADline ??????? !!!!!!!! #OccupyCompassion #ChildVictims !!!!
2-year-old baby killed by Assad in Homs #Syria 26.10.2011.mp4 #AssadTheChildKiller
for some reason when I tried to share my last post on twitter, it continued to say that I had an invalid link, ??
so I will try it again, sorry for the repeat!
Friday, November 25, 2011
Sky News: Syria needs international help - UN #SyriaDemands #NeedsR
Sky News: Syria needs international help - UN
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The United Nations says international help is needed to feed 1.5 million people in crisis-torn Syria, but humanitarian corridors are not yet justified.
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said almost three million people out of Syria's population of about 20.5 million had been affected by the deadly crackdown on protests launched by President Bashar al-Assad since March.
Thousands are now in camps in neighbouring Lebanon and Turkey, and many more have fled protest cities to seek refuge with family and friends in other parts of Syria.
"Growing needs have led the Red Crescent to request additional support to feed 1.5 million people," Amos, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said in a statement.
The Syrian Red Crescent and other Syrian groups and individuals have so far provided the bulk of humanitarian relief in Syria because the government has severely restricted access.
"As of now, the United Nations and partners have been unable to comprehensively assess people's needs," Amos said.
The UN official referred to a number of suggestions for setting up humanitarian corridors and safe zones.
"At present, the humanitarian needs identified in Syria do not warrant the implementation of either of these mechanisms. Before any further discussion of these options, it is essential to get a clearer sense of what exactly people need, and where," Amos said.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe this week suggested setting up protected escape routes for Syrian civilians fleeing the unrest, but he acknowledged that it would need either the agreement of the Syrian government or an international mandate.
The UN estimates that at least 3500 people have been killed in the crackdown since mid-March.
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The United Nations says international help is needed to feed 1.5 million people in crisis-torn Syria, but humanitarian corridors are not yet justified.
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said almost three million people out of Syria's population of about 20.5 million had been affected by the deadly crackdown on protests launched by President Bashar al-Assad since March.
Thousands are now in camps in neighbouring Lebanon and Turkey, and many more have fled protest cities to seek refuge with family and friends in other parts of Syria.
"Growing needs have led the Red Crescent to request additional support to feed 1.5 million people," Amos, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said in a statement.
The Syrian Red Crescent and other Syrian groups and individuals have so far provided the bulk of humanitarian relief in Syria because the government has severely restricted access.
"As of now, the United Nations and partners have been unable to comprehensively assess people's needs," Amos said.
The UN official referred to a number of suggestions for setting up humanitarian corridors and safe zones.
"At present, the humanitarian needs identified in Syria do not warrant the implementation of either of these mechanisms. Before any further discussion of these options, it is essential to get a clearer sense of what exactly people need, and where," Amos said.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe this week suggested setting up protected escape routes for Syrian civilians fleeing the unrest, but he acknowledged that it would need either the agreement of the Syrian government or an international mandate.
The UN estimates that at least 3500 people have been killed in the crackdown since mid-March.
Assad The Child Killer - YouTube Channel
('http://www.youtube.com/p/ECB173588A2CE15F?version=3&hl=en_US',)
#Assad #tortures captives w chemicals n #Syria #OW #Occupy #Values
and I could post these 24 7 for weeks and still never post them all! How Much Evidence is enough?? 3700 bodies are not enough evidence of Assad Crimes to prosecute him for murder??
This is #Wrong
People in the UN with conflict of interest concerning crimes against humanity must be removed. Funding the UN should not give liberty to ignore crimes against humanity.
World Leaders need to get priorities straight!!
Human Rights First!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And if World Leaders do not think children are a priority They need to #OccupySomeValues
Al Assad amputated a 4-year-old child girl's leg in Homs-Syria 07-09-201...
atrocity in case media and politicians don't understand
Hamza Ali Alkhateeb /A message to Children's Rights #OW #Occupy #World #Shame
#Atrocities #Defined 4 the ignorant media and politicians that play assad word games such as another example "re-naming" #AssadCrimes to #CivilWar #WorldWatching #NotCivilWar #EyesOnSyria #AssadCrimesAgainstHumanity #Systematic #Murder #Torture as Defined by #ICC #ElementsOfCrimes
#ChildVictims #WarCrime #Outrageous #WorldLeadersMustSTAND2ProtectChildren #HungerStrike #Nov20 #OW #Occupy #World #Shame
Thursday, November 24, 2011
UN lines up behind Arab League-Turkey action against Syria
UN lines up behind Arab League-Turkey action against Syria
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The United Nations General Assembly’s human rights committee voted on Tuesday to “strongly condemn” Syria’s crackdown on opposition protests and to call on Damascus to implement an Arab League plan to end the violence.
The resolution has no legal force. But it provides a pretext for the major powers to justify action outside of the UN—supporting the isolation and destabilisation of Syria, with the ultimate aim of regime change.
The resolution was passed in the wake of the Arab League’s decision to expel Damascus for failing to submit to a provocative and one-sided ultimatum. The Arab League demanded the Syrian regime of Bashir Assad halt its bloody attacks on protesters, withdraw tanks from restive cities, engage in a dialogue with the opposition and admit observers into the country. No corresponding demands were made on oppositionists, who are engaged in an armed struggle politically backed by imperialist powers and other regional governments.
The demand was made while the Arab League extended de-facto recognition to the opposition Syrian National Council, which rejects dialogue with Assad other than the terms of his departure, and with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon and others backing the insurgency with money and arms.
Most important of all was the presence of Turkey at the proceedings, which is home to the Syrian National Council and the Free Syria Army.
With both Turkey and Lebanon discussing the establishing of no-fly zones on Syrian soil, the basis for a military intervention has already been laid. The United States, Britain, France and Germany have all been involved in discussions with Ankara, Riyadh, the opposition and other concerned parties.
Having secured the desired refusal from Syria, the UN resolution was moved as a means of bypassing opposition to action against Syria on the Security Council. The NATO powers intend to make an end run around Chinese and Russian vetoes of a similar Security Council resolution condemning Syria.
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The United Nations General Assembly’s human rights committee voted on Tuesday to “strongly condemn” Syria’s crackdown on opposition protests and to call on Damascus to implement an Arab League plan to end the violence.
The resolution has no legal force. But it provides a pretext for the major powers to justify action outside of the UN—supporting the isolation and destabilisation of Syria, with the ultimate aim of regime change.
The resolution was passed in the wake of the Arab League’s decision to expel Damascus for failing to submit to a provocative and one-sided ultimatum. The Arab League demanded the Syrian regime of Bashir Assad halt its bloody attacks on protesters, withdraw tanks from restive cities, engage in a dialogue with the opposition and admit observers into the country. No corresponding demands were made on oppositionists, who are engaged in an armed struggle politically backed by imperialist powers and other regional governments.
The demand was made while the Arab League extended de-facto recognition to the opposition Syrian National Council, which rejects dialogue with Assad other than the terms of his departure, and with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon and others backing the insurgency with money and arms.
Most important of all was the presence of Turkey at the proceedings, which is home to the Syrian National Council and the Free Syria Army.
With both Turkey and Lebanon discussing the establishing of no-fly zones on Syrian soil, the basis for a military intervention has already been laid. The United States, Britain, France and Germany have all been involved in discussions with Ankara, Riyadh, the opposition and other concerned parties.
Having secured the desired refusal from Syria, the UN resolution was moved as a means of bypassing opposition to action against Syria on the Security Council. The NATO powers intend to make an end run around Chinese and Russian vetoes of a similar Security Council resolution condemning Syria.
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Syria Students Flee Assad Gunmen - SYRIA NEEDS NO FLY ZONE NOW ! 11-24-11
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Syrian Students Flee from from the Assad Security Forces who are shooting at and trying to kill these female students - November 24, 2011
وى ملاحقة الطلاب واطلاق الرصاص عليهم 24 11
Martyrs of Freedom 24-11-2011
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Number of martyrs in Syria today rose to 27 among them is a pregnant women and a child, 26 martyrs from Homs among them 15 from Rastan and a martyr from Daeel
Daraa
Daeel
Hamza Moussa Abou Zeid was martyred and many were injured when security forces surrounded the city amid clashes with the Free Syrian Army and a total communications and Internet blackout.
Sweida
Shahba
Miitary security forces surrounded the homes of those arrested in Shahba after a number of activists conducted a solidarity sit-in during which participants called for the fall of the regime.
Hama
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Reports of a number of wounded, among them Sarhan Tarek Al-Fares. A number of shops have been closed due to heavy gunfire, accompanied by raids, by army operatives.
Arab League’s more sanctions to Assad, Syria civilians still suffering with non-stop killings - Taiwan News Online
Arab League’s more sanctions to Assad, Syria civilians still suffering with non-stop killings - Taiwan News Online
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Arab foreign ministers called Thursday for Syria to agree to admit international monitors within 24 hours or face economic sanctions, due to the bloodiest non-stop killings from President Bashar al-Assad, while activists reported new clashes between army troops and defectors that left 29 dead across the country.
“Protection of civilians in Syria is an increasingly urgent and important aspect of responding to the events in country,” said Maja Kocijancic, a European Union spokeswoman, in a statement.
The announcement from the Arab League ministers came after theEuropean Union said Thursday that safeguarding civilians against President Bashar al-Assad’s ferocious crackdown had become a priority.
The league said that if Syria refused to admit the monitors, it would meet again on Saturday to discuss sanctions that could include the suspension of all trade except for essential humanitarian goods, a ban on flights to Syria, a travel ban on Syrian officials, and the freezing of all transactions with the central bank and of all Arab economic projects under way in Syria.
Under a November 2 Arab League initiative, Syria agreed to withdraw troops from urban centres, release political prisoners, start a dialogue with the opposition and allow monitors and international media into the country.
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Arab foreign ministers called Thursday for Syria to agree to admit international monitors within 24 hours or face economic sanctions, due to the bloodiest non-stop killings from President Bashar al-Assad, while activists reported new clashes between army troops and defectors that left 29 dead across the country.
“Protection of civilians in Syria is an increasingly urgent and important aspect of responding to the events in country,” said Maja Kocijancic, a European Union spokeswoman, in a statement.
The announcement from the Arab League ministers came after theEuropean Union said Thursday that safeguarding civilians against President Bashar al-Assad’s ferocious crackdown had become a priority.
The league said that if Syria refused to admit the monitors, it would meet again on Saturday to discuss sanctions that could include the suspension of all trade except for essential humanitarian goods, a ban on flights to Syria, a travel ban on Syrian officials, and the freezing of all transactions with the central bank and of all Arab economic projects under way in Syria.
Under a November 2 Arab League initiative, Syria agreed to withdraw troops from urban centres, release political prisoners, start a dialogue with the opposition and allow monitors and international media into the country.
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‘Zero-Problems’ Foreign Policy No More: Turkey and the Syrian ‘Abyss’
‘Zero-Problems’ Foreign Policy No More: Turkey and the Syrian ‘Abyss’
I hate that media and politicians buys into assad's game of re-naming #Systematic #Murder #Torture #Rape of Civilians including #Children a "CivilWar"
... world knows that assad is paying people to support him, and cutting off people's heads who refuse to support him, so please please please do not even address assad's #Atrocities #CrimesAgainstHumanity as a civilwar. #Absolutely #Obvious #Evidence 1000's videos document what is happening in #Syria ... not a civil war at all!!
#WorldLeadersMustSTAND2ProtectChildren #ChildVictims #WarCrime #Murder #Torture #Rape #Atrocities #CrimesAgainstHumanity #ICC #UN #World #Shame #OW #OccupyWorld #OccupyCompassion
Geezz!!
I hate that media and politicians buys into assad's game of re-naming #Systematic #Murder #Torture #Rape of Civilians including #Children a "CivilWar"
... world knows that assad is paying people to support him, and cutting off people's heads who refuse to support him, so please please please do not even address assad's #Atrocities #CrimesAgainstHumanity as a civilwar. #Absolutely #Obvious #Evidence 1000's videos document what is happening in #Syria ... not a civil war at all!!
#WorldLeadersMustSTAND2ProtectChildren #ChildVictims #WarCrime #Murder #Torture #Rape #Atrocities #CrimesAgainstHumanity #ICC #UN #World #Shame #OW #OccupyWorld #OccupyCompassion
Geezz!!
Aircraft Carrier CVN-77 Parks Next Door To Syria Just As US Urges Americans To Leave Country “Immediately” « News Worldwide
Aircraft Carrier CVN-77 Parks Next Door To Syria Just As US Urges Americans To Leave Country “Immediately” « News Worldwide
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Aircraft Carrier CVN-77 Parks Next Door To Syria Just As US Urges Americans To Leave Country “Immediately”
Yesterday we reported that the Arab League (with European and US support) are preparing to institute a no fly zone over Syria. Today, we get an escalation which confirms we may be on the edge. Just out from CBS: “The U.S. Embassy in Damascus urged its citizens in Syria to depart “immediately,” and Turkey‘s foreign ministry urged Turkish pilgrims to opt for flights to return home from Saudi Arabia to avoid traveling through Syria.” But probably the most damning evidence that the “western world” is about to do the unthinkable and invade Syria,and in the process force Iran to retaliate, is the weekly naval update from Stratfor, which always has some very interesting if always controversial view on geopolitics, where we find that for the first time in many months, CVN 77 George H.W. Bush has left its traditional theater of operations just off the Straits of Hormuz, a critical choke point, where it traditionally accompanies the Stennis, and has parked… right next to Syria. [ read more at link ]
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Aircraft Carrier CVN-77 Parks Next Door To Syria Just As US Urges Americans To Leave Country “Immediately”
Yesterday we reported that the Arab League (with European and US support) are preparing to institute a no fly zone over Syria. Today, we get an escalation which confirms we may be on the edge. Just out from CBS: “The U.S. Embassy in Damascus urged its citizens in Syria to depart “immediately,” and Turkey‘s foreign ministry urged Turkish pilgrims to opt for flights to return home from Saudi Arabia to avoid traveling through Syria.” But probably the most damning evidence that the “western world” is about to do the unthinkable and invade Syria,and in the process force Iran to retaliate, is the weekly naval update from Stratfor, which always has some very interesting if always controversial view on geopolitics, where we find that for the first time in many months, CVN 77 George H.W. Bush has left its traditional theater of operations just off the Straits of Hormuz, a critical choke point, where it traditionally accompanies the Stennis, and has parked… right next to Syria. [ read more at link ]
Report: US & Arab States Set To Impose No Fly Zone Over Syria « CounterPsyOps
Report: US & Arab States Set To Impose No Fly Zone Over Syria « CounterPsyOps
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By Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Wedneday, November 23, 2011
Reports out of Kuwait suggest that Arab states are set to impose a no fly zone over Syria with US logistical support, advancing the prospect of a military assault to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad under a “humanitarian” pretext.
“Senior European sources said that Arab jet fighters, and possibly Turkish warplanes, backed by American logistic support will implement a no fly zone in Syria’s skies, after the Arab League will issue a decision, under its Charter, calling for the protection of Syrian civilians,” reports Albawaba, citing Kuwait’s al Rai daily.
YNet news, the website for Israel’s most widely read newspaper, also carried the report.
As part of a plan to cripple the country’s military forces within 24 hours, the “movement of Syrian military vehicles, including tanks, personnel carriers and artillery,” would all be banned under the terms of the no fly zone.
Syrian opposition forces have repeatedly called for a no fly zone to be enforced over the country, but last month NATO all but ruled out the prospect. Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has also called on the Obama administration to impose a no fly zone without waiting for a green light from the United Nations. [ read more at link ]
... the article continues with a line that really pisses me off..
The atrocities are evident in 1000's of videos, so that last comment makes you sound as if you are defending #AssadTheChildKillingLiar !!
There has NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY BEEN MORE 'EVIDENCE OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY' AS DOCUMENTED BY THE SYRIAN CIVILIANS, DOCTOR REPORTS OF TORTURED TO DEATH CHILDREN SURELY QUALIFY AS 'VALID EVIDENCE' So, Whatever must be done to stop Syrian Civilians from being slaughtered by Assad's wicked regime thugs from killing more children, women, beheading people, torturing them to death, hanging them, raping them, cutting out their eyes and throats, skinning them alive, setting them on fire, and torturing children to death in front of their parents as a punishment is a far cry from as you say, " characterizing attacks by his forces as atrocities" !!?? "characterizing attacks as atrociites?? Where the hell have you been? I think cutting off the heads of people who refuse to open fire on unarmed civilians and taking of photo of their heads sitting on their backs, and their arms and legs laying beside them would be considered ATROCITIES!! MY GOD IN HEAVEN!! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU CONSIDER AN ATROCITY!! I have a great idea for you, look it up on ICC website! Its under "Elements of Crimes Against Humanity" and I'm sure you will block my post. I was very offended by that remake "characterizing attacks by his forces as atrocities" because I have been "WATCHING THE ATROCITIES EVERY DAY FOR OVER 8 MONTHS!!"
Have you no shame?!!
There are #childvictims of death and torture and rape as young as 8 years old, and little boy's penis cut off but that's every day and casual stuff but not an atrocity?? Get some values!
#JustSaying
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By Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Wedneday, November 23, 2011
Reports out of Kuwait suggest that Arab states are set to impose a no fly zone over Syria with US logistical support, advancing the prospect of a military assault to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad under a “humanitarian” pretext.
“Senior European sources said that Arab jet fighters, and possibly Turkish warplanes, backed by American logistic support will implement a no fly zone in Syria’s skies, after the Arab League will issue a decision, under its Charter, calling for the protection of Syrian civilians,” reports Albawaba, citing Kuwait’s al Rai daily.
YNet news, the website for Israel’s most widely read newspaper, also carried the report.
As part of a plan to cripple the country’s military forces within 24 hours, the “movement of Syrian military vehicles, including tanks, personnel carriers and artillery,” would all be banned under the terms of the no fly zone.
Syrian opposition forces have repeatedly called for a no fly zone to be enforced over the country, but last month NATO all but ruled out the prospect. Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has also called on the Obama administration to impose a no fly zone without waiting for a green light from the United Nations. [ read more at link ]
... the article continues with a line that really pisses me off..
The atrocities are evident in 1000's of videos, so that last comment makes you sound as if you are defending #AssadTheChildKillingLiar !!
There has NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY BEEN MORE 'EVIDENCE OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY' AS DOCUMENTED BY THE SYRIAN CIVILIANS, DOCTOR REPORTS OF TORTURED TO DEATH CHILDREN SURELY QUALIFY AS 'VALID EVIDENCE' So, Whatever must be done to stop Syrian Civilians from being slaughtered by Assad's wicked regime thugs from killing more children, women, beheading people, torturing them to death, hanging them, raping them, cutting out their eyes and throats, skinning them alive, setting them on fire, and torturing children to death in front of their parents as a punishment is a far cry from as you say, " characterizing attacks by his forces as atrocities" !!?? "characterizing attacks as atrociites?? Where the hell have you been? I think cutting off the heads of people who refuse to open fire on unarmed civilians and taking of photo of their heads sitting on their backs, and their arms and legs laying beside them would be considered ATROCITIES!! MY GOD IN HEAVEN!! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU CONSIDER AN ATROCITY!! I have a great idea for you, look it up on ICC website! Its under "Elements of Crimes Against Humanity" and I'm sure you will block my post. I was very offended by that remake "characterizing attacks by his forces as atrocities" because I have been "WATCHING THE ATROCITIES EVERY DAY FOR OVER 8 MONTHS!!"
Have you no shame?!!
There are #childvictims of death and torture and rape as young as 8 years old, and little boy's penis cut off but that's every day and casual stuff but not an atrocity?? Get some values!
#JustSaying
Arabs give Syria one day to agree monitors | Stuff.co.nz
Arabs give Syria one day to agree monitors | Stuff.co.nz
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'HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS'
After months in which the international community has seemed determined to avoid direct entanglement in a core Middle East country, the diplomatic consensus seems to be changing.
The Arab League suspended Syria's membership two weeks ago, while this week the prime minister of regional heavyweight Turkey - a NATO member with the military wherewithal to mount a cross-border operation - told Assad to quit and said he should look at what happened to fallen dictators such as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Libya's deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi.
France became the first major power to seek international intervention in Syria when it called for "humanitarian corridors" in Syria to alleviate civilian suffering.
A Western diplomatic source said the French plan, with or without approval from Damascus, could link Syrian civilian centres to frontiers such as Turkey and Lebanon, to the Mediterranean coast or to an airport.
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Its aim would enable the transport of humanitarian supplies or medicines to a population that is suffering, the source said.
Juppe insisted the plan fell short of a military intervention, but acknowledged that humanitarian convoys would need armed protection.
"There are two possible ways: That the international community, Arab League and the United Nations can get the regime to allow these humanitarian corridors," he told French radio on Thursday. "But if that isn't the case we'd have to look at other solutions ... with international observers."
Asked if humanitarian convoys would need military protection, he said: "Of course... by international observers, but there is no question of military intervention in Syria." [ read more at link ]
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'HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS'
After months in which the international community has seemed determined to avoid direct entanglement in a core Middle East country, the diplomatic consensus seems to be changing.
The Arab League suspended Syria's membership two weeks ago, while this week the prime minister of regional heavyweight Turkey - a NATO member with the military wherewithal to mount a cross-border operation - told Assad to quit and said he should look at what happened to fallen dictators such as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Libya's deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi.
France became the first major power to seek international intervention in Syria when it called for "humanitarian corridors" in Syria to alleviate civilian suffering.
A Western diplomatic source said the French plan, with or without approval from Damascus, could link Syrian civilian centres to frontiers such as Turkey and Lebanon, to the Mediterranean coast or to an airport.
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Its aim would enable the transport of humanitarian supplies or medicines to a population that is suffering, the source said.
Juppe insisted the plan fell short of a military intervention, but acknowledged that humanitarian convoys would need armed protection.
"There are two possible ways: That the international community, Arab League and the United Nations can get the regime to allow these humanitarian corridors," he told French radio on Thursday. "But if that isn't the case we'd have to look at other solutions ... with international observers."
Asked if humanitarian convoys would need military protection, he said: "Of course... by international observers, but there is no question of military intervention in Syria." [ read more at link ]
France calls for 'humanitarian corridors' in Syria - latimes.com
France calls for 'humanitarian corridors' in Syria - latimes.com
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November 25, 2011
Reporting from Beirut and Cairo—
France is seeking international support for a proposal to establish "humanitarian corridors" in Syria to get aid to besieged areas of the country, where the government has turned its guns on protesters and armed insurgents demanding the ouster of President Bashar Assad.
In a radio interview Thursday with France Inter, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he had raised the idea with the United Nations and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and would discuss it with Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo this week.
The Arab League, meanwhile, said it was giving Syria until Friday to sign an agreement to allow Arab monitors into the country or risk punishing sanctions. It was the latest in a series of ultimatums by the 22-member bloc, which is often criticized for being ineffective.
The league has suspended Syria for failing to comply with a peace plan calling for dialogue with the opposition and a withdrawal of government forces from cities and towns. Jordan, Turkey and a number of Western countries have called on Assad to step down. [ read more at link]
clipped from article: By Alexandra Zavis and Amro Hassan, Los Angeles Times
November 25, 2011
Reporting from Beirut and Cairo—
France is seeking international support for a proposal to establish "humanitarian corridors" in Syria to get aid to besieged areas of the country, where the government has turned its guns on protesters and armed insurgents demanding the ouster of President Bashar Assad.
In a radio interview Thursday with France Inter, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he had raised the idea with the United Nations and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and would discuss it with Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo this week.
The Arab League, meanwhile, said it was giving Syria until Friday to sign an agreement to allow Arab monitors into the country or risk punishing sanctions. It was the latest in a series of ultimatums by the 22-member bloc, which is often criticized for being ineffective.
The league has suspended Syria for failing to comply with a peace plan calling for dialogue with the opposition and a withdrawal of government forces from cities and towns. Jordan, Turkey and a number of Western countries have called on Assad to step down. [ read more at link]
Syria's Assad's rule nearing end, Israel says
Syria's Assad's rule nearing end, Israel says
#AssadCrimes #Atrocities #SOS #UN #ICC #World #Occupy #Shame #OW
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PRAGUE - The rule of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is approaching an end and the situation has become irreversible, Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Thursday.
"It seems that the situation in Syria is irreversible, that President Bashar al-Assad is losing legitimacy by killing the dissidents, more than 3,000 casualties so far," he told reporters after meeting Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg in Prague.
"It seems that he is approaching his end as the leader of Syria." [read more at link]
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Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Syria+Assad+rule+nearing+Israel+says/5761984/story.html#ixzz1efuVHC00
#AssadCrimes #Atrocities #SOS #UN #ICC #World #Occupy #Shame #OW
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PRAGUE - The rule of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is approaching an end and the situation has become irreversible, Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Thursday.
"It seems that the situation in Syria is irreversible, that President Bashar al-Assad is losing legitimacy by killing the dissidents, more than 3,000 casualties so far," he told reporters after meeting Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg in Prague.
"It seems that he is approaching his end as the leader of Syria." [read more at link]
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Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Syria+Assad+rule+nearing+Israel+says/5761984/story.html#ixzz1efuVHC00
The George Bush aims at Bashar Al-Assad: Voice of Russia
The George Bush aims at Bashar Al-Assad: Voice of Russia
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The latest multipurpose nuclear aircraft-carrier The George Bush of the US Navy has been redeployed from the Persian Gulf to the Syrian shores. The ship is capable of carrying up to 70 aircraft, including 48 attack jets. The aircraft-carrier is escorted by a group of vessels which contains a destroyer. In this connection, experts are giving both a pessimistic and comparatively moderate prospect of developments near the Syrian sea border. Maxim Minayev from the Russian analytical Centre of Political Situations says: “This is preparation for a military operation against Syria. These activities are reminiscent of a similar initiative when a group of NATO vessels were concentrated near Libya. Washington wants to collect a maximum dividend from the series of revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa. With this aim in mind, Washington is likely to start a military intervention even without UN sanctions. Now we are witnessing the first stage of NATO naval contingents drawing up near the Syrian shorelines.” Oleg Kulakov, an expert in Oriental studies from the Armed Forces University, is not inclined to feel too emotional about the situation. “The reinforcement of the US aircraft-carrier fleet in the Mediterranean is more likely to be a threat. They are building up muscle in the region and this is undoubtedly an element of strong political intimidation. Military pressure is likely to be augmented by possible diplomatic demarche. However, all this does not mean direct military intervention.” [ read more at link ]
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The latest multipurpose nuclear aircraft-carrier The George Bush of the US Navy has been redeployed from the Persian Gulf to the Syrian shores. The ship is capable of carrying up to 70 aircraft, including 48 attack jets. The aircraft-carrier is escorted by a group of vessels which contains a destroyer. In this connection, experts are giving both a pessimistic and comparatively moderate prospect of developments near the Syrian sea border. Maxim Minayev from the Russian analytical Centre of Political Situations says: “This is preparation for a military operation against Syria. These activities are reminiscent of a similar initiative when a group of NATO vessels were concentrated near Libya. Washington wants to collect a maximum dividend from the series of revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa. With this aim in mind, Washington is likely to start a military intervention even without UN sanctions. Now we are witnessing the first stage of NATO naval contingents drawing up near the Syrian shorelines.” Oleg Kulakov, an expert in Oriental studies from the Armed Forces University, is not inclined to feel too emotional about the situation. “The reinforcement of the US aircraft-carrier fleet in the Mediterranean is more likely to be a threat. They are building up muscle in the region and this is undoubtedly an element of strong political intimidation. Military pressure is likely to be augmented by possible diplomatic demarche. However, all this does not mean direct military intervention.” [ read more at link ]
Arab League gives Assad ultimatum - World news, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Arab League gives Assad ultimatum - World news, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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In a statement released after the committee met, the group said punishment could include stopping trade with the Syrian government apart from strategic goods that affect the Syrian people. Other sanctions could include stopping flights to Syria and ending dealings with Syria's central bank.
The Arab League has already suspended Syria's membership over the bloodshed and the country's failure to abide by an Arab peace plan it signed.
The European Union has also said that protecting civilians caught up in Syria's crackdown on anti-government protests "is an increasingly urgent and important aspect" of responding to the bloodshed.
Alongside the diplomatic efforts, violence continued, with clashes reported between troops and army defectors near the town of Rastan and in Houla, both in the restive central province of Homs.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Co-ordination Committees said the toll included at least four civilians.
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/arab-league-gives-assad-ultimatum-16082158.html#ixzz1efpyvXn8
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In a statement released after the committee met, the group said punishment could include stopping trade with the Syrian government apart from strategic goods that affect the Syrian people. Other sanctions could include stopping flights to Syria and ending dealings with Syria's central bank.
The Arab League has already suspended Syria's membership over the bloodshed and the country's failure to abide by an Arab peace plan it signed.
The European Union has also said that protecting civilians caught up in Syria's crackdown on anti-government protests "is an increasingly urgent and important aspect" of responding to the bloodshed.
Alongside the diplomatic efforts, violence continued, with clashes reported between troops and army defectors near the town of Rastan and in Houla, both in the restive central province of Homs.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Co-ordination Committees said the toll included at least four civilians.
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/arab-league-gives-assad-ultimatum-16082158.html#ixzz1efpyvXn8
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Reuters - World - Nov 24, 2011 - Syria faces Arab sanctions deadline over monitors
RealClearWorld - Reuters - World - Nov 24, 2011 - Syria faces Arab sanctions deadline over monitors
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Dominic Evans
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria faces a Friday deadline to sign an Arab deal allowing monitors into the country or incur sanctions over its crackdown on protests including halting flights, curbing trade and stopping deals with the central bank.
Arab foreign ministers warned in Cairo that unless Syria agreed to let the monitors in to assess progress of an Arab League plan to end eight months of bloodshed, officials would consider imposing sanctions on Saturday.
Under a November 2 Arab League initiative, Syria agreed to withdraw troops from urban centers, release political prisoners, start a dialogue with the opposition and allow monitors and international media into the country.
Since then hundreds of people, including civilians, security forces and army deserters, have been killed as the unrest which the United Nations says has claimed at least 3,500 lives since March continued unabated.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based opposition group, said at least 47 people were killed in Syria on Thursday, including 16 soldiers and 17 army deserters, mostly around the rebellious city of Homs and near the town of Rastan to the north.
The violence has prompted former ally Turkey to bluntly tell President Bashar al-Assad to step down and led France to propose "humanitarian corridors" in Syria to help transport medicines or other supplies to civilians in need.
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Dominic Evans
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria faces a Friday deadline to sign an Arab deal allowing monitors into the country or incur sanctions over its crackdown on protests including halting flights, curbing trade and stopping deals with the central bank.
Arab foreign ministers warned in Cairo that unless Syria agreed to let the monitors in to assess progress of an Arab League plan to end eight months of bloodshed, officials would consider imposing sanctions on Saturday.
Under a November 2 Arab League initiative, Syria agreed to withdraw troops from urban centers, release political prisoners, start a dialogue with the opposition and allow monitors and international media into the country.
Since then hundreds of people, including civilians, security forces and army deserters, have been killed as the unrest which the United Nations says has claimed at least 3,500 lives since March continued unabated.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based opposition group, said at least 47 people were killed in Syria on Thursday, including 16 soldiers and 17 army deserters, mostly around the rebellious city of Homs and near the town of Rastan to the north.
The violence has prompted former ally Turkey to bluntly tell President Bashar al-Assad to step down and led France to propose "humanitarian corridors" in Syria to help transport medicines or other supplies to civilians in need.
[ read more at link ]
Syria's rebel chief calls for air strikes to speed Assad's fall | News | National Post
Syria's rebel chief calls for air strikes to speed Assad's fall | News | National Post
By Ezzedine Said
NICOSIA – Free Syrian Army chief Riyadh al-Asaad on Thursday called for foreign air strikes on “strategic targets” in Syria to speed up the fall of the regime, in a telephone interview with AFP.
“We are not in favour of the entry of foreign troops as was the case in Iraq but we want the international community to give us logistical support,” said FSA chief Colonel Asaad, who is based across the border in Turkey.
“We also want international protection, the establishment of a no-fly zone, a buffer zone and strikes on certain strategic targets considered as crucial by the regime,” he said.
In contrast, the leader of the main Syrian opposition group in exile said after talks in Paris on Wednesday that his organization does not want to see rebels launch armed attacks on President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. [ read more at link ]
By Ezzedine Said
NICOSIA – Free Syrian Army chief Riyadh al-Asaad on Thursday called for foreign air strikes on “strategic targets” in Syria to speed up the fall of the regime, in a telephone interview with AFP.
“We are not in favour of the entry of foreign troops as was the case in Iraq but we want the international community to give us logistical support,” said FSA chief Colonel Asaad, who is based across the border in Turkey.
“We also want international protection, the establishment of a no-fly zone, a buffer zone and strikes on certain strategic targets considered as crucial by the regime,” he said.
In contrast, the leader of the main Syrian opposition group in exile said after talks in Paris on Wednesday that his organization does not want to see rebels launch armed attacks on President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. [ read more at link ]
Hope builds for refugees as world turns on Assad - Yahoo! New Zealand News
Hope builds for refugees as world turns on Assad - Yahoo! New Zealand News
YAYLADAG, Turkey (Reuters) - After months of despair that the international community would ever act to help them, Syrian refugees in Turkey say they are now optimistic that the world is ready to take action at last.
YAYLADAG, Turkey (Reuters) - After months of despair that the international community would ever act to help them, Syrian refugees in Turkey say they are now optimistic that the world is ready to take action at last.
Syrian army shells rebels as Bashar al-Assad given 24-hour ultimatum | World news | The Guardian
Syrian army shells rebels as Bashar al-Assad given 24-hour ultimatum | World news | The Guardian
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A child at a demonstration in Homs, Syria. Photograph: Mani/Zeppelin Network
Syrian tanks shelled positions held by army defectors near the central town of Rastan on Thursday amid Arab and international diplomatic manoeuvring over how to exert pressure on the Damascus regime.
Opposition activists reported at least 24 people killed in clashes with security forces, mostly in Rastan and Homs.
In Cairo, the Arab League gave President Bashar al-Assad another 24 hours to accept observers to monitor the violence or face economic sanctions, generating criticism that the pan-Arab organisation was being too slow and too lenient after suspending Syria last week.
Five of the latest victims were killed in Homs, according to the opposition network of local co-ordination committees. Demonstrators were out in the Baba Amr district of the city on Thursday night, calling for the overthrow of the regime.
Security personnel snatched the body of one young man, Sarhan Tarek, who was killed by their gunfire, the LCC said.
The Syrian Revolution General Commission said it had counted 24 dead, including a woman and a child, by nightfall. [ read more at link]
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A child at a demonstration in Homs, Syria. Photograph: Mani/Zeppelin Network
Syrian tanks shelled positions held by army defectors near the central town of Rastan on Thursday amid Arab and international diplomatic manoeuvring over how to exert pressure on the Damascus regime.
Opposition activists reported at least 24 people killed in clashes with security forces, mostly in Rastan and Homs.
In Cairo, the Arab League gave President Bashar al-Assad another 24 hours to accept observers to monitor the violence or face economic sanctions, generating criticism that the pan-Arab organisation was being too slow and too lenient after suspending Syria last week.
Five of the latest victims were killed in Homs, according to the opposition network of local co-ordination committees. Demonstrators were out in the Baba Amr district of the city on Thursday night, calling for the overthrow of the regime.
Security personnel snatched the body of one young man, Sarhan Tarek, who was killed by their gunfire, the LCC said.
The Syrian Revolution General Commission said it had counted 24 dead, including a woman and a child, by nightfall. [ read more at link]
الشهيد نمر ان أدهم رجوب حمص باب الدريب23 11 2011
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ادلب - تفتناز الشهداء ماهر رحال وحسين شعبان 20-11 - YouTube.flv
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
#France calls for #humanitarian #zone in #Syria | Reuters
France calls for humanitarian zone in Syria | Reuters
(Reuters) - France called on Wednesday for a "secured zone to protect civilians" in Syria, the first time a major Western power has suggested international intervention on the ground in the eight-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
(Reuters) - France called on Wednesday for a "secured zone to protect civilians" in Syria, the first time a major Western power has suggested international intervention on the ground in the eight-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
Dear StateDept #FreeMona usembassycairo, monaeltahawy BeatenArrested by Egypt Interior Minstry. Shes US Citizen. Ur Responsible, get her out NOW : Ana3rabeya
Dear StateDept usembassycairo, monaeltahawy BeatenArrested by Egypt Interior Minstry. Shes US Citizen. Ur Responsible, get her out NOW : Ana3rabeya
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@DostorNews DostorNews : #egypt اللجان الشعبية تكثف تواجدها على مداخل ومخارج ميدان التحرير http://t.co/OFAbjfVD 4 minutes ago
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@HafedAlGhwell HafedAlGhwell : @Reuters @AJALive @BBCBreaking @nprnews @cnni ---- @monaeltahawy beaten & arrested in #Egypt --- #FreeMona @StateDept 4 minutes ago
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@lindsayballant lindsayballant : Praying for the safe return of a great journalist caught up in #Egypt #freemona @monaeltahawy : Beaten arrested in interior ministry 5 minutes ago
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@jessradio jessradio : @lksriv Two prominent American journalists detained in #Egypt today: Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) and Jehane Noujaim (@pangeaworld). 6 minutes ago
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@MaxBlumenthal MaxBlumenthal : Petition demanding State Dept pressure #SCAF to end attacks on civilians in #Tahrir http://t.co/z1KzSg2N @sharifkouddous 9 minutes ago
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Human Rights Petition: Dept. of State: Call on SCAF to End Violent Attacks in Egypt | Change.org
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@katsndogs katsndogs : '@memexoxo I have called the US embassy and they are aware of @monaeltahawy 's situation and they are sending someone. #freemona #Egypt 9 minutes ago
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@HafedAlGhwell HafedAlGhwell : #Egypt #Libya #Bahrain #Syria #Yemen --- @monaeltahawy beaten & arrested in #Cairo --- #FreeMona 9 minutes ago
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@56forfreedom 56forfreedom : #OWS #Occupy drama queens comparing their evictions to what's going on in #Egypt is beyond laughable #tcot #teaparty #gop @THEHermanCain 10 minutes ago
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@EhabZ EhabZ : I know it's never good to get arrested and beaten, especially in Egypt, but this may be good for @monaeltahawy's credibility. #FreeMona 10 minutes ago
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@Organica_ Organica_ : American activist and Journalist @monaeltahawy has been arrested and beaten. What can we do from our end to help? #Egypt 10 minutes ago
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@HafedAlGhwell HafedAlGhwell : #Egypt --- the World Is Watching ... release @monaeltahawy NOW --- @StateDept #freemona 11 minutes ago [read more at link]
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NickKristof : Amazing use of Twitter to fight Egypt #SCAF thugs @katz : #FreeMona is trending worldwide. Incredible. 1 minute ago
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@DostorNews DostorNews : #egypt اللجان الشعبية تكثف تواجدها على مداخل ومخارج ميدان التحرير http://t.co/OFAbjfVD 4 minutes ago
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@HafedAlGhwell HafedAlGhwell : @Reuters @AJALive @BBCBreaking @nprnews @cnni ---- @monaeltahawy beaten & arrested in #Egypt --- #FreeMona @StateDept 4 minutes ago
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@lindsayballant lindsayballant : Praying for the safe return of a great journalist caught up in #Egypt #freemona @monaeltahawy : Beaten arrested in interior ministry 5 minutes ago
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@jessradio jessradio : @lksriv Two prominent American journalists detained in #Egypt today: Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) and Jehane Noujaim (@pangeaworld). 6 minutes ago
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@MaxBlumenthal MaxBlumenthal : Petition demanding State Dept pressure #SCAF to end attacks on civilians in #Tahrir http://t.co/z1KzSg2N @sharifkouddous 9 minutes ago
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Human Rights Petition: Dept. of State: Call on SCAF to End Violent Attacks in Egypt | Change.org
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@katsndogs katsndogs : '@memexoxo I have called the US embassy and they are aware of @monaeltahawy 's situation and they are sending someone. #freemona #Egypt 9 minutes ago
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@HafedAlGhwell HafedAlGhwell : #Egypt #Libya #Bahrain #Syria #Yemen --- @monaeltahawy beaten & arrested in #Cairo --- #FreeMona 9 minutes ago
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@56forfreedom 56forfreedom : #OWS #Occupy drama queens comparing their evictions to what's going on in #Egypt is beyond laughable #tcot #teaparty #gop @THEHermanCain 10 minutes ago
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@EhabZ EhabZ : I know it's never good to get arrested and beaten, especially in Egypt, but this may be good for @monaeltahawy's credibility. #FreeMona 10 minutes ago
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@Organica_ Organica_ : American activist and Journalist @monaeltahawy has been arrested and beaten. What can we do from our end to help? #Egypt 10 minutes ago
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@HafedAlGhwell HafedAlGhwell : #Egypt --- the World Is Watching ... release @monaeltahawy NOW --- @StateDept #freemona 11 minutes ago [read more at link]
#URGENT ! U.S. Tells Citizens to Leave #Syria “Immediately” Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
» U.S. Tells Citizens to Leave Syria “Immediately” Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
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“The U.S. Embassy continues to urge U.S. citizens in Syria to depart immediately while commercial transportation is available,” said a statement issued to the American community in Syria Wednesday and posted on the Embassy’s website. “The number of airlines serving Syria has decreased significantly since the summer, while many of those airlines remaining have reduced their number of flights.”
The State Department pulled the U.S. ambassador Robert Ford from the country in late October after it claimed his life was threatened. Ford was quietly sent back last week.
The call for U.S. and Turkish citizens to depart Syria immediately lends credence to speculation that the U.S. will orchestrate the removal of al-Bashar.
In April we speculated that the U.S. and the EU would eventually impose a no-fly zone on Syria in response to alleged human rights violations and this would be used as a cover to support the overthrow of al-Bashar.
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“The U.S. Embassy continues to urge U.S. citizens in Syria to depart immediately while commercial transportation is available,” said a statement issued to the American community in Syria Wednesday and posted on the Embassy’s website. “The number of airlines serving Syria has decreased significantly since the summer, while many of those airlines remaining have reduced their number of flights.”
The State Department pulled the U.S. ambassador Robert Ford from the country in late October after it claimed his life was threatened. Ford was quietly sent back last week.
The call for U.S. and Turkish citizens to depart Syria immediately lends credence to speculation that the U.S. will orchestrate the removal of al-Bashar.
In April we speculated that the U.S. and the EU would eventually impose a no-fly zone on Syria in response to alleged human rights violations and this would be used as a cover to support the overthrow of al-Bashar.
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#ATTENTION #Tahrir #Ammo INFO Tree Hugging Hoolah:
Tree Hugging Hoolah: Tahrir ammo
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Tahrir ammo
UPDATE II 23/11/2011: More Arabic-marked shotgun shells; new tear gas grenades (including unmarked); and rifle-calibre ammunition round.
UPDATE I 22/11/2011: Brazilian and US owners of arms firms whose kit is being used in Tahrir Square
Apologies, this post is really just a place to dump a load of stuff - following a couple of requests, I thought it might be useful to post somewhere a round-up of arms and ammunition being used against protestors in Tahrir right now.
There seem to be a growing number people in and around the Square angry at being fired on by weapons supplied from countries making nice noises about democracy and restraint in Egypt, and are starting to document markings and specifications of what's being used. It won't help stop any violence, but I'm generally in favour of causing a modicum of embarrassment to those governments and companies which continue to supply tools of repression, usually for profit, to those who they well know will use them to violate human rights and repress their own citizens.
There are lots of good ID resources around - for the real afficionado of "less-lethal technologies", you can't beat Mispo (subscription only), which also has a live update stream of identified military/security equipment being used images from around the world.
All the usual caveats, of course, apply below: the provenance of most of these photos can't be definitively verified; and a given country of manufacture doesn't indicate that that country's government supplied the weapons to Egypt. I'll try to update this as more info becomes available.
9x19mm ammunition
9mm Parabellum/Luger ammunition is designed for use by 9mm pistols (either single-shot or semi-automatic), or semi-automatic/automatic sub-machine guns like the MP5-series submachine guns with which some Egyptian security forces were photographed back in February.[ read more at link]
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Tahrir ammo
UPDATE II 23/11/2011: More Arabic-marked shotgun shells; new tear gas grenades (including unmarked); and rifle-calibre ammunition round.
UPDATE I 22/11/2011: Brazilian and US owners of arms firms whose kit is being used in Tahrir Square
Apologies, this post is really just a place to dump a load of stuff - following a couple of requests, I thought it might be useful to post somewhere a round-up of arms and ammunition being used against protestors in Tahrir right now.
There seem to be a growing number people in and around the Square angry at being fired on by weapons supplied from countries making nice noises about democracy and restraint in Egypt, and are starting to document markings and specifications of what's being used. It won't help stop any violence, but I'm generally in favour of causing a modicum of embarrassment to those governments and companies which continue to supply tools of repression, usually for profit, to those who they well know will use them to violate human rights and repress their own citizens.
There are lots of good ID resources around - for the real afficionado of "less-lethal technologies", you can't beat Mispo (subscription only), which also has a live update stream of identified military/security equipment being used images from around the world.
All the usual caveats, of course, apply below: the provenance of most of these photos can't be definitively verified; and a given country of manufacture doesn't indicate that that country's government supplied the weapons to Egypt. I'll try to update this as more info becomes available.
9x19mm ammunition
9mm Parabellum/Luger ammunition is designed for use by 9mm pistols (either single-shot or semi-automatic), or semi-automatic/automatic sub-machine guns like the MP5-series submachine guns with which some Egyptian security forces were photographed back in February.[ read more at link]
UN human rights committee condemns Syrian rights violations · TheJournal.ie
UN human rights committee condemns Syrian rights violations · TheJournal.ie
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The nonbinding resolution adopted by the General Assembly’s human rights committee calls on Syrian authorities to implement an Arab League peace plan, agreed to earlier this month, “without further delay.” It urges the withdrawal of government tanks from the streets, the release of political prisoners, a halt to attacks on civilians, and allowing observers into the country.
The resolution, sponsored by Britain, France and Germany, was approved by a vote of 122-13 with 41 abstentions. It must now be approved at a plenary session of the 193-member world body, where its adoption is virtually certain.
US Ambassador Susan Rice said in a statement that the committee’s first-ever resolution on Syria’s human rights violations “has sent a clear message that it does not accept abuse and death as a legitimate path to retaining power.”
Syria tried to prevent a vote on the resolution, introducing a motion to take “no action” but it was overwhelmingly defeated.
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The nonbinding resolution adopted by the General Assembly’s human rights committee calls on Syrian authorities to implement an Arab League peace plan, agreed to earlier this month, “without further delay.” It urges the withdrawal of government tanks from the streets, the release of political prisoners, a halt to attacks on civilians, and allowing observers into the country.
The resolution, sponsored by Britain, France and Germany, was approved by a vote of 122-13 with 41 abstentions. It must now be approved at a plenary session of the 193-member world body, where its adoption is virtually certain.
US Ambassador Susan Rice said in a statement that the committee’s first-ever resolution on Syria’s human rights violations “has sent a clear message that it does not accept abuse and death as a legitimate path to retaining power.”
Syria tried to prevent a vote on the resolution, introducing a motion to take “no action” but it was overwhelmingly defeated.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Another iconic #Tahrir image: One bare-chested young man vs. wall of security forces behind shields #Egypt
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Iyad El-Baghdadi:
Another iconic #Tahrir image: One bare-chested young man vs. wall of security forces behind shields: http://j.mp/ueaTFc #Egypt
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Iyad El-Baghdadi:
Another iconic #Tahrir image: One bare-chested young man vs. wall of security forces behind shields: http://j.mp/ueaTFc #Egypt
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معرة النعمان سكابايا دموع العين 22 11 2011
معرة النعمان سكابايا دموع العين 22 11 2011
#HumanRights #WorldDemands #FreeSyria4All #OW #Occupy #World http://bit.ly/tLq0pF #ChildVictims #Atrocities #WarCrimes #ICC #UN #Shame
#HumanRights #WorldDemands #FreeSyria4All #OW #Occupy #World http://bit.ly/tLq0pF #ChildVictims #Atrocities #WarCrimes #ICC #UN #Shame
UN human rights committee condemns Syria for violent crackdown - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
UN human rights committee condemns Syria for violent crackdown - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
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The UN General Assembly's human rights committee on Tuesday condemned Syria for the large-scale human rights violations since the crackdown on protesters began eight months ago. 122 states voted in favor, 13 voted against and 41 abstained.
The resolution was drafted jointly by Britain, France and Germany, is seen as the UN’s first official reaction to the bloodshed in Syria.
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The UN General Assembly's human rights committee on Tuesday condemned Syria for the large-scale human rights violations since the crackdown on protesters began eight months ago. 122 states voted in favor, 13 voted against and 41 abstained.
The resolution was drafted jointly by Britain, France and Germany, is seen as the UN’s first official reaction to the bloodshed in Syria.
Egypt military pledges faster power transfer
Egypt military pledges faster power transfer: Field Marshal Tantawi says ruling council is committed to elect a president before the end of July 2012.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Turkish PM criticizes Assad after attack on Turkish pilgrims in Syria
Turkish PM criticizes Assad after attack on Turkish pilgrims in Syria: Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply criticized Syria’s president after an attack on buses carrying Turkish pilgrims in Syria.
UK condemns crackdown in Syria #WorldDemands #HumanRights #FreeSyria #OW
UK condemns crackdown in Syria - World News | IOL News | IOL.co.za
"World powers will do as much as they can to turn up the heat on the Syrian government, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday, calling President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on eight months of protests “appalling and unacceptable”.
"World powers will do as much as they can to turn up the heat on the Syrian government, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday, calling President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on eight months of protests “appalling and unacceptable”.
#FreeSyrianArmy Challenges #AssadTheChildKillingLiar
The “Free Syrian Army” Challenges Assad: The Free Syrian Army (FSA), the rebel force fighting Syria's President Bashar Assad, has included "Raising the flag on Iwo Jima" – depicting the bravery of U.S. Marines in World War II – on its...
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Most important, the rebels have secured a formidable ally: Turkey. Indeed, after having had a brief “honeymoon” with Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has chosen not only to distance himself from the Syrian Alawite regime, but has provided all the facilities for the opposition forces on its territory, which serves both as a refuge and as an area of organization, a country funds can be raised. The official FSA website even gives the details of bank accounts in Turkish banks.
The cracks in the Syrian regime’s structure, which were invisible or non-existent at the beginning of the protest, have become clearer. The Assad regime has always had to face opposition forces and has managed over the years to ignore them officially while fighting them behind the scenes. The innovation today is that dissident Syrian officers have organized into a structure – the FSA – which is fighting the regime openly.
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Most important, the rebels have secured a formidable ally: Turkey. Indeed, after having had a brief “honeymoon” with Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has chosen not only to distance himself from the Syrian Alawite regime, but has provided all the facilities for the opposition forces on its territory, which serves both as a refuge and as an area of organization, a country funds can be raised. The official FSA website even gives the details of bank accounts in Turkish banks.
The cracks in the Syrian regime’s structure, which were invisible or non-existent at the beginning of the protest, have become clearer. The Assad regime has always had to face opposition forces and has managed over the years to ignore them officially while fighting them behind the scenes. The innovation today is that dissident Syrian officers have organized into a structure – the FSA – which is fighting the regime openly.
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Assad has reached a 'dead end': Turkish president - FOCUS Information Agency
Assad has reached a 'dead end': Turkish president - FOCUS Information Agency
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Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has reached a "dead end" but only internal forces can bring about change, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Monday, in an interview with the Guardian.
Speaking on the eve of a three-day state visit to Britain, Gul warned that Assad's back-tracking on reforms agreed by the Arab League had made international negotiation impossible.
"It's quite too late for that sort of thing now," he told the British newspaper. "He seems to have opted for a different route. And frankly we do not have any more trust in him.
"Syria is now at a dead end, so change is inevitable," Gul said in comments published on the paper's website. "But we don't believe the right way to create change is through external intervention. The people must make that change." [ read more at link ]
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Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has reached a "dead end" but only internal forces can bring about change, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Monday, in an interview with the Guardian.
Speaking on the eve of a three-day state visit to Britain, Gul warned that Assad's back-tracking on reforms agreed by the Arab League had made international negotiation impossible.
"It's quite too late for that sort of thing now," he told the British newspaper. "He seems to have opted for a different route. And frankly we do not have any more trust in him.
"Syria is now at a dead end, so change is inevitable," Gul said in comments published on the paper's website. "But we don't believe the right way to create change is through external intervention. The people must make that change." [ read more at link ]
#HumanRights Petition: Demand US and European Co's Stop Supporting Deadly #Syria Net Surveillance | Change.org
Human Rights Petition: Demand US and European Co's Stop Supporting Deadly #Syria Net Surveillance | Change.org
We are calling on all four companies to pull out permanently and ensure their technologies are not used there, ensuring President Assad's latest deadly plan will stumble before it properly gets off the ground. [ READ MORE AT LINK]
We are calling on all four companies to pull out permanently and ensure their technologies are not used there, ensuring President Assad's latest deadly plan will stumble before it properly gets off the ground. [ READ MORE AT LINK]
Turkey warns Syria: "The oppressed will win" - CBS News #Syria4All
Turkey warns Syria: "The oppressed will win" - CBS News
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Turkey warned Syria's president Monday that he cannot continue to oppress his people with tanks and guns forever, even as Syrian soldiers opened fire on at least two buses carrying Turkish citizens, witnesses and officials said.
The attacks, which wounded two people, appeared to be retaliation for Turkey's mounting criticism of Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose military crackdown on an 8-month-old uprising against his rule has killed nearly 4,000 people.
"You can only continue with tanks and guns to a certain point, the day will come when you will go," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a speech at an international religion conference in Istanbul. "Sooner or later, the oppressed will win."
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Turkey warned Syria's president Monday that he cannot continue to oppress his people with tanks and guns forever, even as Syrian soldiers opened fire on at least two buses carrying Turkish citizens, witnesses and officials said.
The attacks, which wounded two people, appeared to be retaliation for Turkey's mounting criticism of Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose military crackdown on an 8-month-old uprising against his rule has killed nearly 4,000 people.
"You can only continue with tanks and guns to a certain point, the day will come when you will go," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a speech at an international religion conference in Istanbul. "Sooner or later, the oppressed will win."
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Analysis - Syria's Assad seen ignoring Gaddafis' fate | World | Reuters
Analysis - Syria's Assad seen ignoring Gaddafis' fate | World | Reuters
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The chilling spectacle of Muammar Gaddafi's brutal end last month and the capture of his son Saif al-Islam this week, far from deterring Bashar al-Assad, seem to have energised him into redoubling his efforts to crush Syria's eight-month rebellion.
As the Arab League intensified Assad's isolation by suspending Syria's membership, defecting soldiers in the Free Syrian Army carried out their boldest attacks so far at Deraa in the south and on an Air Force intelligence base near Damascus.
Unconfirmed reports said the rebels also fired rockets at a headquarters of the ruling Ba'ath party in Damascus, until now firmly locked down by the regime's security apparatus.
The country of 22 million, convulsed this year by a civil uprising like those that brought down dictators in Tunisia and Egypt, now appears to be on the brink of a Libya-style armed insurgency, with arms flowing in from Lebanon, Jordan and from soldiers who have deserted with their weapons. [ read more at link]
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The chilling spectacle of Muammar Gaddafi's brutal end last month and the capture of his son Saif al-Islam this week, far from deterring Bashar al-Assad, seem to have energised him into redoubling his efforts to crush Syria's eight-month rebellion.
As the Arab League intensified Assad's isolation by suspending Syria's membership, defecting soldiers in the Free Syrian Army carried out their boldest attacks so far at Deraa in the south and on an Air Force intelligence base near Damascus.
Unconfirmed reports said the rebels also fired rockets at a headquarters of the ruling Ba'ath party in Damascus, until now firmly locked down by the regime's security apparatus.
The country of 22 million, convulsed this year by a civil uprising like those that brought down dictators in Tunisia and Egypt, now appears to be on the brink of a Libya-style armed insurgency, with arms flowing in from Lebanon, Jordan and from soldiers who have deserted with their weapons. [ read more at link]
Assad Defiance in Syria Spurs U.S., Allies to Mull New Steps #FreeSyria #Syria4All
Assad Defiance in Syria Spurs U.S., Allies to Mull New Steps
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The Arab League on Nov. 16 gave Syria three days to end the bloodshed and allow observers in or face economic sanctions. Canadian National Defense Minister Peter MacKay said Assad's flouting of the Arab League's ultimatum will require "further action." Canadian leaders are working with those in the region "as Canada and other countries contemplate our next step," MacKay told reporters at the conclusion of the Halifax forum.
The Cairo-based Arab League refused to negotiate with Assad's government to change plans on sending about 500 monitors to Syria, Egypt's state-run Middle East News Agency reported yesterday. The league informed the Syrian government the previous day that the adjustments they proposed "radically changes" the nature of the mission, MENA said. The league reiterated a call for "immediate measures" to stop the bloodshed, the news agency said, citing a statement.
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The Arab League on Nov. 16 gave Syria three days to end the bloodshed and allow observers in or face economic sanctions. Canadian National Defense Minister Peter MacKay said Assad's flouting of the Arab League's ultimatum will require "further action." Canadian leaders are working with those in the region "as Canada and other countries contemplate our next step," MacKay told reporters at the conclusion of the Halifax forum.
The Cairo-based Arab League refused to negotiate with Assad's government to change plans on sending about 500 monitors to Syria, Egypt's state-run Middle East News Agency reported yesterday. The league informed the Syrian government the previous day that the adjustments they proposed "radically changes" the nature of the mission, MENA said. The league reiterated a call for "immediate measures" to stop the bloodshed, the news agency said, citing a statement.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/11/21/bloomberg_articlesLV0EOQ07SXKX.DTL#ixzz1eMggeDGL
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Eyewitness News: Britain condemns Assad #Syria4All #FreeSyria #AssadCrimes
Eyewitness News: Britain condemns Assad
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The Arab League rejected a request by Damascus to amend plans for a 500-strong monitoring mission to Syria, and President Bashar al-Assad said he would not bow to international pressure to stop a crackdown against protesters. [ read more at link ]
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The Arab League rejected a request by Damascus to amend plans for a 500-strong monitoring mission to Syria, and President Bashar al-Assad said he would not bow to international pressure to stop a crackdown against protesters. [ read more at link ]
Syria's National Council unveils post-Assad plans | Reuters
Syria's National Council unveils post-Assad plans | Reuters
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Syria's National Council opposition group has unveiled a plan for a transitional period lasting up to 18 months if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled, but prominent Assad opponents said more unity was needed to bring his downfall. [ read more at link]
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Syria's National Council opposition group has unveiled a plan for a transitional period lasting up to 18 months if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled, but prominent Assad opponents said more unity was needed to bring his downfall. [ read more at link]
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Angasa Group's Loan from Kenya
Angasa Group's Loan from Kenya: Greetings from Angasa Group in Western Kenya! Christine is the facilitator of the Angasa group. This group joined One Acre Fund in the year 2011 and will re-enroll in the 2012 program. Christine takes care of five children at home. She joined One Acre Fund in order to access fertilizer and hybrid seeds and ensure food security for her family. In the recent 2011 season, Christine had an excellent maize yield harvesting 19 bags on one acre of land.
#LIBYA PeterClifford - GADDAFI SAYS HE HAS NEVER BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE ICC – “IT IS ALL LIES”
LIBYA - News | Peter Clifford Online
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BREAKING: REPORTS FROM SOUTHERN LIBYA THAT ABDULLAH AL-SENUSSI SURROUNDED AND NEGOTIATING SURRENDER:
SAIF GADDAFI ARRESTED AT 2.00 am IN THE DESERT – DETAILS EMERGE:
GADDAFI SAYS HE HAS NEVER BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE ICC – “IT IS ALL LIES”:
ICC CHIEF PROSECUTOR TO VISIT TRIPOLI THIS COMING WEEK TO DISCUSS GADDAFI TRIAL:
TIMELINE 20th NOVEMBER 2011 UPDATED 18.36 GMT:
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BREAKING: REPORTS FROM SOUTHERN LIBYA THAT ABDULLAH AL-SENUSSI SURROUNDED AND NEGOTIATING SURRENDER:
SAIF GADDAFI ARRESTED AT 2.00 am IN THE DESERT – DETAILS EMERGE:
GADDAFI SAYS HE HAS NEVER BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE ICC – “IT IS ALL LIES”:
ICC CHIEF PROSECUTOR TO VISIT TRIPOLI THIS COMING WEEK TO DISCUSS GADDAFI TRIAL:
TIMELINE 20th NOVEMBER 2011 UPDATED 18.36 GMT:
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Meet the Two American Companies Helping Egypt Restrict Its People - Culture... - StumbleUpon
Meet the Two American Companies Helping Egypt Restrict Its People - Culture... - StumbleUpon
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Although snuffing out dissent and cutting citizens off from the world aren't actions generally associated with the American ideal, two U.S. companies are helping the Egyptian government do just that as populist protests continue shaking the African nation.
The tear gas and smoke grenade manufacturer Combined Systems, Inc. is based out of Jamestown, Pennsylvania. But its wares have been showing up all over the Middle East as of late. On January 20, a photographer with the Eurpean PressPhoto agency was killed when a CSI tear gas canister struck him in the head at a protest in Tunisia. And throughout yesterday and today, CSI smoke bombs and tear gas have clogged the air and lungs in Cairo.
A less visible but possibly more important American-Egyptian partnership is that between the tech company Narus and the Mubarak autocracy. A subsidiary of Boeing, Narus sells hyper-complex, slightly creepy mass surveillance equipment. Its most famous creation is Narus Insight, "a supercomputer system which is allegedly used by the National Security Agency and other entities to perform mass surveillance and monitoring of public and corporate Internet communications in real time."
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Although snuffing out dissent and cutting citizens off from the world aren't actions generally associated with the American ideal, two U.S. companies are helping the Egyptian government do just that as populist protests continue shaking the African nation.
The tear gas and smoke grenade manufacturer Combined Systems, Inc. is based out of Jamestown, Pennsylvania. But its wares have been showing up all over the Middle East as of late. On January 20, a photographer with the Eurpean PressPhoto agency was killed when a CSI tear gas canister struck him in the head at a protest in Tunisia. And throughout yesterday and today, CSI smoke bombs and tear gas have clogged the air and lungs in Cairo.
A less visible but possibly more important American-Egyptian partnership is that between the tech company Narus and the Mubarak autocracy. A subsidiary of Boeing, Narus sells hyper-complex, slightly creepy mass surveillance equipment. Its most famous creation is Narus Insight, "a supercomputer system which is allegedly used by the National Security Agency and other entities to perform mass surveillance and monitoring of public and corporate Internet communications in real time."
[read more at link]
#TearGas Provided by #USA to Attack #Egypt #Protesters #Confirmed
AGAIN! Combined Systems Inc.Jamestown, Pennsylvania SUPPLIES MUBARAK TEARGAS and SMOKE GRENADES to attack EGYPT Protesters!
by Wendy Wyatt on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 2:32am
The tear gas and smoke grenade manufacturer Combined Systems, Inc. is based out of Jamestown, Pennsylvania.
BrendenFrisk@combinedsystems.com ---INTERNATIONAL CONTACT
Combined Systems, Inc.
388 Kinsman Rd.
Jamestown, PA 16134
Tel: (724) 932-2177
Toll Free: (888) 989-7800
Fax: (724) 932-2166
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Sincerely,
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by Wendy Wyatt on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 2:32am
The tear gas and smoke grenade manufacturer Combined Systems, Inc. is based out of Jamestown, Pennsylvania.
BrendenFrisk@combinedsystems.com ---INTERNATIONAL CONTACT
Combined Systems, Inc.
388 Kinsman Rd.
Jamestown, PA 16134
Tel: (724) 932-2177
Toll Free: (888) 989-7800
Fax: (724) 932-2166
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Sales Contact Information
Customer Service
USA - West Coast Sales - CA, ID, NV, OR, WA
Tel: (888) 989-7800 Ext: 110
Email Division USA - Rocky Mountain Sales - AZ, CO, NM, MT, UT, WY
Tel: (888) 989-7800 Ext: 110
Email Division
USA - Southwest Sales - AR, LA, OK, TX
Tel: (888) 989-7800 Ext: 110
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Tel: (888) 989-7800 Ext: 110
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Tel: (888) 989-7800 Ext: 129
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Tel: (888) 989-7800 Ext: 129
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Tel: (888) 989-7800 Ext: 129
Email Division USA - Hawaii & Alaska
Tel: (888) 989-7800 Ext: 110
Email Division
International - All Regions
Tel: (888) 989-7800 Ext: 166
Email Division
Domestic Law Enforcement
Western Sales - AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY
Tel: (970) 856-3972
Email Division Central & Eastern Sales - AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, WV, WI, DC
Tel: (610) 791-4416
Email Division
Military & DHS
Tel: (512) 248-1117
Email Division
International
Tel: (888) 989-7800 Ext: 166
Email Division
CTS Training Institute CTS Trade Shows
Contact Information Contact Information
Amberlyn Jones
Email Address
Bobbie Jo Buchholz
Email Address
http://www.combinedsystems.com/Contact_Us.aspx - WEBSITE CONTACT FOR COMBINED SYSTEMS INC.
CONFIRMED!
MY EMAIL TO THEM BELOW:
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WORD IS OUT! Combined Systems Inc.Jamestown, Pennsylvania SUPPLIES MUBARAK TEARGAS and SMOKE GRENADES to attack EGYPT Protesters!
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/Ah2Lls/www.good.is/post/meet-the-two-american-companies-helping-egypt-restrict-its-people/
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&¬e_id=182611755110941#!/note.php?note_id=182611755110941
i hope you go bankrupt soon, and will go out of my way spending hours posting these links on every website in the world wide:
I already have on facebook, myspace, twitter, blogged, linkedin, google, and more! I am going to post it on CNN iReports NOW!!
Combined Systems Inc.Jamestown, Pennsylvania SUPPLIES MUBARAK TEARGAS and SMOKE GRENADES to attack EGYPT Protesters!
DO A SEARCH ON GOOGLE, SEE IT EVERYWHERE!
this is a very evil company!
CONFIRMED!
MY EMAIL TO THEM BELOW:
--------
WORD IS OUT! Combined Systems Inc.Jamestown, Pennsylvania SUPPLIES MUBARAK TEARGAS and SMOKE GRENADES to attack EGYPT Protesters!
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/Ah2Lls/www.good.is/post/meet-the-two-american-companies-helping-egypt-restrict-its-people/
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&¬e_id=182611755110941#!/note.php?note_id=182611755110941
i hope you go bankrupt soon, and will go out of my way spending hours posting these links on every website in the world wide:
I already have on facebook, myspace, twitter, blogged, linkedin, google, and more! I am going to post it on CNN iReports NOW!!
Combined Systems Inc.Jamestown, Pennsylvania SUPPLIES MUBARAK TEARGAS and SMOKE GRENADES to attack EGYPT Protesters!
DO A SEARCH ON GOOGLE, SEE IT EVERYWHERE!
this is a very evil company!
Sincerely,
Wendy Wyatt
Please see article below, which will also be posted right after this blog:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/Ah2Lls/www.good.is/post/meet-the-two-american-companies-helping-egypt-restrict-its-people/
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الشهيد المجند زكريا أحمد سويد القصير 20 11: تم التحميل بواسطة الثورة السورية للتحرير https://www.facebook.com/mohmmdeed
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Al-Assad's militias shoot protesters during God's magnification in Homs ...
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Al-Assad's bloody militias shoot protesters during God's magnification (Takbeer) in Khalidya district in Homs city in Syria 19.11.2011
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Syrian forces kill 12 on eve of peace deadline
Syrian forces kill 12 on eve of peace deadline
DAMASCUS, Nov 19 (AFP): Syrian security forces killed at least 12 civilians Friday including two children, on the eve of an Arab League deadline for Damascus to stop its lethal crackdown on protesters 2 sec ago
DAMASCUS, Nov 19 (AFP): Syrian security forces killed at least 12 civilians Friday including two children, on the eve of an Arab League deadline for Damascus to stop its lethal crackdown on protesters 2 sec ago
Death toll rises in Syria despite Arab League deadline | Ya Libnan | World News Live from Lebanon
Death toll rises in Syria despite Arab League deadline | Ya Libnan | World News Live from Lebanon
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SYRIA SAYS STILL STRONG
Clinton said the international community was reluctant, however, to intervene the same way it did in Libya, where NATO forces backed rebel groups who toppled Muammar Gaddafi.
“There is no appetite for that kind of action vis-à-vis Syria,” she said, pointing to moves by the Arab League and Turkey, who have stepped up diplomatic pressure on Syria and threatened to follow the West in implementing sanctions.
French Foreign minister Alain Juppe, alongside the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu, said France was ready to work with the Syrian opposition and that tougher sanctions were needed. Britain also said it was increasing its contacts with Assad opponents.
But Syria’s ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Abdulkarim Ali, argued that large pro-government rallies, which have also been organised regularly in recent weeks, showed that foreign pressure would not succeed in weakening the government.
“There is great optimism that Syria has the stronger hand and that international pressure will tumble in the face of Syrian national unity and (Syria’s) balance and responsible policies that have confronted all these challenges,” Ali was cited as saying in the Lebanese daily, al-Safir, on Saturday.
Damascus on Friday sought changes to a planned Arab League mission to monitor its implementation of the organisation’s plan for ending violence, which Syria argues it has been unable to fully enforce due to armed resistance.
The league’s secretary general, Nabil Elaraby said the organisation was studying a letter from Syria which “included amendments to the draft protocol regarding the legal status and duties of the monitoring mission.”
OVERNIGHT VIOLENCE
Late night raids by security forces on Friday killed some five residents in Homs and Albukamal, near the Iraqi border. Both towns have seen pro-democracy protests and also play host to armed groups of army defectors.
In Homs, which has become a centre of armed uprising but has also seen escalating sectarian violence, gunmen attacked a bus transporting workers and killed at least eleven, an activist told Reuters.
“It is likely because some of those workers were Alawites,” he said, referring to the minority religious sect to which the Assad family belongs.
A resident in Homs, who declined to be named, also told Reuters that defected soldiers attacked a car they said was carrying members of Air Force Intelligence, killing four.
The attack comes two days after opposition sources said the Free Syrian Army said it killed or wounded 20 security police in an assault on an Air Force Intelligence complex on the outskirts of Damascus, the first assault of its kind in the uprising.
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SYRIA SAYS STILL STRONG
Clinton said the international community was reluctant, however, to intervene the same way it did in Libya, where NATO forces backed rebel groups who toppled Muammar Gaddafi.
“There is no appetite for that kind of action vis-à-vis Syria,” she said, pointing to moves by the Arab League and Turkey, who have stepped up diplomatic pressure on Syria and threatened to follow the West in implementing sanctions.
French Foreign minister Alain Juppe, alongside the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu, said France was ready to work with the Syrian opposition and that tougher sanctions were needed. Britain also said it was increasing its contacts with Assad opponents.
But Syria’s ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Abdulkarim Ali, argued that large pro-government rallies, which have also been organised regularly in recent weeks, showed that foreign pressure would not succeed in weakening the government.
“There is great optimism that Syria has the stronger hand and that international pressure will tumble in the face of Syrian national unity and (Syria’s) balance and responsible policies that have confronted all these challenges,” Ali was cited as saying in the Lebanese daily, al-Safir, on Saturday.
Damascus on Friday sought changes to a planned Arab League mission to monitor its implementation of the organisation’s plan for ending violence, which Syria argues it has been unable to fully enforce due to armed resistance.
The league’s secretary general, Nabil Elaraby said the organisation was studying a letter from Syria which “included amendments to the draft protocol regarding the legal status and duties of the monitoring mission.”
OVERNIGHT VIOLENCE
Late night raids by security forces on Friday killed some five residents in Homs and Albukamal, near the Iraqi border. Both towns have seen pro-democracy protests and also play host to armed groups of army defectors.
In Homs, which has become a centre of armed uprising but has also seen escalating sectarian violence, gunmen attacked a bus transporting workers and killed at least eleven, an activist told Reuters.
“It is likely because some of those workers were Alawites,” he said, referring to the minority religious sect to which the Assad family belongs.
A resident in Homs, who declined to be named, also told Reuters that defected soldiers attacked a car they said was carrying members of Air Force Intelligence, killing four.
The attack comes two days after opposition sources said the Free Syrian Army said it killed or wounded 20 security police in an assault on an Air Force Intelligence complex on the outskirts of Damascus, the first assault of its kind in the uprising.
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Syria – Assad Attacks Aleppo Neighborhood to Crush Protests 11-18-2011 Izaz | Politics Freedom Security
Syria – Assad Attacks Aleppo Neighborhood to Crush Protests 11-18-2011 Izaz | Politics Freedom Security
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Syria Dictator Assad Shabiha Security Men are attacking pro Democracy Rallies all across Syria today. – This video clip is from Aleppo neighborhood of Izaz where pro Assad Regime loyalist State Security men are shooting directly at the demonstrators – November 18, 2011 Todays protest rally theme nationwide is a Call for all the nations of the World to expel the Assad Regime Ambassadors from their nations. —————————— The Local Coordination Commitees in Syria November 18, 1011 17 martyrs so far unti now fall by the security forces and the army, among them four children, eight martyrs in Daraa, four martyrs in Hama, three martyrs in Damascus Suburb” two martyrs in Erbeen and a martyr in Yabroud”, two martyrs in Homs Daraa Hara 7 martyrs including 3 children after huge shelling since today’s morning using heavy and medium weapons. All internet and telecommunication services are cut off. Despite the curfew that the security forces announced, the people in the town demonstrated calling to topple the regime and to expel its ambassadors Damascus Barzeh Large security reinforcements arrive to the neighborhood right now Hama A demonstration started in Wadi Al-Hawarneh, chanting for toppling the regime and expulsion of the ambassadors despite the heavy security presence Daraa a total electricity blockout in Daraa Al Balad, the mourners are being targeted by heavy shooting fire which led to about 20 wounded people fall Hama Random shooting in Qusoor neighborhood … [ watch video at link]
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Syria Dictator Assad Shabiha Security Men are attacking pro Democracy Rallies all across Syria today. – This video clip is from Aleppo neighborhood of Izaz where pro Assad Regime loyalist State Security men are shooting directly at the demonstrators – November 18, 2011 Todays protest rally theme nationwide is a Call for all the nations of the World to expel the Assad Regime Ambassadors from their nations. —————————— The Local Coordination Commitees in Syria November 18, 1011 17 martyrs so far unti now fall by the security forces and the army, among them four children, eight martyrs in Daraa, four martyrs in Hama, three martyrs in Damascus Suburb” two martyrs in Erbeen and a martyr in Yabroud”, two martyrs in Homs Daraa Hara 7 martyrs including 3 children after huge shelling since today’s morning using heavy and medium weapons. All internet and telecommunication services are cut off. Despite the curfew that the security forces announced, the people in the town demonstrated calling to topple the regime and to expel its ambassadors Damascus Barzeh Large security reinforcements arrive to the neighborhood right now Hama A demonstration started in Wadi Al-Hawarneh, chanting for toppling the regime and expulsion of the ambassadors despite the heavy security presence Daraa a total electricity blockout in Daraa Al Balad, the mourners are being targeted by heavy shooting fire which led to about 20 wounded people fall Hama Random shooting in Qusoor neighborhood … [ watch video at link]
Syrian opposition leaders meeting today in Livonia to help overthrow Al-Assad
Syrian opposition leaders meeting today in Livonia to help overthrow Al-Assad: Syrian-Americans from across North America who oppose Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad are meeting in Livonia today to discuss ways to remove him from power.
Burning Down the Syrian House | Citizens for Global Solutions
Burning Down the Syrian House | Citizens for Global Solutions: Syria lives in a very flammable neighborhood, surrounded by Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Israel. The neighbors are getting very worried that the escalation of violence in Syria could quickly spread to surrounding nations, and are taking steps to prevent the flames from spreading. It’s time for the U.N.
Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam captured in Libya - CNN.com
Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam captured in Libya - CNN.com: Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of slain Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been captured in Libya, military commanders said Saturday.
Refer Syria's leaders to International Criminal Court
Refer Syria's leaders to International Criminal Court: By Robert C. Johansen , Special to CNN updated 2:28 PM EST, Thu November 17, 2011 Democracy supporters burn a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Saturday. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Crackdown on pro-democracy prote
BusinessDay - THE NEW YORK TIMES: Act against al-Assad now
BusinessDay - THE NEW YORK TIMES: Act against al-Assad now: News about business and finance
Turkey, the Syrian border to establish a buffer zone or interfere with the decision of the United Nations prepared a scenario
Turkey, the Syrian border to establish a buffer zone or interfere with the decision of the United Nations prepared a scenario
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NO RETURN : Ankara, in terms of both the opposition and the regime "point of no return is left behind," the opinion. Bashar al-Assad's regime is a goner definite eye viewed with all the accounts are made on the possibility of the regime was toppled. "Do not have the ability to change the regime itself, and have begun to be yıkdmaya. The sooner the better for us destroyed," sums up the lyrics of this view. Foreign around them, "But it will not be easy to let us know, we expect very serious problems" assessment, the risks of this transition, is the message that they should be prepared to bring difficulties. Ankara, Turkey, Syria, and foreign policy interests of the national policy should be based on a situation that has the opinion that the overlapping of values...
BUFFER ZONE SCRIPTS : Ankara will use the power to change the regime in Syria. However, there are two exceptions to this attitude. The first of these, in the past to pass to give the Iraqi Kurds during the Gulf War in 1991, as happened in the case, faced with a mass migration scenario. Turkey, a second wave of immigrants, wants to take their own topraklannda. Upsurge of the mass migration of hundreds of thousands in the right sınırlanna Suriyeli'nin Turkey, Turkey entered into the army, the border will create a buffer zone along the border. Condition of the UN decision not to search for such an operation. The intention here is to the Syrians settled in their territories.
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NO RETURN : Ankara, in terms of both the opposition and the regime "point of no return is left behind," the opinion. Bashar al-Assad's regime is a goner definite eye viewed with all the accounts are made on the possibility of the regime was toppled. "Do not have the ability to change the regime itself, and have begun to be yıkdmaya. The sooner the better for us destroyed," sums up the lyrics of this view. Foreign around them, "But it will not be easy to let us know, we expect very serious problems" assessment, the risks of this transition, is the message that they should be prepared to bring difficulties. Ankara, Turkey, Syria, and foreign policy interests of the national policy should be based on a situation that has the opinion that the overlapping of values...
BUFFER ZONE SCRIPTS : Ankara will use the power to change the regime in Syria. However, there are two exceptions to this attitude. The first of these, in the past to pass to give the Iraqi Kurds during the Gulf War in 1991, as happened in the case, faced with a mass migration scenario. Turkey, a second wave of immigrants, wants to take their own topraklannda. Upsurge of the mass migration of hundreds of thousands in the right sınırlanna Suriyeli'nin Turkey, Turkey entered into the army, the border will create a buffer zone along the border. Condition of the UN decision not to search for such an operation. The intention here is to the Syrians settled in their territories.
[read more at link]
Too late for Assad to stay in power, says France's Juppé
Too late for Assad to stay in power, says France's Juppé: <p>"It is now too late" for the Syrian regime to hang onto power, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé said on Friday on a visit to Turkey. Fresh protests were planned in Syria Friday to call for the further isolation of Bashar al-Assad’s government.</p>
Assad Forces Fire Directly In2 Peaceful Night Protest,Wounding& Killing Multiple Civilians (Homs,Syria)
LiveLeak.com - Assad Forces Fire Directly Into Peaceful Night Protest, Wounding and Killing Multiple Civilians (Homs,Syria): (November 18th, 2011) Only hours ago a crowd of peaceful protesters are targeted by Syrian forces as civilians race to recover the dead and wounded while under heavy incoming gunfire.
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Friday, November 18, 2011
هتافات ميدان التحرير ضد بشار الاسد 18 11 2011
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(11.18.2011) Barada Valley | Damascus | Anti-regime demo on Friday of "Expulsion of Ambassadors"
(11.18.2011) Barada Valley | Damascus | Anti-regime demo on Friday of "Expulsion of Ambassadors": https://www.facebook.com/SyrianDaysOfRage https://twitter.com/#!/SyriaDayofRage Syrian victims are screaming for your help. Will you answer?
Vindy.com - Syrian uprising not a surprise given Assad’s iron-fisted rule
Vindy.com - Syrian uprising not a surprise given Assad’s iron-fisted rule: Youngstown local news, classifieds, jobs, homes, cars, discussions, contests Youngtown Warren Ohio
Assad forces shell Syria villages 4 hours
Assad's forces shell Syria villages for hours: France called on the U.N. Security Council to act against Syria, as its forces used sustained shelling against people involved in the eight-month uprising for the first reported time.
Syria faces Arab League deadline as 17 people are reported killed
Syria faces Arab League deadline as 17 people are reported killed: Opposition activists said Syrian security forces killed at least 17 people Friday as President Bashar Assad 's government faced an Arab League deadline of Saturday for implementing a faltering peace plan.
Free Syrian Army Seeks No-Fly Zone, Vows to Reach Palace #SOS #ICC
Free Syrian Army Seeks No-Fly Zone, Vows to Reach Palace
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Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Soldiers who left President Bashar al-Assad's army and set up an opposition force called for a no- fly zone and two buffer areas with international backing as they seek to topple the Syrian government.
The group wants a buffer zone in the north, on the Turkish- Syrian border, and another in the south near the border with Jordan to help them bring the fight closer to Assad, Riad al As'ad, a former Syrian colonel who leads the Free Syrian Army, said in a phone interview from Turkey today.
"Our operations are increasing and we will reach the presidential palace," As'ad said. "The regime is going to fall. It may take longer if there is no international foreign assistance, but it's not going to stay. It's finished."
The group, using rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns, this week assaulted a base near the Syrian capital Damascus linked to air force intelligence, said Ammar al-Wawi, spokesman of the 10-member military council that heads the FSA. The Free Syrian Army also destroyed an armored personnel carrier at a base used by the intelligence agency in the city of Aleppo, he said. Air force intelligence has helped the government put down the protests.
Though no country has yet offered help to the Free Syrian Army, the group "welcomes all assistance," said As'ad, 50. He said he has a force of more than 25,000 who have been launching targeted attacks against security and intelligence units of the Assad government.
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Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Soldiers who left President Bashar al-Assad's army and set up an opposition force called for a no- fly zone and two buffer areas with international backing as they seek to topple the Syrian government.
The group wants a buffer zone in the north, on the Turkish- Syrian border, and another in the south near the border with Jordan to help them bring the fight closer to Assad, Riad al As'ad, a former Syrian colonel who leads the Free Syrian Army, said in a phone interview from Turkey today.
"Our operations are increasing and we will reach the presidential palace," As'ad said. "The regime is going to fall. It may take longer if there is no international foreign assistance, but it's not going to stay. It's finished."
The group, using rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns, this week assaulted a base near the Syrian capital Damascus linked to air force intelligence, said Ammar al-Wawi, spokesman of the 10-member military council that heads the FSA. The Free Syrian Army also destroyed an armored personnel carrier at a base used by the intelligence agency in the city of Aleppo, he said. Air force intelligence has helped the government put down the protests.
Though no country has yet offered help to the Free Syrian Army, the group "welcomes all assistance," said As'ad, 50. He said he has a force of more than 25,000 who have been launching targeted attacks against security and intelligence units of the Assad government.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/11/18/bloomberg_articlesLUUY3Y6JTSE8.DTL#ixzz1e5aRWYn6
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Al-Khaldiya | Homs | Little Boy Has Memorized Chants for Freedom
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Bashar al-Assad: Five Things You Didn't Know About the Syrian Leader
Bashar al-Assad: Five Things You Didn't Know About the Syrian Leader: Five things you didn't know about Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Syria Opposition to Seek UN Help If Assad Won’t Stop Killing - Businessweek
Syria Opposition to Seek UN Help If Assad Won’t Stop Killing - Businessweek: Syria’s main opposition group said it will seek United Nations help to create buffer zones to protect civilians if President Bashar al-Assad’s government doesn’t comply with an Arab League plan to end the bloodshed.
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