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2012-09-03 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syria: Blast in Damascus suburb kills 15

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Posted by Fred 2012-09-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 Popcorn

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-09-03 02:04|| 2012-09-03 02:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Total civilian fatalities in the Syrian Civil Conflict are now somewhere between 20k and 30k (since Mar 2011) depending on the record keeping and the definition of 'civilian'. About 30 to 40% of the total are subsequent to Kofi Annan's involvement in April 2012.

Posted by lord garth 2012-09-03 09:12|| 2012-09-03 09:12|| Front Page Top

#3 By Pol Pot standards, a very slow start.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-09-03 09:47|| 2012-09-03 09:47|| Front Page Top

#4 besoeker,

true but about the same total as for the 1982 Hama Massacre during the reign of Assad senior (estimates of total fatalities in that event were 10k to 40k)

also, the fatalities in this conflict have been running 500 to 1000 per week lately

Posted by lord garth 2012-09-03 09:54|| 2012-09-03 09:54|| Front Page Top

#5 My point your Lordship is, for years the west practically ignored the genocide of the Khmer Rouge. I believe the eventual death toll reached into the millions. A bit closer to home we choose to ignore the centuries old 'restavek' (child slavery) in Haiti as well. It is what it is.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-09-03 10:15|| 2012-09-03 10:15|| Front Page Top

#6 The U.S. still ignoring the genocide of the Montgnards.

Posted by bman 2012-09-03 11:08|| 2012-09-03 11:08|| Front Page Top

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