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2012-01-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

[Daily Nation (Kenya)] The UN said it cannot keep track of the corpse count in Syria's months-long unrest that has already cost more than 5,400 lives, as government forces targeted the protest hub of Hama with a major assault.

The admission came as European and Arab nations worked on a UN Security Council resolution condemning

Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad's
Lord of the Baath...
government for its continuing deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

UN human rights
...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions...
chief Navi Pillay gave a toll of more than 5,000 dead when she spoke to the UN Security Council in early December, but has not updated it.

Under secretary general B. Lynn Pascoe told the council on January 10 that at least 400 people had been killed since Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
monitors arrived in Syria on December 26.

After meeting Security Council ambassadors again, Ms Pillay said the toll had risen but added: "We are experiencing difficulties because of the fragmentation on the ground.

"Some areas are totally closed such as parts of Homs, so we are unable to update that figure but in my view 5,000 and more is a huge figure and should really shock the international community into taking action," she told news hounds.

Russia said on Wednesday it would consider "constructive proposals" to end the bloodshed in Syria but opposed the use of force or sanctions. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said any UN Security Council resolution backed by Moscow "must firmly record that it cannot be used or interpreted to justify anyone's outside military intervention in the Syria crisis."

Posted by Fred 2012-01-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 So just invent something the way you usually do.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-01-28 02:31|| 2012-01-28 02:31|| Front Page Top

#2 @grom: you know they will need some money from the US before they come up with a number on the kilings.

Posted by chris 2012-01-28 08:48|| 2012-01-28 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 "but in my view 5,000 and more is a huge figure and should really shock the international community into taking action"

Dear Ms. Pillay,

Five thousand is the corpse-tally of a weekend in Mogadishu. A week in Nigeria. A month in Libya. Three months in Iraq. A year in Islamabad.

Please call again when it's five million, or you can find evidence that the U.S. was a backer.

Kind Regards,

The International Community

Posted by Pappy 2012-01-28 13:10|| 2012-01-28 13:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Life is cheap, and in all the above mentioned garden spots, priced appropriately...

Posted by M. Murcek 2012-01-28 14:24|| 2012-01-28 14:24|| Front Page Top

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