France Says Arab Observers Not Allowed to See 'Reality' in Homs
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Arab League observers have not been allowed to determine the real situation in Syria's protest hub of Homs and should return for the full picture, the French foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
"A few Arab League observers were able to be briefly present in Homs yesterday. Their presence did not prevent the continuing of the bloody crackdown in this city, where large demonstrations were violently repressed, leaving about 10 dead," ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said.
"The brevity of their visit did not allow them to understand the reality of the situation in Homs. The Arab League observers must be allowed to return without delay to this martyr city, to travel everywhere in it freely and to have the necessary contact with the public."
Valero said the international community would remain vigilant against any "deceit or manipulation" of the observers, who were due on Wednesday to visit three other key protest hubs after their trip to Homs on Tuesday.
"We reiterate our support for the implementation of the Arab League plan in all its components," he said.
"The international community will be reassured when the violence has stopped, when the army had returned to barracks, when the political prisoners are freed and when foreign journalists will receive visas to go to Syria," he said.
28 December 2011, 17:07
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It sounds like the French, who are in France, know better about what's happening in Homs than the observers, who are in Homs. Of course, the people who listen to their lies are even more stupid.
28 December 2011, 19:39
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"the people who listen to their lies are even more stupid"
at last Murad the proverbial Homsi admits to it, his beloved Mualleh can fool some of the fool all of the time.
28 December 2011, 22:49
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The French should know better about what's occuring on the ground in Homs since they are the driver behind the militant opposition in the country. The French (nor will the US, UK or Gulf Arabs) will not allow the truth of what is happening on the ground come out if it does not result in promulgating its smear campaign against the Syrian government.
