Sarkozy Says France Will Not Stay Silent on Syrian 'Scandal'
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President Nicolas Sarkozy declared Friday that France cannot stand silently by and allow Syrian leader Bashar Assad to put down the pro-democracy revolt in his country.
"We cannot accept the ferocious repression by the Syrian leadership of its people, a repression that has led the entire country into chaos, and a chaos that will help extremists of all kinds," he said.
In March last year Assad's regime was rocked by a popular uprising, part of the so-called Arab Spring pro-democracy revolts sweeping the region, and his security forces unleashed a brutal crackdown.
At first he faced mainly unarmed Mass Street protests, but armed rebel groups including army deserters have now sprung up as well.
Last month under mounting international pressure, Assad agreed to allow observers from the Arab League monitor the crisis, and pledged to send his troops back to their barracks.
But the violence has continued.
Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Syrian activists report that 506 civilians have been killed by security forces and a further 490 detained since the observers arrived.
20 January 2012, 14:44
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the bad luck is working fast against bashar,
his regime was backed by the west and israel becose he was fighting extremism... now the continuous fighting will help extremism... and to add to the misery, iran began bargaining with the us and turkey about the whole middle east...game over bashar, and hassoun will receive new directives from iran very soon.
20 January 2012, 15:28
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Damn what a word from a cookie monster, please tell me what kind of cookie are you made of? do you come with milk or I should supply it for you:)
20 January 2012, 15:49
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bored sweaty cookie...? how many basterma sandwiches did u sell today? seems business not good these days huh?
20 January 2012, 16:54
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lol, cookie monster will wish for the days of sarko is le pen takes power...
21 January 2012, 11:03
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Cookie is made of Iranian butter, brown sugar from dahiyeh, rotten eggs from Rabiyeh and the flour comes from Venezuela, believe or not!
He 'll be here for a while, even after Marine Le Pen will be sent back still trying to convince the French to take jobs as garbage cleaners, construction workers etc.. Then she'll be able to get rid of the North Africans. Sig Heil!
21 January 2012, 14:54
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hypocrits.... france didn t wait so long to beg for NATO in lybia, they are just waiting for the israelis to give him green light to interfere, israel the best supporter of the assad s regime....
