Another UN Human Rights Council panel report details the growing “brutality” on both sides of the Syrian civil war, detailing war crimes from both government and rebel forces.
“Syria is in free fall,” noted chairman Paulo Pinheiro. The report warned of huge numbers of war crimes, and at least 17 “incidents that could be called massacres” since mid-January.
One of the most disturbing trends is toward beheadings of Syrian soldiers by rebel fighters, with the report noting that the rebels had been recruiting child soldiers and had a child participate in one of the beheadings.
The report also claimed a handful of uses of thermobaric weapons by government forces, something that had not been seen in the past. Thermobaric weapons create a blast-wave that increases casualties in close-combat situations.
“War crimes, crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations continue apace,” the report grimly concluded, with Pinheiro adding, on a personal note, that “crimes that shock the conscience have become a daily reality.”
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This is wonderful to know.., come on Jason.., call the offices of non working local and international govern-mental and news agencies.., biased or not.
What's this "both sides" crap???
It seems ridiculous to even 'xplain this …again…
What's the purpose of issuing 'condemnations' to the so-called "both sides" every few days, weeks, or months if there is only, 'really', "one side" that can be identified in the first place? This isn't all that complicated and/or difficult to figure out here…
Let's see…if only "one side" has identifiable leadership that can actually be named, and if only "one-side" can even theoretically be held "accountable", what is the purpose of condemning "both sides"? Hmmm… This is simplistic propaganda, which is transparently illogical and agenda driven. Any, and all, who follow this 'issue' should know this by now on some level after more than 2 years of this same crap over and over…even those who don't read much, if any, past the titles of the 'stories'?
Who are the "both sides" being condemned? Names? Does/can the UN so-called "report" even name the "representatives" of the so-called "both sides" in question? I know who the "sides" consist of; however, the so-called 'leaders' in question have not/will not admit to this…ever–which is a given. These same people cannot/will not even specifically name their proxies…
Again…what's the point of condemning "both sides", if only one can even be named in the first place and/or theoretically 'held to account'?
Not only are the mercenary terrorists nameless and faceless, they haven't even identified a specific set of demands–even by proxy. What do these people want? Do they want a better economy? Is destroying the economy the way to get that? Do these people want so-called "freedom"? Is destroying to country the way to get that, or is it moving backwards? Do these idiots want 'less freedom'? If so, can't they achieve that on their own?
Are the idiots who are doing the actual fighting even capable of forming a complete, coherent sentence without the words: "Takbir" and/or "Allahu Akbar"???
I'm a little surprised with what seems to be the lack of basic shame here….
"Thermobaric weapons create a blast-wave that increases casualties in close-combat situations."
Isn't it the idea? To kill so-called rebels… As many as possible. As quick as possible. Not cutting their heads, it is barbaric.
BTW, today Syrian Army launched great offensive, killing 900, wounding approximately 1500, and taking prisoners 300 bandits. A great quantity of the US made advanced weaponry was seized.
Al-Qusayr is under Syrian control.
Look people: UN was part of this plot wanting to oust the Syrian government.., as they did in Libya and historically many times before…,now they see that this war is a lost one.., so they come up with all kind of crap wanting to prosecute this or that.., UN you want to prosecute the war criminals start with George W. Bush regime then with those who started the syrian war.., Saudis the Hillary Clinton.., the USA Democratic Party hypocrites.., the French, the Swedish Neo fascism, that German not so angel.., Angela Markell.., it seams that UN is no longer functioning as a unbiased entity of he world community but rather works fir the few and by the few.
"it seams that UN is no longer functioning as a unbiased entity of he world community"
It never did function that way. From the very beginning, the bigger winners of World War II comprised and/or had veto power in the Security Council, and in the General Assembly both the US and the USSR gathered satellites to create substantial voting blocs to protect their interests.
Sure, they put noted activists from smaller countries into titular leadership positions, but that didn't change the facts on the ground. The UN is, and always has been, an instrument through which the "Great Powers" organize things to their liking.
John McCain's buddies in action. Of course not one word in the corporate or "alternative" press.
As a matter of principle I am against lung-munchers, and therefore I support those who fight lung-munchers. This is a newly discovered principle of mine – I only recently learned that lung-munching existed – but I am already totally committed to it.