Monthly Archives: May 2013
Peter Tatchell at it again re: Syria.
28th May, on Twitter: ‘Peter Tatchell @PeterTatchell 28 May In response to latest massacre in #Syria: send #UN peacekeepers, create @UN civilian safe havens & no-fly zones. #FreeSyria #Assad #MENA’ https://twitter.com/PeterTatchell/status/339439910782124032 29th May, on Twitter: ‘Peter Tatchell @PeterTatchell 29 May … Continue reading
Anna Macdonald, Head of Arms Control at Oxfam, on directly arming Syrian rebels.
Here’s what she had to say in a recent article for CNN: ‘ it would be far more likely to encourage an escalation of the violence, rather than do anything to end this brutal conflict . . . sending further … Continue reading
‘The only viable outcome’: the implications of the UK arming rebels in Syria.
When the EU recently decided not extend their embargo on arms shipments to Syria – or more accurately, were forced into not extending it by Britain and France – the British Foreign Secretary William Hague tried to justify this by … Continue reading
William Hague to Iain Duncan Smith: You bald Tory bastard!
Reuters report today that British Foreign Secretary William Hague has accused Iran and Hezbollah of backing the Assad regime in its efforts to defeat the insurgency in Syria. ‘It is very clear that the Syrian regime is receiving a great … Continue reading
Russian anti-ship missiles to Syria: the BBC’s ‘concern’.
From an article on how Russia has just delivered a consignment of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria. As here: ‘Although there have been growing calls for arms to be channelled to the rebel fighters in Syria, there has so far … Continue reading
William Hague’s bizarro world Iraq: ‘a much better place than we found it’.
In May 2011, William Hague went on the BBC’s Politics Show and defended the invasion of Iraq. He did so by saying that: “It is a much better place than we found it. Remember, it was previously a ruthless dictatorship and … Continue reading
Reuters graph on casualty levels in Syria.
Note: this graph has been annotated by myself, and the original image can be seen here. (Click image to enlarge) Let’s just accept that the trends the graph represents are broadly accurate. You can see that there were three spikes … Continue reading
Interventions Watch 