Damascus 'Risking Genocide'

Arutz Sheva ^ | 6/6/12 | Gabe Kahn

[Eleutheria5]

Italian foreign minister Guilo Terzi on Wednesday warned Bashar al-Assad's policies in Syria risk creating a genocide in Syria unless there is "rapid intervention."

"The strategy of Damascus risks causing a genocide without rapid intervention," Mr Terzi said. Italy was among those countries who expelled the Syrian ambassador to Rome last month in a coordinated action with other Western powers after a massacre in the town of Houla. The Syrian leadership "is fighting for its survival with an ever more direct and brutal escalation, with terror against the civilian population and with the artificial fuelling of internal conflict," Mr Terzi said. His strong comments came as Assad appointed Riad Hijab as new prime minister - tasking him with forming a government - as armed rebels continued to go on the offensive in and around Damascus. France characterized the appointment was a "masquerade." Bernard Valero, a foreign ministry sopkesman said Assad "remains stubbornly deaf to the demands of his people." Hijab's appointment of comes after a new parliament was voted in on May 7 in elections boycotted by opposition groups. A former agriculture minister, Hijab, 46, replaces former premier Adel Safar, who had formed his government in April 2011, one month after an Arab Spring-inspired uprising erupted across Syria. According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 13,500 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the 15 month uprising. Hijab was born in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province and holds a PhD in engineering. He was appointed minister of agriculture in April 2011. Meanwhile, local opposition activists said violent clashes broke out in the Damascus suburb of Harasta overnight between regime troops and rebel forces. ....

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[Eleutheria5]

Go rapidly intervene yourself.

[DesertRhino]

Either the moslem brotherhood, wipes out the Syrian government,, or the other way around. Its a win either way,, and not worth a single American life or dollar. Damn these people pushing for us to be involved in this.

[Drill Thrawl]

How is arab mooslime killing arab mooslime genocide?

[Eleutheria5]

I think they’re mostly killing Kurds.

[MrEdd]

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

[libstripper]

Let’s hope they end up like two fools in a gun fight with .22s, each mortally wounded with multiple rounds and still able to keep shooting at the other until they kill each other. If we prove any aid it should only be to the weaker side so it can keep on killing the other.