Report: Possible ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Syria[“total collapse” in efforts by Pres.Assad]

Human Rights Watch says it has reports of recent killings and torture by Syrian troops that may qualify as crimes against humanity.

The New York-based group released a report Wednesday based on more than 50 interviews with victims and witnesses of the violence.

The report centers on the southern city of Daraa, where Syrian forces allegedly carried out some of the worst violence against civilians since anti-government protests began in March.

The rights group says witnesses told of beatings, torture using electroshock devices, and detention of people seeking medical care. It called on the Syrian government to take steps immediately to halt the use of excessive force.

In Turkey, more than 300 Syrian dissidents are meeting Wednesday in the town of Antalya to discuss ways to bring about regime change in their homeland.

On Tuesday, Syrian state television announced that President Bashar al-Assad is offering a general amnesty to opponents of the government including the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. But critics in Syria and abroad have said the amnesty is too little, too late.

Also Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the reported torture and killing of a 13-year-old Syrian boy demonstrated the “total collapse” of any effort by Mr. Assad's government to “work with and listen to” its people.

Syria ia on the side of the (Iranian)Angels and thus can do no wrong.
Lybia, on the other hand, is not (under Qadafi) anti American and has, in fact, cơperated with America's effort to denuclearize badass dictators. He is therefore, in current American reckoning, not fit to live and must be eliminated.

Obama on the phone to Assad:

“Hey Bashie,baby wussup?
Hello? Is this Barry? Barry! my brother in Allah! how's things running the Great Satan.
Not too good,the folks are wising up too fast but the race card still works.
Oh,that's good, nice to have a “race” in the hole,eh?
(both giggle like schoolgirls)
Oh,let me catch my breath...ok,Bashie boy here's why I called.You gotta lighten up killing the dissidents—the optics for me are getting kind of bad. I have been trying to change regimes in your neighborhood into those that want to kill Jews,you understand? You get a pass because you already kill Jews—but I'm trying to play this “Arab Spring” bullcrap to the American public but the ones who's lips aren't welded to my but are calling me a hypocrite for not going after you like I went after that Jew loving Mubarak.
What about Gadafy? He got no love for Jews.
Oh him? Well, Egypt is between him and Israel so he can't directly attack the Zionists and he lost his mojo for terrorism,so I'm trying to replace him with real—you know the “Mu Bro” terrorists—that being the only way Libya can get to the Jews.
Pretty smart BO.
But it ain't gonna work if you keep butchering every nimrod who doesn't lick your jackboots til they shine!
Daddy use to slaughter before a single breakfast a lot more than I have all this year!
The good old days are over Bashie.”

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