Detail Horror in Houla; Syria Under Assad   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 403 no. 8787 (Jun. 2012), page 14. Topik: Massacres; International Relations; Diplomacy Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.72 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel The slaughter of at least 100 civilians, most of them women and children, in Houla on May 25th has changed the dynamic of the Syrian saga . The world, including Arabs and Turks, is outraged. Even Russia and China thought it wise to endorse a declaration in the UN Security Council expressing horror, though Russia still managed to pretend that no one knew who the culprits were. Cries of "Something must be done" have become louder. But what? One option--preferred by such as Russia and China--is to leave the place to stew in its own juice. President Bashar Assad, whose soldiers and associated militias plainly perpetrated the Houla atrocity, would presumably increase the level of brutality against his disaffected compatriots. A second course is to give more time to a plan presented by Kofi Annan, a former secretary-general of the UN, backed by the Arab League and the UN. Under this, Mr Assad and the armed rebels are supposed to cease fire. Government troops and their heavy armour should withdraw from towns to let 300 UN monitors oversee the peace. And negotiations are meant to set Syria on a path to multi-party democracy. Mainly thanks to Mr Assad's intransigence, none of these conditions is being properly met. Even so, Mr Annan's three-month mandate is likely to be extended when it ends in July. If the monitors, of whom there are nearly 300, could be boosted to, say, 5,000, they might do some good. If the Russians could be persuaded that it is in their long-term interest to dump Mr Assad, as indeed it is, perhaps they could nudge him into abiding by Mr Annan's plan. But as things stand, the diplomacy is futile. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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