Guy Faulconbridge
Reuters
Sept 12, 2011
Russia rejected Monday Western calls for greater pressure on Syria over its violent crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad, in which the United Nations said 2,600 people have been killed.
A day after France described the lack of a firm U.N. stance against Damascus as a scandal, President Dmitry Medvedev said recent U.S. and European sanctions on Syria meant “additional pressure now is absolutely not needed in this direction.”
Russia and China, veto-wielding members of the United Nations Security Council, have resisted efforts by Washington and its European allies to step up the international response to Syria’s repression of nearly six months of protests.
Assad has reacted to the uprising, inspired by revolts which have toppled three North African leaders this year, with military assaults on protest centers and mass arrests.
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Causes of death in developing/non developing countries… per year…
HIV-AIDS 2,678,000
Ischaemic heart disease 3,512,000
Lower respiratory infections 2,643,000
Cerebrovascular disease 3,346,000
Ischaemic heart disease 2,484,000
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1,829,000
Diarrhea 1,793,000
Lower respiratory infections 1,180,000
Cerebrovascular disease 1,381,000
Lung cancer 938,000
Childhood diseases 1,217,000
Car accident 669,000
Malaria 1,103,000
Stomach cancer 657,000
Tuberculosis 1,021,000
Hypertensive heart disease 635,000
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 748,000
Tuberculosis 571,000
Measles 674,000
Suicide 499,000
So lets go stomp another Sovereign Country into oblivian because 2600 “cia operatives” got their asses handed to em…
What a truely fucked up world we live in.
If Russia doesn’t resist, who will? China’s got it’s hands full on the Pakistan issue. Never thought I’d see the day that I would support these countries put their foot down or drawing a line in the sand but we desperately need military checks and balances in the international arena.
dedreckon Reply:
September 12th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
How ironic it would be if Russia and China really put their foot down and stopped the New World Order’s henchmen in Washington, Brussells and London from destroying the United States with the real threat of military retribution. How ironic indeed!
Russia and China stand side by side on everything and especially when we and the Zionists are on the other side. When all is said and done, we are tucked. Russia supports Syria today on their actions and Turkey and Egypt plan for a meeting about what to do with the Zionist regime. The shit is gonna hit the fan.