Syria is on my mind today, massacres are taking place, according to Paul Conway the photographer who was with Marie Colvin when she died in Homs. He was reporting from his hospital bed in England.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/homs-children-waiting-to-die-says-uk-photographer-7499734.html
The Russian determination to block any resolutions at the UN may have some root in their desire to maintain a naval base in Tartus from which town is a main route which runs directly to Homs. There is also their well documented sale of arms to the Syrian government.
A strange piece of news on Twitter today was while the International Red Cross was unable to access Bab Amr for, so called, security reasons the State television was conducting interviews there which, as stated on twitter, is surreal.
There is nothing surreal, however, about the rumours of execution and the flattening of this area of Homs. Spare a thought for the terrified people who have nothing to do with any part of this conflict and simply want to continue living their lives.
The Russian determination to block any resolutions at the UN may have some root in their desire to maintain a naval base in Tartus from which town is a main route which runs directly to Homs. There is also their well documented sale of arms to the Syrian government.
A strange piece of news on Twitter today was while the International Red Cross was unable to access Bab Amr for, so called, security reasons the State television was conducting interviews there which, as stated on twitter, is surreal.
There is nothing surreal, however, about the rumours of execution and the flattening of this area of Homs. Spare a thought for the terrified people who have nothing to do with any part of this conflict and simply want to continue living their lives.
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