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Syria Eyes Western Reparation for 'Deaths by Sanctions'
[An Nahar] A cabinet minister on Tuesday said his country will demand compensation from Western officials who have imposed sanctions on Syria causing the deaths of "thousands"."Who said that the embargo does not kill," Domestic Trade and Consumer Protection Minister Qadri Jamil said during a speech to parliament, which was broadcast by Syrian state television. ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? Syria "will reclaim its rights by holding world officials accountable for imposing this unjust embargo that has killed thousands of Syrians," he said. Jamil, who is also deputy prime minister for economic affairs, said that the government had "not yet calculated the number of Syrians who perished because of the embargo, cold, hunger and disease." "We have been harmed by foreign intrusions. Compensation must be paid to the Syrian people," he said. Posted by: Fred 2013-02-20 |
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