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White House front man Jay Carney said Syria had failed to comply with standards set by Arab observers monitoring the situation, adding that "as sniper fire, torture, and murder in Syria continue, it is clear that the requirements of the Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
protocol have not been met."
| "Somebody ought to do something," he added. That's their famous leading from behind thingy. |
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
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and his government.
"We believe it's past time for the Security Council to act," Carney said.
"We want to see the international community stand together united in support of the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people," he said.
"We're working with our international partners to increase the pressure on the Assad regime to cease the completely unacceptable violence that it's been perpetrating on its own citizens."
Democracy activists have denounced the vaporous Arab League observer mission as "unprofessional," after the bloc's chief admitted snipers were still active in the country despite their presence.
The mission has been mired in controversy since the first observers arrived on December 26, with activists accusing Syria's regime of keeping the monitors on a short leash as it presses on with its lethal crackdown on dissent.
After weeks of stalling, Syria agreed last month to allow the deployment of observers as part of an Arab roadmap calling for the withdrawal of the military from cities and residential districts, a halt to violence against civilians and the release of detainees.
Despite the presence of the monitors, violence continued on the ground, with the Local Coordination Committees, the main activist group spurring protests on the ground, saying another 11 people were killed in various parts of the country on Monday.