Pencilneckal-Assad
Light of the Alawites...
to step down on Thursday and said he should be tried before the
International Criminal Court... where Milosevich died of old age before being convicted ...
for "atrocities" against his people.
"Our view in Australia is that Assad must go," Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd told news hounds at the French foreign ministry in Gay Paree, at a joint appearance with his counterpart Alain Juppe.
"Our view in Australia is in fact his case is worthy of referral to the International Criminal Court, given the level of atrocities we have seen. As we speak, further atrocities are being committed," he said.
Juppe said that an 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...
observer mission to Syria, where Assad's forces are putting down a pro-democracy street revolt and clashing with armed rebels, was "in difficulty" and not being allowed to work.
"Syria is not respecting the undertaking it gave to the vaporous Arab League to withdraw its troops to barracks," he said, saying a report from the observers should be submitted to the U.N. Security Council for further action.
A popular revolt against Assad's authoritarian rule erupted in Syria in March in the wake of similar uprisings across the Arab world. It has descended into violence as the regime cracks down and rebel groups emerge.