...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...
leaders gathered for an annual summit in Doha on Tuesday gave member states the "right" to offer Syrians all means of self-defense, including arms supplies.
The Arab summit affirms the "right of every state to offer all forms of self-defense, including military, to support the resistance of the Syrian people and the Free Syrian Army," a resolution said.
However,
some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them...
"efforts aimed at reaching a political solution to the Syrian crisis are a priority," it added.
The Damascus
...Capital of the last overtly fascist regime in the world...
government charges that summit host Qatar and heavyweight neighbor Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in their national face...
have long since been arming the rebels.
Arab leaders confirmed the opposition National Coalition "will take Syria's seat at the vaporous Arab League and in its organizations, until elections lead to the formation of a government."
Iraq and Algeria have expressed reservations over seating the opposition. Leb has distanced itself.
Syria's seat had been vacant since the suspension of
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Trampler of Homs...
's regime in November 2011 over its rejection of a peace plan that would have required him to step down.