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| Syria rejects U.N. criticism of barrel bombs, says 'technical' issue |
| 2015-07-04 |
| [EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] Syria rejected a U.N. Human Rights Council resolution condemning its aerial bombing tactics record on Thursday, saying the use of barrel bombs was a "technical" issue that was no business of the Geneva-based body. The United States and 10 European and Arab countries backed the resolution decrying the use of chemical weapons such as chlorine gas and the Syrian authorities' use of cluster munitions, ballistic missiles and barrel bombs. Syrian Ambassador Hussam Eddin Aala said critics of Damascus were hypocrites who were supporting the "terrorists" on Syrian soil and said their resolution was selective and biased. He said trying to involve the Council in their own political agendas "by using fabricated pretexts such as the humanitarian situation and the so-called use of explosive barrels is a conduct that detracts from the Council's credibility and seriousness - pushing (it) to intervene in technical issues". British Ambassador Julian Braithwaite, who introduced the resolution, said the text had been the subject of extensive consultations and urged all the warring sides to respect human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... , end the violence and uphold international law. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 ...The only nearly sure ways to prevent people from doing what you don't want them to do is to imprison them or kill them. Strongly worded letters or condemnations followed by luxury buffet lunches are not likely to influence people like Pencilneck and his followers one tiny 'lil Gorram bit. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2015-07-04 07:11 |