'They all had bullet holes': 25 reported dead in Syria - Polidicks

[img]http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/reuters/2011-03-24t101052z_01_btre72n0pdj00_rtroptp_3_syria-protests-tack.grid-7x2.jpg[/img] [QUOTE]DARAA, Syria — The main hospital in the Syrian city of Deraa received the bodies of at least 25 protesters after Syrian forces launched a relentless assault on a neighborhood sheltering anti-government activists. [b]"We received them at 5 p.m. yesterday (11 a.m. ET). They all had bullet holes,"[/b] the official told Reuters on Thursday. Syrian police fatally shot at least 15 protesters in a pre-dawn operation Wednesday, witnesses said. The early morning attack targeted the al-Omari mosque in the southern agricultural city of Daraa, where protesters have taken to the streets in calls for reforms and political freedoms, witnesses said. Inspired by the wave of pro-democracy protests around the region, the uprising in Daraa and at least four nearby villages has become the biggest domestic challenge since the 1970s to the Syrian government, one of the most repressive in the Middle East. Security forces have responded with water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition. As the casualties mounted, people from the nearby villages of Inkhil, Jasim, Khirbet Ghazaleh and al-Harrah tried to march on Daraa Wednesday night but security forces opened fire as they approached, the activist said. It was not immediately clear if there were more deaths or injuries. Democracy activists used social-networking sites to call for massive demonstrations across the country on Friday, a day they dubbed "Dignity Friday." [b]U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Washington was alarmed by the violence and "deeply concerned by the Syrian government's use of violence, intimidation and arbitrary arrests to hinder the ability of its people to freely exercise their universal rights."[/b] 'A great change is under way' Also on Thursday, France urged Syria to open up to dialogue and democratic change, and signaled that its dealings with the whole region were being reevaluated. "We urge Syria to listen to the voice of dialogue and of democracy," French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe told reporters. "A great change is under way. For a long time, France's Arab policy aimed for stability. Today, Arab policy is to listen to the aspirations of the people and that applies to Syria, which must take on board this widespread movement." France, the former colonial ruler of Tunisia and Syria, has repeatedly condemned what it says is excessive force being used in Syria and has called for an investigation into civilian deaths and the release of detained protesters. [b]France's relations with Syria were strained by the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, where initial U.N. reports implicated Syrian and Lebanese security agencies but Damascus denied any involvement.[/b] Since 2008, Paris has sought to improve ties with Damascus. [/quote] [url]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42245591/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/[/url] It is also [url="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4047276,00.html]claimed[/url] by 'opposition figures' that the Syrian regime is using Hezbollah to suppress the protests. As the old saying go, fuck the Syrian tyrants.

Just watch, Syria's about to get as bad as Libya. :colbert:

Aaaaand here we go.

Feces is coming in close proximity of the oscillating blades of the air-moving cooling unit.

[QUOTE=SweetSwifter;28780937]Feces is coming in close proximity of the oscillating blades of the air-moving cooling unit.[/QUOTE] I do say, good sir, that's a very observant observation.

God damnit Syria, we're busy. Wait your turn.

Here we go again Why are all of these dictators and kings so stupid? They can remain in power, just give the people what they bloody want

Why do I have a feeling the CIA has a hand in all the middle east protests.

Shit's going seriously down over there..

I wonder how all this will turn out 5 years from now. Probably the same. Same country different dick.

[QUOTE=Mudbone;28784540]Why do I have a feeling the CIA has a hand in all the middle east protests.[/QUOTE] Doubtful. These are in no way like the Latin American 'revolutions' of the Cold War era.

[QUOTE=Led Zeppelin;28786367]Doubtful. These are in no way like the Latin American 'revolutions' of the Cold War era.[/QUOTE] The CIA surely had SOME hand in the protests. But I doubt it was (is?) a major one.

[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;28780894]Just watch, Syria's about to get as bad as Libya. :colbert:[/QUOTE] Then they'll all have to immigrate to [I]Siberia[/I]. :slick:

[QUOTE=AK'z;28786547]Then they'll all have to immigrate to [I]Siberia[/I]. :slick:[/QUOTE] Uh, why Siberia? Why would anyone migrate to Siberia?

[QUOTE=ohadje;28786506]The CIA surely had SOME hand in the protests. But I doubt it was (is?) a major one.[/QUOTE] Suppose in 30 years we may find out.

[QUOTE=yuki;28786776]Uh, why Siberia? Why would anyone migrate to Siberia?[/QUOTE] Only place I could think of rhyming with Lybia and Syria.

[QUOTE=AK'z;28786820]Only place I could think of rhyming with Lybia and Syria.[/QUOTE] Albania Algeria Armenia Australia Austria Bolivia Bulgaria Cambodia Colombia Croatia Estonia Ethiopia The Gambia Georgia India Indonesia Latvia Liberia Lithuania Macedonia Malaysia Mauritania Micronesia Mongolia Namibia NigeriaRomania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Somalia St. Lucia Syria Tanzania Tunisia Zambia

[QUOTE=yuki;28786966]Albania Algeria Armenia Australia Austria Bolivia Bulgaria Cambodia Colombia Croatia Estonia Ethiopia The Gambia Georgia India Indonesia Latvia Liberia Lithuania Macedonia Malaysia Mauritania Micronesia Mongolia Namibia NigeriaRomania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Somalia St. Lucia Syria Tanzania Tunisia Zambia[/QUOTE] Russia doesn't rhyme.

[QUOTE=yuki;28786966]Albania Algeria Armenia Australia Austria Bolivia Bulgaria Cambodia Colombia Croatia Estonia Ethiopia The Gambia Georgia India Indonesia Latvia Liberia Lithuania Macedonia Malaysia Mauritania Micronesia Mongolia Namibia NigeriaRomania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Somalia St. Lucia Syria Tanzania Tunisia Zambia[/QUOTE] :suicide: