Six EU countries support intervention in Syria – why isn’t the UK one of them?
Tory-led Britain continues to ‘sit on the fence’ when the war criminals of Syria should be sitting in the dock
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Hague tells Syrians “you’re not forgotten”, promising “no option is ruled out”
Foreign secretary William Hague today reassured the Syrian people they were “not forgotten”, vowing to rid them of President Assad – with “no option ruled out”.
Syria: Chilling scale of Assad’s state-sponsored torture revealed
The chilling, frightening, inhuman scale of state-sponsored torture under the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad was revealed today.
Trapped between Moscow and Damascus: Annan’s peace plan for Syria stumbles again
Russia will only support Annan’s plan if it doesn’t stipulate the form of a unity government, yet the opposition demand the exclusion of Assad’s inner circle.
Cold War era tensions re-emerge as US accuse Russia of arming Syrian government
The conflagration in Syria is in danger of sucking in the great powers.
Syria: Assad’s forces “using rape as a weapon”
The savagery of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues to worsen with each passing day, reports Shamik Das.
We can’t sit back and allow more massacres: It’s time for military action in Syria
The Houla massacre of 32 children is so unimaginably evil it’s time for Western liberal military intervention in Syria to take out President Bashar al-Assad.
Look Left – Massacre in Syria, the horror of Azerbaijan and a deeper double-dip
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
The World Outside Westminster – Slasher Republicans, Syria, Burma and Bahrain
Tom Rouse looks back at the week’s main stories from around the world, including the latest from Burma, Bahrain, Syria and the US Presidential elections.
Why haven’t we intervened in Syria? Is Iraq to blame? Is Libya?
Ben Mitchell argues that the examples of Iraq and Libya are scaring western governments from intervening in Syria – and maybe that’s a good thing, he says.