Political Comment (4 June 2012)

 

The Syrian authorities blamed 'armed terrorist gangs' for the massacre of more than 100 civilians in Houla, but UN monitors and officials thought otherwise. UN/Arab League mediator Kofi Annan warned after talks in Damascus that the country was at "tipping point," but the Russians remained adamant that they would block any meaningful action by the UN Security Council, leading US ambassador Susan Rice to outline...