Political Comment (11 June 2012)

 

Further violence in Syria has led UN/Arab League  mediator Kofi Annan to admit that his peace plan is failing and to suggest replacing or bypassing it with an international 'contact group'.

 

New Massacre Highlights Failure Of Annan Peace Plan

It has been yet another of what now passes for a normal week in Syria. On 2 June, UN/Arab League Special Envoy Kofi Annan told an Arab League meeting in Qatar that...