Where's the UN ????

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

For all those peeps that supported the bombing of Libya just because the UN said it was the right thing to do...stuff it. Peeps in Syria have been dying like fly's these past three months yet the UN and NATO have done ZERO to stop the slaughter. Libya = oil for Europe and nothing more.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_syria

Helicopters open fire to disperse Syrian protesters

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis – 2 hrs 3 mins ago

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian helicopter gunships fired machineguns to disperse pro-democracy protests, witnesses said, in the first reported use of air power to quell unrest in Syria's increasingly bloody three-month-old uprising.

The use of the aircraft came on a day of nationwide rallies against President Bashar al-Assad, as unrest showed no sign of abating despite the harsh crackdown by his authoritarian state.

The helicopters opened fire in a northwestern town after security forces on the ground killed five protesters, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

"At least five helicopters flew over Maarat al-Numaan and began firing their machineguns to disperse the tens of thousands who marched in the protest," one witness said by telephone.

"People hid in fields, under bridges and in their houses, but the firing continued on the mostly empty streets for hours," said the witness, who gave his name as Nawaf.

Syria's state television, in contrast, blamed violence in the area on anti-government groups. It made no mention of attack helicopters but said an ambulance helicopter had come under fire over Maarat from "terrorist armed groups," injuring crew.

Britain, France, Germany and Portugal have asked the U.N. Security Council to condemn Assad, though veto-wielding Russia has said it would oppose such a move.

Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem wrote to the Security Council accusing the opposition of violence and sabotage, Al Arabiya television said. Foreign governments were basing their views on "inaccurate information," it said.

State television said earlier well-armed "terrorist groups" had burned police buildings and killed members of the security forces in Maarat al-Numaan, which lies 55 km (35 miles) south of Syria's second city Aleppo on the highway to Damascus.

LETTER ASKING FOR HELP

Moualem's letter asked for U.N. help to combat "extremism and terrorism." Damascus wanted dialogue with the opposition, the letter said.,

Syrian authorities have banned most foreign correspondents from the country and have repeatedly tried to portray anti-government protesters as armed and violent.

"There were peaceful protests today (in Maarat) calling for freedom and for the downfall of the regime," one demonstrator said by phone. "The security forces let us protest, but when they saw the size of the demonstration grow, they opened fire to disperse us."

"During the protest, two officers and three soldiers refused to open fire so we carried them on our shoulders. After that, we were surprised to see helicopters firing on us."

The northwest border area, like other protest hotspots, is prone to tension between majority Sunni Muslims and Assad's Alawite sect, which dominates the Syrian power elite. The violence may reflect splits within the security forces, whose commanders are mainly Alawite and conscripts Sunni.

Activists said Syrian forces had shot dead at least 33 at rallies across the country after Friday prayers.

A U.N. spokesman said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had been trying to call Assad all week but was told that the president was "not available."

REFUGEES FEAR "SLAUGHTER"

Thousands of civilians have fled from the northwestern border area into Turkey, fearing security forces' revenge for incidents in which 120 troops were reported killed this week.

Local people said at least 15,000 troops along with some 40 tanks and troop carriers had deployed near Jisr al-Shughour.

"Jisr al-Shughour is practically empty. People were not going to sit and be slaughtered like lambs," said one refugee who crossed the border into Turkey.

A 40-year-old from Jisr al-Shughour, with a bullet still in his thigh, also described mutiny in Syrian ranks.

"Some of the security forces defected and there were some in the army who refused the orders of their superiors," he said. "They were firing on each other."

Human rights activists aired a YouTube video described as from a Lieutenant Colonel Hussein Armoush, saying he had defected with soldiers to "join the ranks of the masses demanding freedom and democracy."

A Turkish newspaper said Ankara was looking into creating a buffer zone along the border as a contingency if hundreds of thousands of Syrians are driven out.

The International Committee of the Red Cross urged Syria to allow its aid workers wider access to the civilian population, including the many believed wounded or detained.

Rights groups say over 1,100 civilians have been killed since March in the revolt to demand more political freedoms and an end to corruption and poverty.

Edited June 11, 2011 by Why_Me

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Same place it was during:

1. Pakistan's grotesque mass-slaughter of 3-plus million (of which about 2/3 were Muslims) in 1971
2. Rwanda killings, 1994
3. Iraq's "Anfal" during 1980's
4. Iran's 1988 purge
5. Khmer Rouge's grotesque depopulation of Cambodia

(edit: it proved itself totally useless long prior to any of these--enough said)

Edited June 11, 2011 by Saddle Bronc

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Say, since the UN was created, how many World Wars did we have?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Say, since the UN was created, how many World Wars did we have?

The UN was created in 1942.

http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/dictat.html <---- Now explain this.... World Wars...LMAO !

[웃 910]

The UN was created in 1942.

http://www.scaruffi....ics/dictat.html <---- Now explain this.... World Wars...LMAO !

Last place goes to:

Al Zarqawi (Iraq, 2004-06) 2,000 killed

[Sofiyya 1,687]

It's all true.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

It's all true.

LOL...gotta love that list down below. China and Russia (USSR) were guilty of the mass murder of well over 50 million alone. Throw in the US, France, and UK those numbers climb even higher. The UN...what a joke.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council

United Nations Permanent members

People's Republic of China which replaced the Republic of China in 1971

France

Russian Federation which replaced the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1991

United Kingdom

United States

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Syria is a tougher military target than Libya, or Iraq for that matter. Full scale war? Yeah... that'll happen

[milimelo 4,561]

You don't want the UN help - they proved highly inefficient but overpaid bystanders in the Balkan aggressions/wars.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The UN was created in 1942.

http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/dictat.html <---- Now explain this.... World Wars...LMAO !

As always, you got it all twisted and facts all wrong. The UN was founded after WWII in 1945.

So laugh about your very own ignorance - it's all there is to laugh about.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

As always, you got it all twisted and facts all wrong. The UN was founded after WWII in 1945.

So laugh about your very own ignorance - it's all there is to laugh about.

How many people have been slaughtered since the creation of the UN ?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

How many people have been slaughtered since the creation of the UN ?

What's the relevance of that question to anything?

[^_^ 5,021]

What's the relevance of that question to anything?

Fine, if you think that's irrelevant to this thread, answer this.

If the UN was a bird, what bird would it be?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

What's the relevance of that question to anything?

Are you serious ?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Are you serious ?

Certainly.

Fine, if you think that's irrelevant to this thread, answer this.

If the UN was a bird, what bird would it be?

A silverback