After condemnation of the horror in Houla, Assad has reason to be worried
May 28, 2012 5:07 pm 2 Comments
The horror of Houla, condemned unanimously by the United Nations Security Council, is today resonating around the world. The small town, near Homs, is a new place-name in the global lexicon of bloodbaths by ruthless regimes. Branded an unspeakable crime of inhuman brutality, it’s a game-changer, many commentators are saying.
The chilling images of 49 tiny, white-shrouded bodies, lined up in Houla’s Ali bin Al Hussein Mosque for all the world to see, may yet come to define the tyranny of Bashar al-Assad. For those of us who have covered the grim and bloody twists and turns of 15 months of revolt, the killings certainly plumb new depths of depravity.
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