Tag Archives: U.N. Security Council Fiddles While Syria Burns By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 16, 2011 (IPS) – "Syria is on fire," says one exasperated U.N. diplomat, "while the Security Council fiddles." The revolt and the bloody street demonstrations are nearly six months old but the U.N.'s most powerful political body continues to remain paralysed – unable and unwilling to help resolve the spreading crisis.  At last count, the number of …

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