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Alex Thomson
It is a matter of some regret that the Syrian government press conference yesterday was held so late in the day that I could not be there. Clearly it was some spectacle. Not since the dying days of the Saddam regime in Baghdad and the primetime performances of “Comical Ali” have we heard such arrant nonsense coming from a government mouthpiece. In fact, several government mouthpieces.
Syrian forces who stand accused of committing a massacre in Houla could be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, according to the UN high commissioner for human rights.
Channel 4 News challenges the Syrian ambassador before the UN Human Rights Council’s special session probing the Houla massacre after 13 more bodies are discovered.
Matt Frei
President Obama, pre-occupied with extricating the USA from his predecessor’s wars, has little stomach for military action in Syria.
Alex Thomson
Alex Thomson blogs on the difficulties facing the UN officers attempting to monitor the Syrian “ceasefire”.
Jon Snow
We have an infernal combination of danger in which the international community has somehow rendered itself powerless to do more that watch and shout. And how many babies, young children and women, will that save?
The UN Security Council meets to discuss the massacre of more than 100 men, women and children in Houla as international condemnation grows.
As outrage grows over the Houla massacre, Channel 4 News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller considers evidence of President Assad’s personal responsibility for crimes against humanity.
More than 100 people including 13 children, die after Syrian forces attack the town of Houla in Homs province on Friday, according to Syrian anti-government activists.