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EU slaps more sanctions on Syria
Yahoo/AP ^
Posted on 08/01/2011 4:07:30 PM PDT by nuconvert
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Germany, Britain, France and Portugal have tried unsuccessfully since April to get the U.N.'s most powerful body to condemn Syrian attacks on unarmed civilians.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: assad; eu; europeanunion; israel; syria; syrianprotests
Headline should read: Slaps hand of Syria
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posted on
08/01/2011 4:07:35 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks nuconvert.
And the Hatter said, “it’s very easy to take more than nothing.”
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posted on
08/01/2011 4:31:57 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
Comment #3 Removed by Moderator
To: nuconvert
The toughest sanction was the ban on new Dr. Who episodes being aired by state television. EU gets tough!
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posted on
08/01/2011 6:19:03 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
To: SunkenCiv
I am thinking the UN will put Syria on the Human Rights Committee with Iran.
/sarcasm
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posted on
08/01/2011 6:19:55 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
To: nuconvert
Ooo......slaps on sanctions.
Yep. That'll do a lot of good, won't it now?
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posted on
08/01/2011 7:29:24 PM PDT
by
ohioWfan
(Proud Mom of a Bronze Star winner!)
To: nuconvert
Oooooh...sanctions...scary, scary...maybe they’ll send a strongly worded letter next....
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posted on
08/01/2011 7:46:11 PM PDT
by
GenXteacher
(He that hath no stomach for this fight, let him depart!)
To: nuconvert
But if they really have teeth, then you’ll see videos of starving women, children and puppy dogs. Same thing happened in Saddam’s Iraq during sanctions.
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posted on
08/01/2011 11:24:58 PM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(End the occupation. Annex today)
To: nuconvert
Another headline could read: UN Security Council resolves to one day agree on the color of sh#$%%#t, but not today.
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posted on
08/01/2011 11:28:33 PM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(End the occupation. Annex today)
To: nuconvert
Another headline could read: UN Security Council resolves to one day agree on the color of sh#$%%#t, but not today.
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posted on
08/02/2011 2:41:11 AM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(End the occupation. Annex today)
To: nuconvert
Britain, France,... I thought the reason for NATO involvement in Libya was to stop the potential slaugher of innocent civilians...at least that's what Obama said.
So why not get involved in Syria?....I mean using tanks on protesters seems rather harsh...doesn't it?
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