Homs is becoming the sign of the end of dictatorial rule

Syrian Tanks Resume Shelling Despite U.N. Rebuke - NYTimes.com: "The Syrian government claims it is attacking foreign-inspired terrorist gangs in Baba Amr, and that the fires are tires set alight to make it seem like the buildings are burning. Syria has severely limited access by foreign media to the country, so claims about the fighting in Homs were impossible to verify independently.

But with diplomacy stalled, the renewed onslaught seemed to reflect Ms. Pillay’s accusation that the Syrian authorities were interpreting the repeated international failure to end the violence as a green light to escalate deadly attacks on its political opponents with indiscriminate brutality and “overwhelming force.”"

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Homs is being killed by Syria and they have no excuse. The international effort has failed because it has been tepid and ineffective. We need a Libya effort in Syria. Once this is en train de faire Syria may understand.

Charles Sanders Peirce - Thinking in Threes