Syria on St Jean Baptiste Day.

More sanctions are being imposed by the European Union to Syria. In their text they say "By choosing a path of repression instead of fulfilling its own promises on broad reforms, the regime is calling its legitimacy into question".   Bashar has been saying the past week that it's the European Union that is being the unrest in Syria, the West along with the Muslim Brotherhood.  Because that makes so much sense.  I don't think the 'west' as he calls it would encourage a Muslim state, but I digress.

There are now around 12000 refugees in Turkey alone.  There have been around 1300 people who have died being killed by the regime, another 10,000 are missing being detained, and I bet that number is higher. They have been using the 10,000 number for weeks. I know Bashar has issued 2 amnesties but how many people has that affected? Who knows? I suspect the number of detainees is higher then 10,000.

I always thought a country's army was there to defend the people of that country. Well not in Syria. The armed forces in Syria are there to keep the rest of the Syrian's oppressed. You have an opinion that's not sanctioned by the regime, we'll beat you, torture you, detain you and if you're really lucky we'll kill you too, this way you won't keep suffering.

Bashar Al Assad could have made a difference. He could have brought his country into the 21st century in terms of human rights and economic reforms. Instead he chose to be a dictator and that will be his undoing. Mark my words, once it's all over, he won't be among the living.  He will be forever remembered as a butcher.