Monitors in Syria

I'm not sure how useful the Arab League monitors have been in Syria, this is an article on the subject.

Also,Very important video of what happened at a Bab Dreib Checkpoint yesterday, where soldiers defected in the sight of the Monitors... (seen on the roof top, and at the checkpoint itself). This is the 'Hospital Checkpoint' one of the bloodiest in Homs. 

The videographer says 'this is the first time we ever get this close to the checkpoint'.The people are chanting for the Monitors to ask the soldiers 'why did they shoot at us... why are our brothers in the army killing us?' Then the people hand out revolution flags to the soldiers and say 'why don't you defect... no one can harm you now?' Then one of the soldiers points to shabiha next to the blue sandbags, and say 'it is them, NOT the army (that is firing).' 

The activist, even as two shabiha approach, says please tell the world 'This is a children's hospital' ...and Where are the 'armed gangs'? If you were facing armed gangs would you walk and stand like that?'

It is also very noticeable that the monitors are not afraid of the activists..

Without the youth, this revolution cannot be won. Here are stories from University Students of the revolution.