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6 October 2011 — williambowles.info

6 October 2011

UN Veto Spurs New Syria Push
Wall Street Journal
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, which borders Syria and is seen to have some economic and diplomatic leverage, said his country would move ahead with sanctions despite the failure of the UN measure, which was vetoed by Russia and China …
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204294504576613270104620718.html

Syrian Woman Says Reports of Her Death Were Mistaken
New York Times
By NADA BAKRI SYRIA STATE TV, via AP Zainab al-Hosni, who was reported to have been killed by men loyal to Syria’s government, said she had run away from home. Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. …
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/world/middleeast/woman-believed-killed-by-syrian-forces-turns-up-on-tv.html

Libya, Syria and Middle East unrest – live updates
The Guardian (blog)
Nato defence ministers meet to debate when to end the air war in Libya.
Syrian dissidents say failure to pass a UN resolution will give momentum to
an armed insurrection A Libyan NTC fighter mans a checkpoint near the
coastal city of Misrata. …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/oct/06/libya-syria-middle-east-unrest?newsfeed=true

US says ambassador to stay in Syria despite sanction attempt
Xinhua
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — US ambassador in Syria Robert Ford will stay
in the country despite US attempts to increase pressure on Syria at the UN,
US State Department said on Wednesday. State Department spokesperson
Victoria Nuland told reporters …
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-10/06/c_131175844.htm

Guarded for centuries and smuggled from Syria, Bible manuscripts go on rare …
Washington Post (blog)
Precious Bible manuscripts originating in the Jewish community of Damascus,
Syria, went on display for several hours Wednesday, offering a rare glimpse
at a collection that includes books spirited to Israel in clandestine
operations before the ancient …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/guarded-for-centuries-and-smuggled-from-syria-bible-manuscripts-go-on-rare-display-in-israel/2011/10/05/gIQA3XWrNL_story.html

Lebanon committed to protecting Syrian refugees: Premier
Vancouver Sun
Freedom only” during a demonstration by Jordanians and Syrians against
Syria’s crackdown on protesters, near the city of Mafraq on the
Jordanian-Syrian border northeast of Amman on Aug. 18, 2011. Lebanon said
Thursday that it is committed to providing …
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Lebanon+committed+protecting+Syrian+refugees+Premier/5510720/story.html

Syria intervention would lead to regional crisis, Iran tells Qatar
Tehran Times
TEHRAN – The Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs
has said that foreign interference in Syria will precipitate a crisis in
the entire region. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks during a
meeting with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad …
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index.php/politics/3244-syria-intervention-would-lead-to-regional-crisis-iran-tells-qatar

Gulfsands Petroleum caps oil production in Syria
Proactive Investors UK
This constraint is due to a reduced availability of crude storage capacity
within Syria, as the export volumes continue to be constrained due to the
fractious political situation in the country. In September Gulfsands
produced around 10000 fewer …
http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/34036/gulfsands-petroleum-caps-oil-production-in-syria-34036.html

Russia Shields Syria from Sanctions
The American (blog)
By Daniel Vajdic Russia vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution on
Syria yesterday. An increasingly assertive China joined Moscow in rejecting
the already diluted proposal. The draft was watered down three times—and
only hinted at the …
http://blog.american.com/2011/10/russia-shields-syria-from-sanctions/

Steve Jobs Dies: He Was The Most Famous Arab in the World
International Business Times
According to Yalibnan.com, Jobs’ biological father, Jandali, was born in
Homs, Syria (ironically, one of the key centers of the anti-Assad movement
in that country) to a traditional Muslim family. Jandali emigrated to the
US in the early 1950s and …
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/225891/20111005/steve-jobs-apple-dies-iphone-arab-syria.htm

Mainstream media skewed on Syria — RT
By RT
The mainstream media’s quick reaction often costs it in terms of
fact-checking. As human rights groups continue to sound the alarm over
multiple arrests and killings in Syria, one high-profile victim has made an
amazing reappearance.
http://rt.com/news/syria-one-sided-coverage-187/

Saving Syria from Civil War – By Mona Yacoubian | The Middle East …
By casey.marye
As Syria’s uprising lurches toward its seventh month, fears that the
country will descend into a sectarian civil war are mounting. Several
troubling developments suggest the potential transformation of Syria’s
popular demonstrations into armed …
http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/10/05/saving_syria_from_civil_war

Russia, China Veto Syria Sanctions
By The Huffington Post News Editors
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Russia and China vetoed a European-backed U.N.
Security Council resolution Tuesday that threatened sanctions against Syria
if it didn’t immediately halt its military crackdown against civilians. It
would have been …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/05/russia-china-veto-syria-s_n_995600.html

Germany disappointed as UN fails to censure Syria – The Local
Germany on Wednesday lamented the failure of the United Nations Security
Council to agree a resolution on a bloody crackdown in Syria that has left
2700 dead, saying it had undermined the body’s authority.
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20111005-38009.html

U.S. vows to keep up pressure on Syria | The Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration vowed Wednesday to keep up the
pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime’s, a day after China
and Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution against it. “The US
will continue to …
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/10/05/u-s-vows-to-keep-up-pressure-on-syria/

Russia vetoes UN resolution against Syria – Yahoo! News
Read ‘Russia vetoes UN resolution against Syria’ on Yahoo! News. Russia and
China vetoed a European-backed U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday
that …
http://news.yahoo.com/russia-vetoes-un-resolution-against-syria-225913424.html

5 October 2011

Russia, China veto Syria resolution at the United Nations
Washington Post
By Colum Lynch, UNITED NATIONS — Russia and China cast a rare double veto
at the UN Security Council on Tuesday to block a US- and European-backed
draft resolution condemning Syria for its brutal crackdown on protesters.
Assad. Syria’s UN ambassador …

Russia and China veto Syria sanctions threat
The Independent
AP Russia and China vetoed a European-backed UN Security Council resolution
that threatened sanctions against Syria if it did not halt its military
crackdown against civilians. It would have been the first legally binding
resolution adopted by the …

Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest – live updates
The Guardian (blog)
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said China and
Russia’s veto of a resolution on Syria showed “who on this council supports
[Syrians’] yearning for liberty and human rights and who does not”.
Photograph: Mark Garten/AFP/Getty …

IAEA sees Syria talks for end-October
Reuters
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said last month Syria had offered to
cooperate with the agency’s investigation into the destroyed Dair Alzour
site after years of stonewalling. Amano said he was hoping to get “full
information” about Dair Alzour. …

Syrians Detain 3000 in Town in 3 Days
TIME
Also, a member of Syria’s outgoing parliament dismissed a broad-based
national council set up by the opposition, saying it will not be able to
overthrow President Bashar Assad’s regime. Khaled Abboud told The
Associated Press that those who announced …

‘Meddling in Syria will create crisis in ME’
Press TV
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs says Tehran
condemns foreign intervention in Syria as it will create crisis in the
entire region. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said in a meeting with Qatar’s
Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad bin …

Turkey says sanctions on Syria to go ahead
Ynetnews
Turkey’s prime minister says Turkey and other countries will press ahead
with plans to slap sanctions on Syria undeterred by Russia and China’s veto
of a UN security Council resolution. The two countries on Monday vetoed a
European-backed resolution …

Refugees from Syria tell tales of terror in Lebanon
Monsters and Critics.com
They have arrived over the past six months, since a protest wave erupted in
Syria. Abier, 29, fled in May from Tell Kalach in Syria. She now lives with
her husband and two young children in a small classroom at an unused
primary school. …

After Failed UN Syria Vote, Rice Cites IBSA Solidarity, Of Motive & Ban Dodges
Inner City Press
By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, October 4 — After the Syria
resolution was double vetoed by Russia and China, with Lebanon and India,
Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) abstaining, US Ambassador Susan Rice said
“this is not about Libya,” adding …

Russia and China veto UN resolution on Syria — RT
By RT
Russia and China have vetoed the UN resolution on Syria, urging political
dialogue instead of proposed tough sanctions on Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
The move caused outrage from the US.

Canada News Centre – Canada Expands Sanctions Against Syria
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced new sanctions on
Syria’s Assad regime in response to its ongoing and escalating repression
of Syrian civilians. The measures announced today further expand Canada’s
targeted sanctions …

As Syria violence persists, deserter army emerges – This Just In …
By joesterling
Another round of violence flared in turbulent Syria on Tuesday, as reports
of more deaths surfaced amid the relentless government crackdown against
protesters. The nearly seven-month-long offensive has drawn world
condemnation and …

Syria warned not to intimidate opponents abroad – Arab News
The warning came as Turkey voiced backing for a UN resolution slamming
Syria’s deadly crackdown on protesters, as a renegade Syrian colonel called
for a united front to topple Assad. But Russia said it will not support the
draft resolution. …

China, Russia Both Veto UN Resolution Against Syria — News from …
By Jason Ditz
The resolution urged Syria to abandon violence against pro-democracy
protesters, but ran afoul of Russian officials in particular by including
threats of “tough sanctions” within 30 days of the resolution’s
adoption. Russia, which has made it …