“Christians to Beirut, Alawites to their graves!”

[eridani]

This is what the Pavlovian dogs of war are slobbering to promote. There ARE no good guys in this fight!

The World’s Next Genocide
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/opinion/the-worlds-next-genocide.html?_r=0

Indeed, as pro-democracy protests degenerated into civil war, the ideological composition of the opposition changed. The Free Syrian Army’s slogan remains, “We are all one people of one country.” But inside Syria those chanting “Christians to Beirut, Alawites to their graves!” have become more than a fringe element. Human Rights Watch and other groups have documented cases of rebels executing Syrian soldiers and Alawites regarded as government collaborators.

Growing numbers of foreign Sunni extremist fighters are battling not just to rid Syria of Mr. Assad, but to religiously cleanse it. As a result, many Syrian Christians now fear that their fate will mirror that of Iraqi Christians, who were largely forced out of Iraq by war and sectarian terrorism. The city of Homs was once home to 80,000 Christians; there are now reportedly fewer than 400.

[cali]

1. a bit more from the article

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Three vetoes by Russia and China have blocked attempts by the United Nations Security Council to hold the Syrian government accountable for its crimes. But those who have opted for a proxy war in Syria and who are now financing the rebels cannot avoid responsibility for what comes next.

Governments that have publicly committed themselves to helping end Syria’s misery, including the United States, must immediately do two things to help prevent a violent backlash against Alawites and other minorities. First, they must impress upon the newly united Syrian opposition that support depends on strict adherence to international humanitarian law. Armed groups who advocate fracturing Syria along sectarian or regional lines should be denied funds; there should be absolutely no aid for rebel groups who target Alawites and other minorities for reprisals or who commit war crimes.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/opinion/the-worlds-next-genocide.html?_r=1&

[dipsydoodle]

2. the newly united Syrian opposition ?

Who are they ?

[cali]

3. they don't exist. this article was written nearly 2 years ago.

[Laelth]

4. Not to be contrary ...

... but it appears to have been written about nine months ago. Am I missing something?



-Laelth