Syria Conference Roiled by Shouting Matches, Insults

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http://www.juancole.com/2014/01/conference-shouting-matches.html

Syria Conference Roiled by Shouting Matches, Insults
By Juan Cole | Jan. 23, 2014

The Geneva II negotiations at Montreux, Switerland, opened on a sour note on Wednesday. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem droned on interminably and charged the rebel forces with being “traitors” supported by bloodthirsty foreign powers.

Secretary of State John Kerry demanded that President Bashar al-Assad step down in favor of a transitional government acceptable to all sides.

The Syrian National Council representatives angrily denounced the regime.

It might have been cathartic. It wasn’t negotiations.

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1. Kerry continues his mideast buffoonery

Demanding that the current government step down for a transitional government the current government and opposition find acceptable? Did he write that himself or does the White House have Carrot Top on hold for this sort of shit?