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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 06:32 AM Jul 2012

Syria: Aleppo is nail in Assad's coffin, says Panetta

Source: BBC News

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's assault on the city of Aleppo will be "a nail in his coffin".

Mr Panetta was speaking at the start of a five-day Middle East tour.

Heavy fighting is continuing in Syria's largest city where government forces are trying to oust rebel fighters.

UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said 200,000 people had fled the fighting in Aleppo and that an unknown number were trapped.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19043654

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Syria: Aleppo is nail in Assad's coffin, says Panetta (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jul 2012 OP
How do we initiate a war-crimes charge against this Assad bastard?? lastlib Jul 2012 #1
Unlike Saddam, Assad will fight to the bitter end , much like Ghadaffy may3rd Jul 2012 #2

lastlib

(23,356 posts)
1. How do we initiate a war-crimes charge against this Assad bastard??
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:08 PM
Jul 2012

He has got to be taken down! A major shit-stain on humanity.

 

may3rd

(593 posts)
2. Unlike Saddam, Assad will fight to the bitter end , much like Ghadaffy
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 06:43 PM
Jul 2012

taken down from within

with the help of NATO in some covert form or another

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