J'accuse!
Syria was not at the Eurovision Song Contest
Europeans celebrated each other over the weekend in a contest of schmaltzy frolicking, fittingly in a dictatorial tribal reservation, blinds to the rest of the world drawn, earplugs fit tightly, so no cry for help, no scream of pain and agony could seep in and upset the jolly good fun of a self indulgent Europe.
Yet, what happened over the weekend in Syria is the to-date climax of the orgy of violence, as more than 200 people, among them at least 55 children under the age of 10, have been massacred between Friday prayers (it is a Muslim country, after all) and Sunday evening. The bloodbath is being ignored by the EU commission and the leaders of the EU's major member governments.
Whoever did these horrific crimes, and the many before, has to be brought to justice, preferably in the US, where the proper punishments are being metered out for such crimes: death. It would be revolting to see the murderers, from Assad down, spend the rest of their lives in a cozy Dutch cell, provided with amenities such as TV, radio, Internet and sports facilities.
In order not to step on Russian toes - we receive oil and gas from the superpower - the EU avoids to hold Russia to account for its open (and clandestine) support of the most murderous regime on the planet today. Tens of thousands of Syrian victims should suffice for Europe to pause for a moment, and take military action against the regime in Damascus; regardless whether Putin likes it or not.
Syria was not at the Eurovision Song Contest
Europeans celebrated each other over the weekend in a contest of schmaltzy frolicking, fittingly in a dictatorial tribal reservation, blinds to the rest of the world drawn, earplugs fit tightly, so no cry for help, no scream of pain and agony could seep in and upset the jolly good fun of a self indulgent Europe.
Yet, what happened over the weekend in Syria is the to-date climax of the orgy of violence, as more than 200 people, among them at least 55 children under the age of 10, have been massacred between Friday prayers (it is a Muslim country, after all) and Sunday evening. The bloodbath is being ignored by the EU commission and the leaders of the EU's major member governments.
Whoever did these horrific crimes, and the many before, has to be brought to justice, preferably in the US, where the proper punishments are being metered out for such crimes: death. It would be revolting to see the murderers, from Assad down, spend the rest of their lives in a cozy Dutch cell, provided with amenities such as TV, radio, Internet and sports facilities.
In order not to step on Russian toes - we receive oil and gas from the superpower - the EU avoids to hold Russia to account for its open (and clandestine) support of the most murderous regime on the planet today. Tens of thousands of Syrian victims should suffice for Europe to pause for a moment, and take military action against the regime in Damascus; regardless whether Putin likes it or not.
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