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UN Peace Envoy Brahimi - Spiegel online: LINK ¤ SPIEGEL ONLINE

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• "interview with - United Nations special peace envoy - Lakhdar Brahimi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "who sought - to bring peace - to Syria !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

• "the idea was - for Bashar al-Assad - to become the kingmaker !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in an orderly - democratic - transition !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

• "with his participation - to go to a - new Syria !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

• "but it was - his regime ! - ( they did not want - to loose something ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Assad was aware - of the way was being conducted - by the Syrian army !"

 

 

 

 

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• "maybe he did not know - every single detail - of what was happening !"

 

 

 

 

 

• "but in principle - he was aware - of the actions !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Brahimi - confronted Assad - with those facts !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he spoke to him - of a list - of 29,000 people - in his prisons !"

 

 

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• "and he gave a copy - of the list - to his office !"

 

 

 

 

 

• "there was an - investigation commission - working under the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "umbrella of the - UN High Commission of Human Rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "they were looking - and they were systematically collecting - facts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "so people - will be held - responsible - one day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Brahimi had heard - this story - several times !"

 

 

 

 

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• "that the Syrian regime - had released hundreds of persons - from their prisons !"

 

 

 

 

 

• "the United Nations Secretary General - is saying - all along !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that there is - no military - solution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the best plan - is a UN intervention !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "a peace-keeping - mission - that comes - as part - of an agreed solution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

• "and the region - has to discuss - how to help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Syrian people - in a constructive - and responsible way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "there has to be - a political - solution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Assad implicated in Syria Crimes - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the UN inquiry - found - "massive evidence"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that - Bashar al-Assad - was implicated in - war crimes !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Navi Pillay - the UN's Human Rights Chief - said "the commission"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "had produced - massive evidence - of very serious crimes !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the names of perpetrators - remained sealed - until she requested them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it could be a - national investigation - or international investigation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Pillay called - for the case - to be handed over !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to the - international criminal court - ICC - in The Hague !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to ensure - accountability !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Inspectors - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Syrian chemicals - were placed under - international control !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and were - destroyed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Syria - must give a - "comprehensive list"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 21st - New York Times: LINK ¤ NEW YORK TIMES

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• "in the days - leading up to - August 21st - Assad’s chemical personnel !"

 

 

 

 

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• "had prepared - they had distributed - gas masks - to their troops !"