"Her older brother, Mohammed, became a well-known activist in the family's hometown of Homs in western Syria, often leading the demonstrations against embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and treating the wounded."
On Sept. 10th Mohammed was wounded during a demonstration and later the body returned to his family after being tortured to death. The descriptions of the bodies of these two siblings and what was done to them was horrific. These are just 2 of an estimated 3000 victims of the Syrians in the last 6 months.
The question is, what should the rest of world do? While most countries don't want to get involved in the business of other countries, it is right for the world to standby and watch? According to the CNN.com article, even stepping outside of their homes is a great risk for many women.
Fear does have a short term tendency to suppress rebellion. In the long run, it creates a tension that cannot be long endured. People will only tolerate that tense and fearful environment for so long before the repression will incite them to violence and revolution. The more aggressive and cruel the acts of repression are, the more violent and uncontrolled the revolution will probably become, when it inevitably occurs. A wise leader would learn form history and attempt compromise or step down and go into exile.
ReplyDeleteWe both saw the same article. This is so sad. Perhaps we should have a bake sale to gather funds to purchase and ship weapons to the Syrian resistance so they can fight back and overthrow the oppressive government and set up a democracy.
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