Al-Jazeera reported that the Syrian army blocked the international road linking Lebanon with Homs Syria’s third largest city
Syrian army blocks the road linking Lebanon with Homs
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9 responses to “Syrian army blocks the road linking Lebanon with Homs”
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Good … that should keep their bloody-minded army in Syria … right?
Hmmm … maybe a ditch on this side … just to be sure … -
Good … that should keep their bloody-minded army in Syria … right?
Hmmm … maybe a ditch on this side … just to be sure … -
And over in Iran … part of a BBC letter by staff.
“The BBC has become accustomed over many years to relentless criticism from the Iranian authorities. Often the verbal claims made by the Iranian government and media are so exaggerated that we ignore them and rely on the good sense of our audiences in Iran and around the world to discount their wilder statements.
However recent direct actions against the BBC by Iran cannot be ignored.
We are seeing the levels of intimidation and bullying as well as attempts to interfere with our independence reaching new levels – particularly since a documentary about the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei was aired.
In recent weeks the jamming by the Iranians of international Persian language TV stations, such as BBC Persian TV and the Voice of America’s Persian News Network has intensified.Iranian police and officials have been arresting, questioning and intimidating the relatives of BBC staff. We believe that the relatives and friends of around 10 BBC staff have been treated this way.
Passports have been confiscated, homes searched and threats made. The relatives have been told to tell the BBC staff to stop appearing on air, to return to Iran, or to secretly provide information on the BBC to the Iranian authorities.
Whilst these claims are clearly absurd, the intensity of language magnifies the fears of BBC staff for their family and friends back in Iran. Given the vulnerability of those family members we have thought hard about drawing attention to this harassment. But this public statement has the full support of all staff whose families have been intimidated.
Our Iranian journalists have made their own decisions to work for the BBC, which they knew might cause hostility from their own government. But their families are innocent bystanders and it is outrageous that they should also be victimised.
This issue is wider than the BBC and is behaviour that all people who believe in free and independent media should be concerned about.” -
And over in Iran … part of a BBC letter by staff.
“The BBC has become accustomed over many years to relentless criticism from the Iranian authorities. Often the verbal claims made by the Iranian government and media are so exaggerated that we ignore them and rely on the good sense of our audiences in Iran and around the world to discount their wilder statements.
However recent direct actions against the BBC by Iran cannot be ignored.
We are seeing the levels of intimidation and bullying as well as attempts to interfere with our independence reaching new levels – particularly since a documentary about the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei was aired.
In recent weeks the jamming by the Iranians of international Persian language TV stations, such as BBC Persian TV and the Voice of America’s Persian News Network has intensified.Iranian police and officials have been arresting, questioning and intimidating the relatives of BBC staff. We believe that the relatives and friends of around 10 BBC staff have been treated this way.
Passports have been confiscated, homes searched and threats made. The relatives have been told to tell the BBC staff to stop appearing on air, to return to Iran, or to secretly provide information on the BBC to the Iranian authorities.
Whilst these claims are clearly absurd, the intensity of language magnifies the fears of BBC staff for their family and friends back in Iran. Given the vulnerability of those family members we have thought hard about drawing attention to this harassment. But this public statement has the full support of all staff whose families have been intimidated.
Our Iranian journalists have made their own decisions to work for the BBC, which they knew might cause hostility from their own government. But their families are innocent bystanders and it is outrageous that they should also be victimised.
This issue is wider than the BBC and is behaviour that all people who believe in free and independent media should be concerned about.” -
…………..and the care factor is???????????????????????????? Well, you guessed it, its 0!
There should be a wall around Lebanon like the one that was in Berlin, or like the one the israelis are building in the west bank or gaza. -
…………..and the care factor is???????????????????????????? Well, you guessed it, its 0!
There should be a wall around Lebanon like the one that was in Berlin, or like the one the israelis are building in the west bank or gaza. -
Seig Heiltollah, Seig Heiltollah! A sound ‘Adolf’ would’ve been proud of, and that comes naturally to the ‘fuzzy faces’ of Iran.
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Seig Heiltollah, Seig Heiltollah! A sound ‘Adolph’ would’ve been proud of, and that comes naturally to the ‘fuzzy faces’ of Iran.
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