Syria hanged 13,000 in Saydnaya prison: Amnesty
As many as 13,000 people were hanged in five years at a notorious Syrian prison near Damascus, Amnesty International has said, accusing the government of a “policy of extermination”. Titled “Human Slaughterhouse: Mass hanging and extermination at Saydnaya prison,” Amnesty’s damning report, released on Tuesday, is based on interviews with 84 witnesses, including guards, detainees, and…
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halfwayin February 7th, 2017 at 10:16
Enter clueless Nikki Haley, the new US ambassador to the UN.
Leaving the world wondering where does the US find these women.
Obewon February 7th, 2017 at 10:21
Trump / Putin support universal torture and murder of 400,000+ by Syria’s Assad regime.
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KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker February 7th, 2017 at 15:17
A close ally of Putin committed these atrocities if not Putin himself.
And for some reason Putin has the obsequious worship of the so-called president of the US.
These are dangerous times indeed.
Suzanne McFly February 7th, 2017 at 20:15
Seems like they are trying to out bada$$ each other.