Syrie et Ligue arabe: plus de pression à venir?

A-t-on vraiment respecté le "plan de paix" signé il y a peu?

"President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has made a mockery of the Arab League peace initiative. Since he signed the document, his security forces have mercilessly attacked the city of Homs with heavy weapons, hunted down army defectors and killed scores of pro-democracy protesters. The United Nations says 3,500 protesters have been killed in the crackdown on the popular uprising.

In signing the peace document, Mr. Assad pledged to pull the military from restive cities, release political prisoners and start talks with the opposition on democratic reforms. His only gesture: releasing 500 detainees while leaving perhaps thousands of protesters in jail.

When Arab League foreign ministers meet on Saturday, they should eject Syria and urge the United Nations Security Council to condemn Mr. Assad and impose international sanctions against the regime. Russia and China will find it harder to block a Security Council resolution — as they did in October — if the Arab world calls for action that goes beyond the sanctions already imposed by the United States and Europe.

At a minimum, the United States and Europe should push the Security Council to demand that Syria allow international news media and monitors into the country. Mr. Assad might be less inclined to brutalize his people if he knows the world is watching. It is extremely disappointing that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey still has not backed up his tough anti-Assad talk — and his support for the Syrian opposition — with tough sanctions."

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/opinion/syria-and-the-arab-league.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha211