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(1,573 posts) Wed Jul 17, 2013, 05:46 PM Jul 2013

UN nominee calls Syria inaction a 'disgrace' [View all]

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Source: AlJazeera

A US ambassador nominee to the United Nations has called the UN Security Council's response to Syria's civil war a "disgrace" at her confirmation hearing.

Samantha Power, who was President Barack Obama's nominee for the position made the statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday.

We see the failure of the UN Security Council to respond to the slaughter in Syria - a disgrace that history will judge harshly

Samantha Power, US UN ambassador nominee

"We see the failure of the UN Security Council to respond to the slaughter in Syria - a disgrace that history will judge harshly," Power said in testimony that also praised the New York-based world body.

Under questioning from senators, she called Syria one of the worst "cases of mass brutality" that she has ever seen.

Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/07/2013717163831228330.html

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Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #1

Yep , to do nothing is a disasters. Sand Wind Jul 2013 #2

Alas, Russia has the veto. KamaAina Jul 2013 #3

Last time around, the West took a Libya "no fly zone" resolution... Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #4

The ethnic cleansing of black Libyans by the jihadist was one of the biggest tragedies...nt Jesus Malverde Jul 2013 #5

I'm so happy that some dictators of fascists state aren't failing for that. Sand Wind Jul 2013 #6

I always take a look at John2 Jul 2013 #7

You don't pass the test. Go away. Sand Wind Jul 2013 #8

Who are you John2 Jul 2013 #9

I ask question here on DU about Who you are, and eveybody tell me that Sand Wind Jul 2013 #10

People that John2 Jul 2013 #11

"This is the real democracy and not the the Middle East. You don't comprehend that" Sand Wind Jul 2013 #12

Troll Igel Jul 2013 #14

Thank's for the definition, so I supposed that He is not a troll, since he give real arguments. Sand Wind Jul 2013 #15

I agree with Samantha Power Doodlesweaver Jul 2013 #13

That is where I, John2 Jul 2013 #17

The rebels are openly brutalizing, torturing, and executing people too. Dash87 Jul 2013 #20

Power's nomination is supported by the absolute worst of the neocon vermin..... arewenotdemo Jul 2013 #16

She needs to John2 Jul 2013 #18

She has about as much business being on the NSC or the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., arewenotdemo Jul 2013 #22

Is she going to pick up a rifle and ship over there? Dash87 Jul 2013 #19

Not her thing, oddly enough. arewenotdemo Jul 2013 #21

I see the first response on this thread got banned for no good reason. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #23