July 2012Monthly Archives
Interactive Map: Syria’s Torture Centers
This report is based on more than 200 interviews conducted by Human Rights Watch since the beginning of anti-government demonstrations in Syria in March 2011.
The report includes maps locating the detention facilities, video accounts from former detainees, and sketches of torture techniques described by numerous people who witnessed or experienced torture in these facilities.
Download the Full Report here (PDF, 4 MB)
Syria Free Army Fighting with Old Weapons
Yesterday, I saw this picture of a Free Syrian Army (FSA) soldier fighting oppression against pro Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad Syrian Army.
If you look at this picture the FSA soldier is holding and zeroing in with an old Vietnam era style U.S. weapon called an M-16 with a high powered scope.
With all the funds that have been pouring in we would hope that the FSA would be able to acquire up to date weapons. The M-16 the FSA soldier is holding is sufficient if nothing else is available. We are in hopes that they will get some updated weapons soon.
You can follow my tweets between the General of Free Syrian Army. The General likes football, cut him some slack, after all it is Sunday.
Read an account of the recent skirmishes involving the Free Syrian Army.
Persia: High Unemployment and Food Costs Sanctions Continue
New sanctions have been implemented for the mullahs in Iran.
The new sanctions in Iran will continue to negatively impact their economy. The Persians Bank SWIFT codes have been shut off crippling the banking system.
This is the reason traders and others have been flocking to Iraq, to acquire hard currency (USD) from Iraq.
