Anyone with even an iota of conscience would condemn the Houla massacre of 25-26
May 2012. That 49 of the 108 killed were children is what makes that massacre
unbearably brutal and barbaric.
The government of Syria has accused armed terrorists of committing the
massacre. It has provided a detailed account of what had happened. Eye witness
testimonies have been presented over state media.
The armed opposition and its supporters within West Asia and in certain
Western capitals have put the blame upon the Syrian government. They allege that
a clandestine militia linked to the government --- the shabbiha--- had done most
of the butchering.
There is no credible, independent entity that can help reveal the entire
truth about the Houla massacre. The United Nations Human Rights Council which
has passed a resolution condemning the massacre hastily targeted the Syrian
government as the culprit without waiting for reports from the UN-Arab League
Observer Mission in Syria. This is one of the reasons why China, Cuba and Russia
voted against the resolution. The Council has since the outbreak of the conflict
in Syria 14 months ago adopted an antagonistic attitude towards the government.
In all its submissions to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly,
it has ignored or downplayed the views of the Syrian
government...