Thursday, September 20, 2012

More Saber Rattling

Western powers accuse Iran of shipping arms to Syria in violation of UN sanctions

Washington Post - ‎38 minutes ago‎

UNITED NATIONS - The four Western powers trying to rein in Iran's nuclear program are accusing Tehran of shipping arms to Syria in violation of United Nations sanctions and ignoring demands from the UN to open key nuclear facilities to its inspectors.
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Weapons for rebels not ruled out

(UKPA) – 2 days ago

Foreign Secretary William Hague says he has not ruled out sending weapons to Syrian opposition groups in the future.
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Can we say "Double Standard" (by definition): a set of principles that applies differently and usually more rigorously to one group of people or circumstances than to another.

See: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20standard








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