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Saudis, Qatar fire UN torpedo at Syrian peace

Posted by seumasach on May 10, 2013

Kaveh Afrasiabi

Asia Times

10th May, 2013

 

UNITED NATIONS – It is a popular term at the United Nations. “Multilevel peace process” is used often to refer to complementary efforts in conflict-prevention, and the UN’s history is rich with countless such examples. Yet, somehow, the UN has misdirected its energy in the case of Syria, by entertaining a General Assembly resolution that, if adopted, will likely act as a disservice – call it negative input – with respect to the US-Russian peace conference planned for the end of May.

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