Syria: Baath party officials 'quit in protest'

Now they resign, what a joke.
Just a ploy to the world to try and save the war crimes accusations.

Just another day in the Muslim world, The few that are in power are ordering the Killing of the Many who are clueless to everything and have done nothing until it was too late.

Islam...the religion of peace!


BBC
Some 200 members of Syria's ruling Baath party are reported to have resigned over the violent crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrations.

The resignations were centred on the southern city of Deraa, a focal point of violence that has allegedly killed 450 people in six weeks.

Shooting was heard in Deraa overnight, where the government this week sent tanks and troops to regain control.

Meanwhile, the UN failed to agree on a statement condemning the crackdown.

(Speaking of jokes, how hard is it to say that you condemn the actions of the Syrian Government?)

A draft proposed by France, Britain, Germany and Portugal was opposed by several within the 15-member Security Council, with Russia insisting events in Syria were not a threat to international peace.

(So let the Syrian Government keep killing!)

President Bashar al-Assad's government disputes the Western view that the demonstrations have been non-violent.

In a statement carried by the official news agency, it said it had sent troops to several cities on the request of citizens who were worried about "armed extremists". Opposition leaders say the protests are peaceful.