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Salehi added that Tehran firmly stands against foreign interference of any kind, including safe zones and no-fly zones. Implementing them violates international law. So does Washington for waging proxy war to replace an independent government with a pro-Western puppet one.
Last November, Arab League states voted to suspend Syria. They also comprise a rogue's gallery of despotic monarchies. They support Western imperialism. They condoned Libya's ravaging. They ignored mass killing and destruction.
They're silent on how Washington destroys, colonizes, occupies and plunders one nation after another. They commit atrocities against their own people. They support Western-backed anti-Assad insurgents. They're criminally involved in a plan to destroy another independent state. They're mindless that one day they may be next.
On August 14, a senior Assad aide arrived in Beijing for talks. He'll meet with Chinese officials. Both countries maintain normal relations. China want peaceful conflict resolution. Assad likely seeks more support. It's in China's interest to provide it.
Also on August 14, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs/Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos arrived in Damascus for talks with Syrian officials and others.
OCHA director John Ging accused Assad of blocking visas for aid workers representing certain countries. At issue is whether their mission is spying and subversion, not aid.
UN agencies side with Washington and Western interests. Amos is Britain's former High Commissioner to Australia. She also served as House of Lords leader and Lord President of the Council. In 2003, she was appointed to serve in Tony Blair's cabinet. She represents imperial interests, not Syrians.
On August 14, Hurriyet daily contributor Semih Idiz headlined "Turks watch as their country moves into unchartered territory," saying:
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