West reaches out to Syrians

The West has finally condemned the crimes of the Syrian regime, the liberal-conservative daily Le Temps writes, and calls for the matter to be brought before the International Court of Justice: "In the past five months of promises and a bloody campaign against those they call 'terrorists' Bashar al-Assad's henchmen have presumably committed crimes against humanity. The confirmation of this reality after months of hesitation due to short-term geopolitical interests should come as very good news to the courageous opponents of the regime. ... We must now consider bringing charges at the International Court of Justice. The members of the UN Security Council must finally shoulder responsibility. That includes its recalcitrant members - including Russia, which continues to supply Damascus with arms. And the non-permanent members, Brazil, India and South Africa, must overcome their reservations and lend the Syrians a hand."

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