UN fails to sanction Syria

This is sickening.

The deeply divided UN Security Council failed to agree on a European and US-backed statement condemning Syrian violence against peaceful protesters on Wednesday, with Russia saying security forces were also killed and the actions don't threaten international peace.

"A real threat could arise from outside interference or taking of sides," Russia's deputy UN ambassador Alexander Pankin warned the UN's most powerful body during a public session that followed, saying this could lead to civil war.

China and India called for political dialogue and peaceful resolution of the crisis, with no mention of condemnation. And Lebanon's UN Ambasador Nawaf Salam stressed the country's special relationship with Syria, saying "the hearts and minds" of the Lebanese people are with the Syrian people and are suppporting President Bashar Assad's lifting of the state of emergency and reforms.