The Arab League has suspended its monitoring mission to Syria due to the massive increase in violence against civilians unleashed by President Assad's forces. The increase in violence appears to have been planned. Perhaps it was to elicit the exact response given by the Arab League -- that they will leave Assad to deal with his domestic uprising in his way. With Russia and China running interference on the Security Council for the Syrian tyrant, there is no chance of foreign intervention. Reuters: The Arab League took the decision days after calling, unsuccessfully, for Assad to step down and make way for a government of national unity. It will take an Arab peace plan to the U.N. Security Council next week. The rising violence in Syria took a dramatic turn this week when rebels seized three Damascus suburbs. On Saturday the army launched an offensive against them, leading to intense fighting. "Given the critical deterioration of the situation in Syria and the continued use of...(Read Full Post)