London Mayor: Don't arm the Syria maniacs http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node%2F13259
by Peter Dominiczak, and Christopher Hope (source: The Daily Telegraph) June 18, 2013 Boris Johnson warns that arming the Syrian rebels would be disastrous, adding to tough warnings from Vladimir Putin, the Archbishop of York and an ex-Army leader. “This is the moment for a total ceasefire, an end to the madness,” Mr Johnson writes. “It is time for the US, Russia, the EU, Turkey, Iran, Saudi and all the players to convene an intergovernmental conference to try to halt the carnage. We can’t use Syria as an arena for geopolitical point-scoring or muscle-flexing, and we won’t get a ceasefire by pressing weapons into the hands of maniacs.” ››read more