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Hosting Services May Be Breaking Syrian Sanctions
judgecorp writes "Many Syrian government sites and services are hosted outside the country, in the U.S., Canada and Germany. A recent report suggests the hosting services may be breaking international sanctions against the Syrian regime, and assisting it in committing 'crimes against humanity.'"
Someone's willing to take money from political despots in the name of making a profit? Really? This is news?
I'm not saying it's right, the number of Western businesses willing to sell repression tools to China, etc. really kind of makes me sick and I wish they could engage in more complex motivations than just "sales, sales, sales", but they're not.
Was it Khrushchev who said the west would sell it the rope to hang us with?
You are quite the sadist aren't you. "They might imprison your guide and rape his family but think of the small talk". How about you visit South Korea instead. Or even go to Cuba.
"sanctions" now, and then "humanitarian intervention" later to bomb and install an american friendly islamist regime like in libya ? ironic that the SAME muslim brotherhood organization, which was behind the 'revolution' in libya, is also behind the one in syria. the same overarching organization. aaah, they are also the same muslim brotherhood which called for a sharia government in egypt, but thankfully, they were not in majority or power there after the revolution they effected.
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By ignoring the sanctions, you are making their life a little less difficult.
Back in the real world, 'sanctions' normally have two results:
1. They make the leaders rich as they control the supply of essential goods to the population.
2. They make the population hate the 'sanctioners' more than they hate their government.
Are you seriously comparing whole North Korea to concentration camp in Hitler's Germany? Frankly, it's not like that. While it's true that Kim Jong is the sole leader of the country, it's not really that bad for the people there. They have it much like rest of the world, and people seem really happy. Sure, some of it comes from the fact that they don't know better, but to compare it to concentration camp is ludicrous.
I like traveling. I have also spend time in rest of the Asia, including Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. Not just visit there, but actually living. I find that the people are really friendly, and interesting. Seeing the world opens your eyes.