No 'signal of peace' from Syria - Annan
Found on BBC News on Tuesday, 10 April 2012
The Syrian government has failed to send a "powerful political signal of peace", UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has told the UN Security Council.
Syrian opposition representatives have said they are committed to the peace plan but that if government troops did not stop firing by Thursday, they would intensify their own operations.
It should have been obvious for a long time now that Assad cannot be trusted. It's more than just optimism to assume that his promises are worth the paper they are written on.