Crying wolf one more time.

The propaganda channel, BBC reported yesterday that the embargo on arms supply, imposed by the EU, on rebels fighting against Bashar al-Assad's forces in Syria has been lifted. The truth is that the embargo was due to end on 31 May and, though other countries wanted it to continue, it was not renewed because of opposition by Britain and France, since the EU works by consensus and requires all member countries to agree. British Foreign Secretary, William Hague was cock-a-hoop saying that this sent " a clear message to the Assad regime that it has to negotiate seriously, and that all options remain on the table if it refuses to do so." Of course, it will. The Assad regime will offer peace negotiations with the rebels, a new constitution and democratic elections provided they lay down their arms and he remains the president. Last year all western news channels were predicting a swift rebel victory within weeks and there were reports that his wife, Asma and his 3 children had already taken refuge in Russia. One year and 80,000 deaths later the talk has changed. Iran has always been an ally, supplying arms. The question was whether the Revolutionary Guard were merely advising the regime or actively helping in the fighting. Now the Hezbollah has openly joined the fighting for the town of Qusayr which will allow government forces in Damascus to link up with its strongholds on the coast. 141 Hezbollah fighters have been killed, 79 in the last 10 days. Hezbollah is an offshoot of Iran and its arms supply comes through Syria so a Sunni victory will seriously weaken it. Britain and France will be taking a big chance if they supply arms to the rebels. The strongest faction is the Jabhat al-Nusra, whose chief has said that it owes allegiance to the Al Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri. In 2011 Cameron and Sarkozy obtained a UN Security Council resolution allowing active protection of civilians in Libya from the forces of Gaddafi. They manipulated that resolution to use NATO planes to bomb Gaddafi's forces, killing 30,000 people, and attacked his convoy, resulting in his capture and execution. Russia and China have not forgotten that blatant deception and have vetoed every resolution on Syria. Following the lapse of the arms embargo Russia said immediately that it will supply latest generation S-300 long range missile defence systems to protect against NATO bombing. The irony is that Bashar trained as an ophthalmic surgeon in Britain and Asma was born and educated there. Two deeply unpopular politicians, Cameron and Hollande want to resurrect their careers by killing Syrians. Everybody sees through their lies.