叙利亚政府今天说得很清楚,它不会容忍任何异议。坦克驶进德拉的街头,试图抓获回城的抗议者。大规模的军队移动着向示威者开火。叙利亚正试图无情地粉碎抵抗。据说,5000名士兵已经动员起来。有报道称,横尸遍野,今天有更多的人被杀害。自上个月爆发示威游行以来,死亡人数已超过350人。
美国撤离叙利亚使馆人员 白宫表示正考虑制裁
Meanwhile the United States says it's considering a range of targeted sanctions against the Syrian government. With the details, Andrew North.
与此同时,美国表示,它正在考虑对叙利亚政府采取一系列定向制裁。Andrew North报道更加详细的内容。
These sanctions could include a freeze on the assets of Syrian government officials as well as a ban on US business ties. It's a sign of the White House starting to take a tougher line on Syria's use of violence against protesters after much criticism here that it has been too soft. But these are only limited sanctions and critics point out the contrast between its military action in Libya, but also with its response to Bahrain and Yemen, where the authorities have also used violence to put down protests, but where the White House has limited itself to words of condemnation.
这些制裁可能包括冻结叙利亚政府官员资产,以及禁止与美国商业取得关系。这一迹象表明,白宫在被指责态度太软弱后,开始对向示威者使用暴力的叙利亚采政府采取更加强硬的路线。但是,这些仅仅是有限的制裁,评论家指出,与对同样使用暴力镇压示威者的利比亚、也门以及巴林的军事行动相比,白宫对叙利亚政府仅限于言辞上的谴责。