For the victims of Al Houla massacre, there is only the deafening silence. There is nothing to be said. There are no condolences that are apt. And, unquestionably, there is no condemnation that can remotely fit the crime.
The corpses cannot speak for themselves. The open wounds, the bloodied baby jumpers, the disfigured bodies of the children – all cannot speak of the atrocities. They cannot scream of the horrors. They cannot be heard crying during the last moments of their lives – tortured and agonised.
The rows of Al Houla’s corpses, which were overwhelmed by the young than the old, show the true face of the Syrian regime. This is a soulless regime and one that excels at increasing the civilian body count every single day. It is a regime that thrives on its ruthlessness, its bloody mayhem, and its disregard for its victims.
Women or children, mothers or infants, old or young – all are subject to victimisation. The regime of Bashar Al Assad is blind to human rights as much as to suffering. And hence, it nullifies any chance of reaching a peaceful resolution to the brutal crackdown taking place in the country.
Is the Al Houla massacre not enough of an indication about the nature of the regime? Are the wounds of the victims not glaring enough to conclude that the regime has become illegitimate? Are the atrocities in Al Houla not clear evidence that the killing of civilians will continue mercilessly and indefinitely?
If there is any doubt about the true nature of the Al Assad regime, then it is time for the foolish believers in a possible peace to step aside. Given all that is happening in Syria, one wonders where the UN Security Council is.
