Siria: um genocidio em curso, em camara lenta, mas visivel e comprovado...

O ditador da Síria, desde que começaram os protestos contra o seu governo, mais de dois anos atrás, em lugar de abrir-se a uma nova etapa do itinerário democrático no seu país, está destruindo o seu próprio país, e matando o seu próprio povo, pois não pretende renunciar ao poder.
Não que todos os opositores sejam democratas, longe disso: existem fundamentalistas islâmicos entre eles, que talvez promovesses outras matanças, caso chegassem ao poder, e seriam intolerantes contra outras religiões que não a deles, enquanto a Síria, mesmo sob uma das ditaduras mais anacrônicas do planeta, sempre foi um regime laico, tolerante, multiconfessional.
A questão é a dos direitos humanos e da democracia, e percebe-se que um genocício está em curso, quando se leem notícias como estas:

"Syria
The U.N. mission to evacuate civilians from the besieged Old City of Homs and deliver aid resumed Wednesday after being suspended for a day. Talal Barzai, the governor of Homs, said operations had been suspended due to "logistical difficulties." The temporary cease-fire is set to expire Wednesday, but Barzai said it could be extended if more people wish to leave the area. The United Nations expressed concern over men and boys who have been detained after being evacuated. According to the United Nations, about 400 men between the ages of 15 and 54 have been detained, while the governor put the number at 330. The disparity in counts has raised concerns that 70 men have been transferred to the custody of security agencies. U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition are not making much progress. Brahimi has moved up a meeting to Thursday with U.S. and Russian officials, hoping they can put pressure on their respective allies. On Wednesday, Russia said it would veto a U.N. resolution on humanitarian aid access in Syria if it remains in its current form. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said of the draft that its "aim is to create grounds for future military action against the Syrian government." Meeting in Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande criticized Russian aims to block the resolution. Hollande said, "Why would you prevent the vote of a resolution if, in good faith, it is all about saving human lives?" Meanwhile, Syrian warplanes pounded the strategic rebel-held town of Yabroud near Lebanon Wednesday. Syrian government forces backed by Hezbollah fighters have stepped up an offensive in apparent efforts to consolidate control over the border region."

Na última segunda-feira, 10/02, fui a New Haven, na Universidade de Yale, onde assisti a este documentário sobre os genocídios do século 20, e sobre a vida de Rafael Lemkin, o polonês que assistiu ao genocídio de seu próprio povo pelos nazistas, e dos judeus, em seu país e nas cercanias, e que inventou o nome de genocídio para qualificar esses crimes de eliminação de pessoas.
Creio que o termo se aplica inteiramente ao que está ocorrendo na Síria.
Eis a informação sobre o documentário, que recomendo.

Monday, February 10th, 7:00pm - Yale University Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue On Monday, February 10th the Jackson Institute will premier "Watchers of the Sky"  a documentary film that exposes the uncanny parallels of genocides across time and culture. The film interweaves four stories of remarkable courage, compassion, and determination, while setting out to uncover the forgotten life of Raphael Lemkin - the man who created the word "genocide," and believed the law could protect the world from mass atrocities. Each of the stories open a different window onto the atrocities of genocide, and shows the accumulative power of individuals to transform the world from apathy to action. Opening remarks by Jackson Institute Senior Fellow, Luis Moreno Ocampo, the first Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and producers Amelia Green-Dove and Elizabeth Bohart.

Paulo Roberto de Almeida