"You have no proof whatsoever that ammunition was EVER supplied, "
I supplied evidence of the licence being issued - you denied it then provided haldf a dozen contradictory excuses - it was issued but withdrawn, it was issued and the shipment never took place, the ammunition was for sporting rifles, it was sent too early to be used at Homs, it was the wrong size for the Syrian Sniper's weapons and now back to it was never issued in the first place - with the new addition that all licences were revoked in 2010.
You also asked, with your usual charm and grace how the "the U.K. could possibly have known what was going on in Syria without the aid of a crystal ball".
That's an impressive list of excuses - even for you.
It's a pity that not a single one of them came with a shred of documented evidence
The World, Britain included, had the Amnesty Report of the tortures and mass murders long before trouble broke out in the Arab countries - they said nothing, did nothing and continued as if nothing was happening.
When Assad's men deserted him and fled abroad they begged Britain to use economic and political pressure to stop the killing - they pointed out Assad's personal ties and respect for Britain - those pleas were ignored.
The Syrian deserters suggested that Britain could seize the millions of pounds worth of property owned by the Assad family in London - those suggestions were totally ignored and, throughout the Homs massacres, Assad's gofer brother-in-law visited London regularly going about Assad's business - nothing was done to prevent him.
Britain wrung their hands in horror at the street massacres in Homs and did precisely NOTHING
Given the proved reputation of the Assad regime, they should hev beed sold nothing
Britain was condemned internationally for its sale of chemicals at the time Assad was found to be using chemicals - there was never a suggestion that they could not be used for weapons, just the word of the Syrians that they were for "toothpaste"
Such materials should never have been sold to the mass murderer Assad was known to be.
Britain sold riot control equipment, water cannons and armoured cars that were used to crush the Syrian protests - an undisputed fact.
The equipment sold by Britain and used in Syrian prisons were electrical hand generators (Meggers).
They are a common piece of electrical test equipment in the electrical trade (I used one regularly and still have one here).
Their use as instruments for interrogation is long established - cheap and convenient, leaving no scars - the faster you wind the handle, the greater the electric shock - even eejits like Teribus could master the technique in a matter of minutes.
ASSAD IS A KNOW FASCIST DESPOT - HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD ANYTHING - HE WAS ONE OF BRITAIN'S LONG TERM TRADING PARTNERS AND, SHOULD HE TRIUMPH IN SYRIA, NO DOUBT WILL BE AGAIN
"We do do trade and we do do trade in armaments with Governments that are not democratic and have bad human rights records""
Vince Cable Trade Minister.
Committee on Arms Control evidence 7th February, 2012"
Syria is one of those Governments
There - said it all again - for the last time
Jim Carroll