Interview: Syria violence

Joseph Kesheeshyan, an author on Middle East Affairs and a columnist for the Gulf News told al Jazeera that the UN resolution deadlock on Syria is not a surprise because "with the western powers in one hand and with Russia, Brazil, India and China in the other trying to play games, meanwhile the killings in Syria are continuing."

"President Bashar al Assad is banking on the world not paying attention to him as he is going ahead and putting down the repression."