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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

150. Acrimony


From, “Russia and China Block U.N. Action on Crisis in Syria,” by Neil MacFarquhar and Anthony Shadid, 2/4/12, The New York Times:

A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria collapsed in acrimony with a double veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after the Syrian military attacked the city of Homs in what opposition leaders described as the deadliest government assault in the nearly 11-month uprising.

Acrimony: bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior

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