Kofi Annan: “Kofi Annan called international observers the last hope for the peace plan in Syria.”

While Hezbollah's actions are deplorable, and as I've said Israel has a right to defend itself, the excessive use of force is to be condemned.

If they can address the needs and common interests of all Iraqis, the promise of peace and prosperity is still within reach. But if current patterns of alienation and violence persist much longer, there is a great danger that the Iraqi…

Kofi Annan cautioned against outside military intervention in Syria saying it could worsen an already precarious situation.

Yes, it is going to be tough. It is going to be difficult, but we have to have hope. Almost every Syrian I have met wants peace. They want the violence to stop. They want move on with their lives.