Arab League Turns on Syria  Pages: 1 2  Tens of thousands of
pro-regime demonstrators flooded the main square in Damascus on
Saturday to protest the decision by the Arab League to suspend
Syria’s membership in that body. During the staged
demonstrations, several Arab embassies were attacked and
vandalized while the Turkish government sent planes to evacuate
non-essential personnel when their consulates were also besieged
by protesters. Turkey is also contemplating stiff sanctions
against Syria, a move that would almost totally isolate Assad
from the rest of the region.  Syria threatened to “punish” the
League for the membership suspension, but offered an olive
branch by asking for an emergency meeting with member states and
agreeing that foreign observers could monitor compliance with
the peace deal that was agreed to earlier this month. That deal
stipulated that Syria would withdraw its armed forces from the
cities, release political prisoners, and meet with opposition
leaders. The League also called a meeti