in maye, his brother, sakur, who was also a doctor, visited the u.s. to attend a medical conference. upon his return to syria, he was missing. his wife contacted the authorities who confirmed that he was in their custody but would be released shortly. the next day, sakur's wife and daughter were interviewed by the authorities who again confirmed he would be released. two days later, his body was discovered in a village 20 miles south of the area. the authorities then denied that he was ever in their custody and claimed that they found his body in a ditch by the side of the road. his body was subjected to brutal torture. his bones were broken and his body was mutilated in unspeakable ways. sakur was not a political active it and was not involved in the demonstrations, his sole ofens is going to the medical conference and visiting with his brother. we honor his memory, sakur's memory by calling for democratic change in syria. we know that our allies across the arab logan in turkey league and in turkey have the pressure mr. assad. they have economic and d