This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com.

* Two Gaddafi sons contradict each other on negotiations

* Iran warns Syrian regime to compromise with pro-democracy protesters

* Reports of massacres and horrific torture in Syria

* Sarkozy wants united European opinion on Palestinian statehood

* Jordan’s king warns that Palestinian statehood would harm Palestinians’ rights

* Hamas warns Mahmoud Abbas to stay out of Gaza

* China jails Tibetan monks for not stopping another monk from dying

Two Gaddafi sons contradict each other on negotiations

Saadi Gaddafi in his office (Reuters)

Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saadi Gaddafi has contacted Libya’s rebel National Transitional Council (NTC), saying that he has authorization from his father to pursue negotiations to end the conflict. “We [Saadi and NTC] were talking about negotiations based on ending bloodshed. We acknowledge that they [NTC] represent a legal party, but we are also the government and a legal negotiating party.” Australian Broadcasting

Muammar Gaddafi’s most prominent son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told a Syrian television state that he is in the suburbs outside Tripoli, and that his father “is fine.” He vowed that he and other family members will fight until death and said nobody will surrender. He told the pro-Gaddafi Syrian station that morale among loyalist fighters is high. This conflict between the sons may indicate a deeper disagreement within the family. VOA

Iran warns Syrian regime to compromise with pro-democracy protesters

Up until now, Iran has given full-throated support to Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad’s campaign to massacre and torture unarmed civilians in his own country, blaming the violence on “foreign conspiracies.” But now, with the apparent success the rebel uprising in Libya, Iran is concerned about losing its most important ally in the Mideast. Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi was blunt when he declared: “Either in Yemen, Syria or any other country, people have some legitimate demands and governments should answer them as soon as possible.” Iran thus joins a long line of Arab and Western countries that are demanding the Assad implement reforms. Gulf News

Reports of massacres and horrific torture in Syria

The Syrian regims crackdown on civilian protestors has led to reports of more than 2,200 casualties. In a report documenting the deaths of 88 Syrian detainees, their bodies showed evidence of horrific beatings and other torture. Signs indicating torture include burns, blunt force injuries, whipping marks, and slashes. Amnesty International

Sarkozy wants united European opinion on Palestinian statehood

Up until now, most European countries have refrained from committing on how they would vote on the expected United Nations resolution to recognize a Palestinian state, expected on September 20. But now, France’s president Nicolas Sarkozy is demanding that EU speak with one voice — though he doesn’t say which way the EU should vote. “The role of the US is uncontested and irreplaceable, but everybody sees that it’s not enough. The 27 countries of the European Union must express themselves with one voice.” Reuters

Jordan’s king warns that Palestinian statehood would harm Palestinians’ rights

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), currently headed by Mahmoud Abbas, has been recognized by the United Nations as the “sole legitimate representative” of the Palestinians — not just the 4 million Palestinians in the Palestinian terroritories, but also the 5 million Palestinians in the diaspora. Jordan’s King Abdullah II, after consulting with a team of international lawyers, is warning that if the U.N. recognizes Palestinian statehood, then the 5 million in the diaspora would lose all the rights, including the “right to return.” Abdullah has thus asked Abbas to recondisder his plan to bring statehood to a vote. Abbas however, plans to move forward with his move. Jerusalem Post

Hamas warns Mahmoud Abbas to stay out of Gaza

Hamas co-founder Mahmoud Zahar is working Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to stay out of Gaza, where there may be attempts on his life. Zahar also said that the reconciliation plan to unify Hamas and Fatah is dead. Israel National News

China jails Tibetan monks for not stopping another monk from dying

In August, a Buddhist monk in Tibet became the second this year to die after setting himself on fire, to protest China’s discrimination against Buddhism. A Chinese court has sentenced two other monks to prison for assisting in the death of a monk during a similar protest in March. Guardian