This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. promises ‘accountability’ for chemical weapons attack Military intervention in Syria raises many issues United Nations chemical weapons inspectors reach attack site Syria versus Iraq Mideast peace process meeting canceled after 3 Palestinians killed
(AP) UN at site of alleged chemical attack in SyriaBy LEE KEATH and ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaU.N. experts collected samples and testimony from Syrian doctors and victims of an alleged chemical weapons attack Monday following a treacherous journey through government
North Korea tried to export gas masks to Syria but they were seized in Turkey along with arms and ammunition, a Japanese daily said Tuesday, as the US threatened action over an alleged chemical weapons attack. A Libyan-registered vessel, identified
UK Prime Minister David Cameron is “urging” President Obama to strike Syria this week after reports last week of the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government. According to The Jerusalem Post, Cameron has “allegedly been pressuring” Obama to
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that the administration has “very little doubt” that the Assad regime is behind the chemical weapons attack in Syria over the weekend. Carney claimed that because the Assad regime controls the “stockpile” of
MOSCOW (AFP) – (AFP) – Russia on Monday warned the West against intervening militarily in the Syrian conflict without the approval of the UN Security Council, saying such action would violate international law.
AP: The Obama administration toughened its criticism of Syria’s alleged chemical weapons use, with Secretary of State John Kerry cutting his vacation short to address the crisis as the U.S. considers possible military actions. (Aug. 26)
Secretary John Kerry said in a statement on Monday that the President is engaged in the fact-finding mission in Syria to determine if chemical weapons were used in a heinous attack over the weekend. Secretary Kerry said there was little
An IDF communications intercept shows that a “bombardment with poison gas missiles was made by Syrian government forces” last week. Moreover, Israeli intelligence findings show “Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is responsible for the gas attack.” Hotair.com reports that this information
The Jerusalem Post reports “Gulf backed pan-Arab media [is leading a] media blitz” that includes articles focused “on shaming Obama into action” in Syria. These calls for U.S. intervention have hit “a fever pitch” since photographs of Syrians allegedly killed
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton on Fox News
Omran Al-Zoabi: The theory of foreign [military] intervention has failed for many well-known reasons. First of all, Syria is still a viable state, with its institutions, its army, and its own resources. Syria has friends and allies, as well as
Even as reports indicate Presidet Obama is putting the final touches on a missile strike against Syria, a Reuters poll shows that Americans “strongly oppose” the U.S. getting involved in Syria’s conflict, even if Bashar al-Assad really did use chemical weapons against
On Sunday, 22 people–including five soldiers–were killed in Iraq. The soldiers were shot and the gunmen burned their bodies. One hundred eighty miles north of Baghdad in the town of Qaiyara militants attacked two taxis carrying the soldiers. One car
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned US Secretary of State John Kerry over the “extremely dangerous consequences” of launching military action against the Syrian regime, the foreign ministry said Monday. Lavrov told Kerry in a telephone call Sunday that
(AP) Syria’s Assad: We did not use chemical weaponsMOSCOWSyrian President Bashar Assad says his troops did not use chemical weapons in an attack on rebel-held suburb in a Damascus suburb last week where hundreds of people died. Assad told Russia’s
(AP) France says ‘response’ brewing after Syria attackPARISThe French foreign minister says there will be a “proportionate response” to the alleged chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb that he blamed on Syria’s government. Syria’s government agreed to allow U.N.
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KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the US military is ready to take action against the Syrian regime if ordered, but stresses that Washington is still evaluating claims of a chemical weapons attack.
The Obama administration has reacted to Syria’s announcement that it would accept a UN investigation of alleged chemical weapons attacks by rejecting the inspections, saying that they are too little, too late. It is a striking gesture of defiance from
A senior Obama administration official says there is “very little doubt” that some kind of chemical weapon was used by the Assad regime against Syrian civilians. The official says that the intelligence community based it’s assessment on “the reported number
Former UN Ambassador (now National Security Advisor) Susan Rice was notorious for missing key debates and votes. Now her successor, Samantha Power, is following the same path, missing an urgent UN Security Council meeting on Syria because of a “personal
(AP) Pope disturbed by terrible images from SyriaVATICAN CITYPope Francis says he has been disturbed by `’terrible images” of atrocities occurring in Syria, and he is urging the international community to step up its efforts to end the civil war
(AP) Syria militant vows revenge for alleged gas attackAMMAN, JordanThe leader of an al-Qaida linked militia fighting to overthrow the Syrian government has vowed to take revenge for what he says was Damascus’ use of chemical weapons that killed hundreds
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