Who to Watch in Congress This Week on Syria As of Monday morning, the majority of U.S. legislators still have yet to announce theirposition on whether they’ll vote to authorize the use of military force against Syria. They’re running out of time to come to a decision, though; the resolution passed out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last … Read more
Morning Brief: Seeking Approval for Syria Strike, Obama To Launch PR Blitz Seeking Approval for Syria Strike, Obama To Launch PR Blitz Top News: With Congress back in Washington, the Obama administration will launch an all-out lobbying blitz this week to secure congressional support for a military intervention in Syria, a proposal that has at best tepid support on … Read more
The US, French and British intelligence dossiers cannot even agree on how many were killed in the alleged poison gas attack. When you read the assessment of the British, French and US intelligence services as to who was responsible for the alleged poison gas attack in Damascus on 21st of August, you quickly see what very thin gruel they … Read more
War in Syria: A Timeline of Key Events Since Chemical Attacks The conflict in Syria started more than two years ago, but it reached a tipping point on Aug. 21 when President Bashar al-Assad‘s regime allegedly launched a deadly chemical attack in the suburbs of Damascus, violating international regulations and inciting worldwide EU foreign policy chief says evidence … Read more
Turkish Government Wants to Bomb Syria: Turks Opposed PRI’s The World ?It was a distinctly neutral position from which we had our leverage,? says Professor Mehmet Ali Tugtan from Istanbul’s Bilgi University. Tugtan says Turkey was the one-stop shop for problem solving in the Middle East. ?The Israelis were coming to talk Morning … Read more
G20 ‘split’ as US hits out at Russia G20 leaders remain divided over Syria as they enter the final day of their Russian summit, while the US envoy to the UN sharply criticises Moscow. Syria rebels withdraw from Christian town: Coalition Syrian rebels who seized an entry to a Christian town north of Damascus have withdrawn … Read more
in the good old days… Turkey gives UN evidence on Syrian chemical use Turkey has been giving all its information and evidence to the United Nations about the use of chemical weapons Turkey probes chemical ?proof? by defected Syrian Ankara looks to get to the bottom of claims that Syria used chemical weapons earlier this … Read more
Turkey talks possible role in Syria with United States Turkey has discussed several military options on Syria with the United States in preliminary talks Syria reconstruction would cost $73 billion: report If the war in Syria suddenly stopped and reconstruction began today, around $73 billion would be needed to put the country back on track Arab ministers to … Read more
Obama wins support from leaders in Congress for Syria military strike U.S. President Barack Obama won the support of leaders from both parties in the House of Representatives for limited strikes against President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces Understanding the Syrian Civil War Consortium News Chillingly, the just cited Wikileaks memorandum notes that the assembled military and intelligence officers … Read more
Russia says ballistic “objects” fired in Mediterranean Russian radar detected two ballistic “objects” that were fired towards the eastern Mediterranean Ballistic objects detected by Russia fell into sea: RIA Russian radar detected two ballistic “objects” that were fired towards the eastern Mediterranean Number of Syrian refugees passes 2 million mark: UN More than two million Syrians have … Read more
Egypt?s patience ?running out? with Turkey: Presidential spokesman The Egyptian interim president?s spokesman has slammed Turkey?s stance over the military takeover, adding that Cairo?s patience was ‘running out’ Turkish consul general’s convoy hit by bomb in north Iraq A convoy transporting Turkey’s consul general was hit by a bombing between Iraq’s Mosul and Arbil Turkey-US … Read more
Russia ‘absolutely’ unconvinced by Syria chemical attack claims Russia is totally unconvinced by the evidence presented by the United States and its allies Powellism, Conservatism and Syria Enoch Powell highlighted the differences between England’s vision of itself and its reality, but has this led ideology to be chosen over pragmatism in the Commons rejection of the Syria … Read more
Syria air strikes: reaction to Barack Obama’s decision to go to Congress From dismay in Israel to caution in France, reaction to the US president’s decision to seek approval from Congress was mixed President Obama speaks on Syria, watch or listen live U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with his national security staff to discuss the situation in … Read more
France will not act alone in Syria, PM to meet parliament heads French Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Sept.1 France would not act alone in Syria but would await a decision by the U.S. Congress Welcoming the vote of the British Parliament while supporting the Syrian uprising The best way to ?punish? the Syrian regime is to … Read more
Obama not ready to order Syria strike but gives up on UN U.S. President Barack Obama said he had not yet signed off on a plan to strike Syria Turkey: Willing for the coalition The chemical weapon attack in Syria caught the world?s attention ‘No 100% certainty’ on responsibility for Syria chemical attack: British PM … Read more