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| Russia will give UN 'proof' of Syria rebel chemical use | |
| 2013-09-19 | |
[BBC.CO.UK] Russia will give the Security Council evidence implicating Syrian rebels in a chemical attack on 21 August, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. Syrian officials supplied the evidence, which Mr Lavrov has not yet seen.
Russia has called the report one-sided and biased. The UN has hit back, saying its findings are "indisputable". The UN report did not apportion blame for the attack, which sparked diplomacy that culminated in a deal for Syria to hand over its chemical arsenal by mid-2014. The UK, La Belle France and the US now want the disarmament deal enshrined in a UN resolution backed by the threat of military force. But Russia, which has repeatedly cast doubt on the whether the regime carried out the attacks, has objected to any resolution authorising force. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 If you told me 30 years ago that I'll live to see the time when Russians---led by a KGB alumnus, will be the good guys defending Truth, Justice, and International Law; whereas Americans---led by a first black* POTUS will use a very, very iffy evidence** to justify military action which will enable genocide; I'd call you names**. * 30 years ago it was the PC term. ** later I learned not to argue with crazy people. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-09-19 02:07 |