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Representative Rejects ‘Sly Political Language’ against Damascus Government
Syria’s representative rejected any use of chemical weapons and all weapons of mass destruction, emphasizing that his country wanted to learn the truth more than anyone else. In its cooperation with the OPCW, Syria had requested that investigations be launched in Khan Shaykhun and the Shayrat air base.
He rejected the draft resolution because it contained sly political language that had wanted the investigation to accuse in advance the Government of Syria. Whoever read the text would understand that truth was not its true goal. Facts had been doctored and evidence fabricated against the Syrian Government, which, for its part, had sent 90 letters to OPCW about terrorist groups’ involvement with chemical weapons and other arms. He called on Council members to be rational and to obtain clear responses with regard to the Khan Shaykhun incident.
VLADIMIR K. SAFRONKOV (Russian Federation) said that, in the course of negotiations between his country’s Foreign Minister the Secretary of State of the United States, the Russian Federation had suggested a joint communication asking the OPCW Director-General immediately to put together an international mission to visit Khan Shaykhun and the Shayrat air base. The Secretary of State was considering that proposal, he said, adding that the whole gamut of issues would be discussed by OPCW on 13 April at The Hague. Putting the draft to a vote would serve no useful purpose, he emphasized.
Mr. SAFRONKOV (Russian Federation) said his delegation had voted against the draft because of its “erroneous” contents, emphasizing that his country’s concerns and priorities had been pushed aside. The main problem was that the “troika” of drafters had named a perpetrator before a proper investigation had been conducted, he said, adding that by presenting a “doomed” resolution they had undermined the Council’s unity. If partners thought it necessary to adopt a meaningful resolution and agree upon a valid document, they should have aimed to ensure the OPCW’s ability to conduct an impartial investigation, he said, pointing out that in the eight days since the incident, no steps had been taken to investigate. A full and immediate inquiry must be undertaken, he stressed, adding that Damascus had displayed a readiness to cooperate and had proposed the immediate launch of an investigation. Some States had expressed an anti-regime slant and a reluctance to ensure a truly impartial investigation, he said, cautioning that other incidents, involving extremists, could unfold.
originally posted by: starwarsisreal
a reply to: 727Sky
If US troops are there what happens if US Christian soldiers are ordered to fire at Assad's Christian soldiers and supporters (While at the same time fight alongside "moderate rebels")?
originally posted by: ignorant_ape
a reply to: weirdguy
ROFLMAO - is that REALLY your " explaination " ??????
hint turks and syrians have cameras
the coalition will not routinely announce or confirm information about the capabilities, force numbers, locations, or movement of forces in or out of Iraq and Syria
originally posted by: starwarsisreal
a reply to: yuppa
Your saying that US Christian Soldiers will side with Jihadists?
Um actually there are some rumors a few years back where if US Christian soldiers are forced to fight alongside Jihadists should war break out in Syria, they they will defect to Assad's military forces because they will not support the same people that launched attacks against the US and killed Christians.
originally posted by: yuppa
originally posted by: starwarsisreal
a reply to: yuppa
Your saying that US Christian Soldiers will side with Jihadists?
Um actually there are some rumors a few years back where if US Christian soldiers are forced to fight alongside Jihadists should war break out in Syria, they they will defect to Assad's military forces because they will not support the same people that launched attacks against the US and killed Christians.
They will follow orders that are in the interest of the US. They are US soldiers and as such are to defend our country no matter who they are allied with at the time. And honestly almost all of our MED allies are jihadist sympathizers to some degree.(not all of them are radicals)
A christian soldier who i s of the US armed forces will do as ordered.
originally posted by: 727Sky
With the stuff going on with N. Korea, Syria, Russia, and China who would have ever thought 2017 was going to be a boring slow news year.. Personally I do not like anything about Syria with the USA and allies screwing with a sovereign country over a blasted pipeline which IMO is the major reason for all the hostilities.
Russia has called for a full investigation about the latest gas attack which was the cause of the cruise missile launch.. So far to my knowledge crickets from the west.
The meeting with Rex Tillerson and Putin did not go smoothly, so that is a boil that is growing...
Trump evidently had a great meeting with China and while listening to the radio just a moment ago, supposedly if China will help with NK they will get a better trade deal from the USA as opposed to not a good trade deal at all..
By Brandon Turbeville
In what appears to be the second in a ramped up but gradual invasion of Syria by the United States, a massive convoy of U.S. military vehicles was seen making its way from Turkey to their new home in Kobane (Ayn al-Arab), in Northern Syria, Aleppo province.
A new report by Al-Masdar reveals satellite imagery that was able to capture the vehicles on their way to the newly constructed base.
Although the base is yet to be fully completed, it appears to be mostly finished as satellite imagery taken on April 11 shows.
The staffing of an American military base in Northern Syria comes only days after 20 U.S. armored vehicles entered Syria from the Jordanian border, an incident that itself took place only days after the United States launched 59 Tomahawk missiles into Idlib Province, hitting the al-Sha’aryat airbase.
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The department pointed Politifact to Ahmet Üzümcü, director general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, who said in a statement, “The last of the remaining chemicals identified for removal from Syria were loaded this afternoon aboard the Danish ship Ark Futura.”
Remember the last gas attack blamed on Assad ?
World-renowned journalist Seymour Hersh has revealed, in a series of interviews and books, that the Obama Administration falsely blamed the government of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad for the sarin gas attack that Obama was trying to use as an excuse to invade Syria.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in 2015, that he has shared intelligence with the other G20 member states, which reveals the 40 countries from which ISIS finances the majority of their terrorist activities. The list reportedly included a number of G20 countries.
A once secret document from 1983.. The plan has been around for a very long time as the geopolitics of the area has been analyzed down to the nitty gritty with cause and effect of policies. A Six page PDF government file///
www.cia.gov...
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To undermine Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, the Bush Administration has decided, in effect, to reconfigure its priorities in the Middle East. In Lebanon, the Administration has cooperated with Saudi Arabia’s government, which is Sunni, in clandestine operations that are intended to weaken Hezbollah, the Shiite organization that is backed by Iran. The U.S. has also taken part in clandestine operations aimed at Iran and its ally Syria. A by-product of these activities has been the bolstering of Sunni extremist groups that espouse a militant vision of Islam and are hostile to America and sympathetic to Al Qaeda.
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For me these last two weeks has been a big disappointment with regards to the USA's et al and Syria. As far as Syria nothing has change since Bush
Yet, despite the fact that the Trump administration is apparently poised to continue the Obama regime’s proxy war of aggression against the people of Syria, an example of seamless transition, it should also be remembered that the plan to destroy Syria did not begin with Obama but with the Bush administration.
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