Jordan
is advocating a political solution. Cameron states he would seek a
proportional response to the release of chemical weapons. Cameron wants
to talk to the Parliament to cover himself. He has his problems.
Syrian rebels claim receipt of major weapons shipment
Militia leaders say hundreds of tonnes of ammunition and some light weapons allowed across Turkish border in past three days.
Martin Chulov in Beirut
The Guardian
Assad is starting to sound like Saddam, "I will huff and puff and blow your house down." Right.
AFP | Aug 27, 2013
DAMASCUS –– Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (click here) vowed on Tuesday that his country will defend itself in case of any Western military strikes against it.
"We have two options: either to surrender, or to defend ourselves with the means at our disposal. The second choice is the best: we will defend ourselves," Muallem said in a televised news conference.
Muallem said that his country had defences that would "surprise" the world, and that any such action against it would serve the interests of Israel and Al-Qaeda.
"Syria is not an easy case. We have defences which will surprise others," he said.
"The war effort lead by the United States and their allies will serve the interests of Israel and secondly Al Nusra Front," an Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group in Syria, said Muallem.
He challenged Western states to present evidence that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad had used chemical weapons....
The reason The West is in position is due to Iran. One has to keep in mind there is nothing Israel wants more than to confront Iran. The spin masters will seek to escalate the tensions everywhere just to find a footing of propaganda that will work.
...Iran on Monday warned of “serious consequences” should Western powers intervene in Syria.
Iran's Foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday said the message was conveyed by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting on Monday with UN political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman, who is in Tehran for talks that included Syria.
“The use of military means (against Syria) will have serious consequences not only for Syria but for the entire region,” Araqchi said, recounting conversations between Zarif and Feltman....
Assad has never been anyone's friend. The King of Saudi Arabia while he was Prince attempted many times to bring Assad into a greater understanding of peace in the region. It worked in a superficial way, but, Assad has always been a lone wolf.
by Taylor Luck
Aug 26, 2013
Updated: Aug 26, 2013 | 23:30
AMMAN — Activists and relief officials expressed concern (click here) on Monday over the fate of hundreds of survivors of alleged chemical weapon attacks in Syria stranded along the Jordanian-Syrian border.
Activists say hundreds of survivors remained stranded along the border for the fifth straight day on Monday after rising violence blocked off access routes into Jordan.
“Hundreds of families are arriving from the Damascus countryside each hour, but no-one is crossing through because of the bombings,” said Ahmad Al Saad, a Syrian activist with the Local Coordination Committees in the border town of Tal Shihab.
“If the international community does not intervene soon, those who survived the regime’s chemical weapons will soon die of hunger,” he warned
Syrian rebels confirmed that intensified bombing led by regime forces continued to close off access routes into Jordan on Monday, rendering refugee crossings all but “impossible”.
Syrian rebels claim receipt of major weapons shipment
Militia leaders say hundreds of tonnes of ammunition and some light weapons allowed across Turkish border in past three days.
Martin Chulov in Beirut
The Guardian
Rebel groups in Syria's (click here) north say they have received their largest shipment of weapons yet, in a
fillip to an anti-government campaign that had stalled for many months.
Leaders of militias supported by backers in Saudi Arabia and Qatar say several hundred tonnes of ammunition and a limited supply of light weapons were allowed across the Turkish border in the past three days, in what they said was the first large-scale re-supply since earlier this year.
The weapons are believed to have been sent by Saudi Arabia and Qatar and were warehoused in Turkey
for many months. Senior rebel commanders contacted by the Guardian say
they did not include anti-aircraft missiles, but several dozen anti-tank
rockets were among them....Leaders of militias supported by backers in Saudi Arabia and Qatar say several hundred tonnes of ammunition and a limited supply of light weapons were allowed across the Turkish border in the past three days, in what they said was the first large-scale re-supply since earlier this year.
Assad is starting to sound like Saddam, "I will huff and puff and blow your house down." Right.
AFP | Aug 27, 2013
DAMASCUS –– Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (click here) vowed on Tuesday that his country will defend itself in case of any Western military strikes against it.
"We have two options: either to surrender, or to defend ourselves with the means at our disposal. The second choice is the best: we will defend ourselves," Muallem said in a televised news conference.
Muallem said that his country had defences that would "surprise" the world, and that any such action against it would serve the interests of Israel and Al-Qaeda.
"Syria is not an easy case. We have defences which will surprise others," he said.
"The war effort lead by the United States and their allies will serve the interests of Israel and secondly Al Nusra Front," an Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group in Syria, said Muallem.
He challenged Western states to present evidence that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad had used chemical weapons....
The reason The West is in position is due to Iran. One has to keep in mind there is nothing Israel wants more than to confront Iran. The spin masters will seek to escalate the tensions everywhere just to find a footing of propaganda that will work.
...Iran on Monday warned of “serious consequences” should Western powers intervene in Syria.
Iran's Foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday said the message was conveyed by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting on Monday with UN political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman, who is in Tehran for talks that included Syria.
“The use of military means (against Syria) will have serious consequences not only for Syria but for the entire region,” Araqchi said, recounting conversations between Zarif and Feltman....
Assad has never been anyone's friend. The King of Saudi Arabia while he was Prince attempted many times to bring Assad into a greater understanding of peace in the region. It worked in a superficial way, but, Assad has always been a lone wolf.
by Taylor Luck
Aug 26, 2013
Updated: Aug 26, 2013 | 23:30
AMMAN — Activists and relief officials expressed concern (click here) on Monday over the fate of hundreds of survivors of alleged chemical weapon attacks in Syria stranded along the Jordanian-Syrian border.
Activists say hundreds of survivors remained stranded along the border for the fifth straight day on Monday after rising violence blocked off access routes into Jordan.
“Hundreds of families are arriving from the Damascus countryside each hour, but no-one is crossing through because of the bombings,” said Ahmad Al Saad, a Syrian activist with the Local Coordination Committees in the border town of Tal Shihab.
“If the international community does not intervene soon, those who survived the regime’s chemical weapons will soon die of hunger,” he warned
Syrian rebels confirmed that intensified bombing led by regime forces continued to close off access routes into Jordan on Monday, rendering refugee crossings all but “impossible”.
The
UN Refugee Agency said it has received zero refugees from the Ghouta
Sharqiyyeh or Ghouta Gharbiyyeh regions, where many escaped the
“chemical weapon attacks”, raising concerns that ongoing violence is
preventing survivors from reaching safety in Jordan....
