Aug 30 Bombing Chemical Weapons Sites Could Endanger Civilians, Cause Environmental Catastrophe, Experts Warn EmbedVideo(7267, 482, 304); Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday afternoon said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons on his own people multiple times this year. WASHINGTON -- You simply can't safely bomb a chemical weapon… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch Concluding That Syria Used Chemical Arms, Kerry Warns of ‘Risk of Doing Nothing’ Secretary of State John Kerry argued for a limited military strike against Syria, citing "findings as clear as they are compelling" that the Assad regime carried out a chemical weapon attack. Jeffrey Brown reports. Bill Neely of Independent Television News… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch World Waits for ‘Slam Dunk’ Evidence That Assad Regime Used Chemical Weapons World Waits for 'Slam Dunk' Evidence That Assad Regime Used Chemical Weapons… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Possibility of Strike Over Syria Chemical Weapons Sparks International Debate As United Nations inspectors wrap up their investigation into alleged chemical arms use by the Assad regime in Syria, U.S. legislators are demanding Congressional approval of any American military action. Jeffrey Brown reports on the state of international debate among… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch Should U.S. Punish Syria? Debating Legality, Effectiveness and National Interest Should U.S. Punish Syria? Debating Legality, Effectiveness and National Interest… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch White House Debates Best Way to Punish, Prevent Syrian Chemical Arms Use White House Debates Best Way to Punish, Prevent Syrian Chemical Arms Use… Continue watching
Aug 27 If U.S. Attacks Syria, ‘Russia Would Stay on the Sidelines,’ Analyst Says By Larisa Epatko While U.S. officials appear to be building a case for possible military intervention in Syria, Russia is taking a backseat for now and letting the responsibility for any military strikes fall on the United States and its Western allies, said… Continue reading
Aug 27 Syria’s Fragmented Future By Leah Clapman EmbedVideo(7242, 514, 320); Andrew Tabler, Senior Fellow at the The Washington Institute for Near East Policy joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Washington DC to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. Today White House Spokesman Jay Carney made the administration's… Continue reading
Aug 27 Americans Wary of Syria Intervention Dozens of protesters rally in front of the White House last Sunday to call on President Barack Obama to act on the reports of chemical weapons use by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in the ongoing civil war in Syria. Continue reading
Aug 27 Hagel: U.S. Military Stands Ready to Strike Syria WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military stands ready to strike Syria at once if President Barack Obama gives the order, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday as the United States prepared to formally declare that chemical weapons had been used… Continue reading