Also reporting that 5th US destroyer moving into E. Mediterranean
State Dept spokeswoman won’t comment on British parliamentary issues, won’t say whether U.S. decisions on Syria will be affected by Britain, only says believes consultation with the British government is important
by toby.zakaria 12:59 PM
State Dept spokeswoman again presses administration’s view that only Assad’s forces could be responsible for the chemical weapons attack because they are the only ones capable of firing multiple rockets
by toby.zakaria 12:55 PM
Reporters at State Dept briefing pushing back at spokeswoman saying comparisons shouldn’t be made of intelligence assessments on Iraq and on Syria
by toby.zakaria 12:51 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/us-sends-fifth-destroyer-eastern-med-official-141045939.html
The US Navy has deployed a fifth destroyer to the eastern Mediterranean, a defense official told AFP on Thursday, as expectations grow of an imminent strike on Syria.
The USS Stout, a guided missile destroyer, is “in the Mediterranean, heading and moving east” to relieve the Mahan, said the official, who said both ships might remain in place for the time being.
Other destroyers in the region — the Ramage, the Barry and the Gravely — criss-cross the Mediterranean and could launch their Tomahawk missiles toward Syria if so directed by US President Barack Obama.
Israel deploys Iron Dome defence system: Netanyahu
RT:
Gayane Chichakyan @Gayane_RT
Based on the White House briefing - the “evidence” the US is ‘about to present’ is completely circumstantial, hearsay. Outrageous #Syria