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.
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http://rt.com/news/sarin-gas-turkey-al-nusra-021/
Turkey finds sarin gas in homes of suspected Syrian Islamists – reports
Published time: May 30, 2013
Turkish security forces found a 2kg cylinder with sarin gas after searching the homes of Syrian militants from the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Front who were previously detained, Turkish media reports. The gas was reportedly going to be used in a bomb.
The sarin gas was found in the homes of suspected Syrian Islamists detained in the southern provinces of Adana and Mersia following a search by Turkish police on Wednesday, reports say. The gas was allegedly going to be used to carry out an attack in the southern Turkish city of Adana.
On Monday, Turkish special anti-terror forces arrested 12 suspected members of the Al-Nusra Front, the Al-Qaeda affiliated group which has been dubbed “the most aggressive and successful arm” of the Syrian rebels. The group was designated a terrorist organization by the United States in December.
Police also reportedly found a cache of weapons, documents and digital data which will be reviewed by police.
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