Posted on 08/28/2013 7:06:18 AM PDT by kristinn
As the war drums for Syria get louder, let this thread serve as a repository for news, background, Tweets, photos, video, on-the-ground reports, etc., as was done recently with Egypt.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/09/02/Obama-seeks-Syria-support-from-former-foe-McCain
(AP) Obama seeks Syria support from former foe McCain
By BRADLEY KLAPPER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
President Barack Obama is inviting former foe Sen. John McCain to the White House, hoping one of Congress’ most intractable foreign policy hawks will help sell the idea of a U.S. military intervention in Syria to a nation deeply scarred by more than a decade of war.
Having announced over the weekend that he’ll seek congressional approval for military strikes against the Assad regime, the Obama administration is now trying to rally support among Americans and their congressman and senators.
Monday’s meeting with McCain is meant to address concerns of those who feel Obama isn’t doing enough to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government for an attack in the Damascus suburbs last month that the U.S. says included sarin gas and killed at least 1,429 civilians, more than 400 of whom were children. On the other side of the spectrum, some Republican and Democratic lawmakers don’t want to see military action at all.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3061526/posts
WH confident on winning Hill support on Syria but uses ‘flood the zone’ to get votes
Fox News.com ^ | Sep. 2, 2013 | Fox News
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3061484/posts
U.S. secretly backed Syrian opposition groups, cables released by WikiLeaks show [Old but relevant]
The Washington Post ^ | 4/17/2011 | Craig Whitlock
http://rt.com/news/nato-syria-evidence-role-317/
NATO’s secretary-general has stated that it is for “individual allies to decide how they will respond” to the Syrian crisis, adding he does not foresee the bloc’s further role except in deploying Patriot missiles to Turkey.
“I don’t foresee any further NATO role,” Anders Fogh Rasmussen said at a press conference on Monday. However, he said the bloc still conducts “closed consultations between allies.”
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
‘Never say never’ on second Commons Syria vote, says Foreign Office minister
David Cameron could hold a second vote on the crisis in Syria if the “circumstances” in the war-torn country change, a Foreign Office minister has indicated.
(Reuters) - NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday he had seen evidence about an August 21 attack in Syria that had convinced him that the Syrian authorities were responsible for a chemical weapons strike.
“I have been presented with concrete information and, without going into details, I can tell you that personally I am convinced, not only that a chemical attack has taken place, but I am also convinced that the Syrian regime is responsible,” he told a news conference.
REUTERS:
UK poll: 71% agst Syria action, 72% don’t think vote will damage US special relationship, 67% don’t care if it does t.co
RT:
13:29 GMT: President Vladimir Putin has supported a proposal from Russian MPs to send a parliamentary delegation to the US Congress in an effort to resolve the Syrian crisis.
karanolson @karanolsoncnn 8m
Secy of Defense Chuck Hagel will testify Tues at Sen. Foreign Relations Comm hrng on #Syria official tells #CNN #Breaking
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/223393—jordanian-plane-hijacked-in-libya
Jordanian plane hijacked in Libya
02 September 2013 16:56 (Last updated 02 September 2013 16:57)
Armed group hijacked a Royal Jordanian airlines airplane in Libyan capital Tripoli
AMMAN
Armed groups hijacked a Royal Jordanian airlines airplane in Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday.
A Royal Jordanian airlines airplane scheduled to take off for Amman was hijacked in Tripoli International Airport, sources said.
No announcement has so far been made by Libyan or Jordanian authorities.
It also remains unknown whether or not there were any people onboard.
BREAKING: Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will testify at public senate hearing on Syria on Tuesday. (Reuters)
by Amy Tennery (Reuters) 10:16 AM
Hi Maggie, kristinn, all
Thanks for thread K n every one for info
Curiosity Why all deleted posts? Naughty or prohibited sources?
801, 808, 809, 812, 817, 819, 820, 833; 837, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843, 846, 849, 850, 851, 852, 859, 860, 861, 870, 871, 873
25 posts removed in span of 12 hrs?
How do we find out why?
I am guessing by the pattern of deleted posts that these were caww’s photos, but why?
Does anyone have a list of banned photo sources we can use for future reference?
So where is the plane? This is concerning to think it could be turned into a weapon to attack one of our ships in region. Hope our guys have decent ROE over there!!
another bookmark.
http://sana.sy/eng/21/2013/09/03/500561.htm
CIA agents and U.S. special operations troops have provided training for gunmen from the “Syrian opposition” anti-tank and antiaircraft weaponry in Turkey and Jordan... 'for months', ...the Los Angeles Times newspaper revealed.“CIA operatives and U.S. special operations troops have been secretly training Syrian rebels with anti-tank and antiaircraft weapons... since late last year,... months before President Obama approved plans to begin directly arming them,”..... the newspaper quoted U.S. officials and armed terrorist groups’ commanders as saying in article published Friday.
This adds to many previous media reports which clearly exposed Washington’s direct involvement in arming and training the terrorist groups in Syria.
The two-week courses include training with Russian-designed 14.5-millimeter antitank rifles, anti-tank missiles and 23-millimeter antiaircraft weapons, according to the article. A U.S. official,.... who discussed the effort anonymously because he was not authorized to disclose details, told the Los Angeles Times that the training has involved fighters from the Free Syrian Army
http://syria360.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/sana-daily-headlines-june-21-22-2013/
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