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UN chem report on Syria
Rockets armed with the banned chemical nerve agent sarin were used in a mass killing near Damascus on Aug. 21, United Nations chemical weapons inspectors reported Monday in the first official confirmation by nonpartisan scientific experts, saying such munitions had been deployed “on a relatively large scale” in the Syria conflict. link
UN Report PDF link
The international community has a moral responsibility to hold accountable those
responsible and for ensuring that chemical weapons can never re-emerge as an instrument
of warfare.
The accession of the Syrian Arab Republic on 14 September 2013 to the Convention on
the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical
Weapons and on their Destruction is a welcome development.
The Secretary-General reiterates that any use of chemical weapons by anyone under
any circumstances is a grave violation of international law.
SYRIA CHEM WEAPONS ROUND UP link
Britain and the United States joined France on Monday in declaring that details contained in a report by U.N. investigators confirms that Syria's government, not the opposition, was behind an August 21 attack with sarin gas. link
France, Britain and the US are to seek a "strong" UN resolution with "serious consequences" if Syria fails to hand over its chemical weapons.
Mr Kerry added that all the countries involved, including Russia, had agreed that military intervention could be an option "should diplomacy fail".
"The framework fully commits the United States and Russia to impose measures under Chapter 7 of the UN charter in the event of non-compliance." link
Obama Speech marking 5 years after Recession, Financial Crisis, Lehman Collapse text of speech
Obama blasts GOP budget battles, "irresponsibility" link
Larry Summers drops out of Fed Chair Bid (stocks rise) link
Summers withdrew after an intense uproar among liberal Democrats, women’s groups and other advocacy organizations against his potential nomination — a highly unusual assault on the candidate who President Obama favored for the job.
Obama has said he is considering two other candidates for the post, Fed Vice Chairman Janet L. Yellen and former Fed vice chairman Don Kohn
U.S. stocks soared Monday morning after Lawrence Summers, a top candidate to be the next Federal Reserve chair, withdrew his name from consideration, Bloomberg News reports link
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