The Escalating War On Syria And Need For International Law

America’s attacks on Syria mark an escalation in the war of aggression and violation of international law against Syria. This could lead to WW3 unless there is sufficient outcry and opposition.

Rick Sterling
By Rick Sterling
Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations Sacha Sergio Llorenti Soliz holds a photo of former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell holding up a vial that he described as one that could contain anthrax, during a Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria, Friday, April 7, 2017 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

On Tuesday 4 April there were reports of children and other civilians killed by chemical poisoning in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria. There were contradictory reports, some saying they smelled the gas; others claiming it caused immediate death like odorless sarin. On Wednesday 5 April, President Trump blamed the Syrian government despite

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U.S.-Led Coalition Already Using Idlib Chemical Attack As Pretext For War In Syria

A deadly chemical attack was carried out in northwestern Syria’s Idlib Province early Tuesday, killing at least 58 people. The United States and its allies have been quick to blame Syria’s government for orchestrating the attack, despite a significant lack of proof.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
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MINNEAPOLIS --- After an unsuccessful attempt to blame the Syrian government for a 2013 gas attack in Ghouta that was most likely carried out by al-Qaeda’s Al-Nusra Front, the U.S.-led coalition’s pretext for a military intervention in Syria to oust President Bashar al-Assad has largely crumbled as Russian diplomats were able to negotiate a deal

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Samples Taken In Syria’s Aleppo Prove Militants Used Chlorine Gas

Sunday’s attack is the third chemical attack by militants in Aleppo in the past two weeks.

Sputnik News
By Sputnik News
Smoke rises over Saif Al Dawla district in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 .(AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

The Russian Defense Ministry said Monday that samples taken in Syria's city of Aleppo prove that militants used chlorine gas in their attacks. "Samples taken by Russian officers of the Scientific Center of Radiational, Chemical and Biological Security at the site proved that militants [in Aleppo] used chlorine as a poisonous gas," ministry's

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