Wall Street Journal | Air War in Kosovo Seen as Precedent in Possible Response to Syria Chemical ... New York Times WASHINGTON — As President Obama weighs options for responding to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, his national security aides are studying the NATO air war in Kosovo as a possible blueprint for acting without a mandate from the United ... US defense chief hints at asset positioning ahead of Syria decision Networks of Spies Aid Syria Gas Probe 'Core' US interests now at stake in Syria, Obama says. Will he take action? |
NBCNews.com (blog) | Official: US military updates options for possible strikes on Syria CNN Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. military has updated options for a forceful intervention in Syria to give President Barack Obama a range of choices should he decide to deepen American involvement in a civil war where new claims surfaced this week about ... Obama: US must think through its response to Syria Russia Urges Syria to Cooperate in Chemical Weapons Inquiry Obama: Syria allegations of chemical weapons 'a big event of grave concern' |
US officials believe Syria used chemical weapons, weigh military response NBCNews.com A doctor inside Syria spoke exclusively to Ann Curry about treating the victims, who he said show symptoms of having been attacked by chemical weapons. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama is considering a narrow range of military options. NBC's Chuck ... |
Sydney Morning Herald | Rudd suspends campaigning for national security briefing on Syria The Australian The Prime Minister said in Sydney this morning he was aware of media reports that the US was readying missile strikes on Syrian government forces, but said Australia would not rush into responding. "Let us not get the cart before the horse," he said ... Rudd suspends campaign for Syria briefings PM to break from campaign over Syria Rudd campaign on hold for Syria briefings |
Syria under pressure to allow urgent probe of chemical weapons claim CNN Damascus (CNN) -- U.N. inspectors in Syria face a race against time to get to the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack to gather vital evidence, but the big question Friday was whether red tape would prevent that. Since Friday was not a working ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Angelina Jolie: Tragedy in Syria is 'sickening' USA TODAY "What is happening to the children of Syria is sickening. Thousands of innocent young boys and girls have lost their lives in horrific circumstances, including in recent attacks near Damascus. And now one million Syrian children are struggling to ... Syria war has created 1 million child refugees Syria's lost generation: Number of refugee children reaches 1 million Syria: UN Notes 'Shameful Milestone' |
US detected activity at Syria chemical weapons sites before attack CBS News WASHINGTON Administration officials said Friday that U.S. intelligence detected activity at known Syrian chemical weapons sites before Wednesday's possible chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,000 people, CBS News national security ... |
France Urges 'Force' in Syria if Chemical Attacks Are Confirmed New York Times PARIS — As Western powers pressed the Syrian authorities to permit United Nations inspectors to examine the site of a claimed poison gas attack outside Damascus, France said on Thursday that outside powers should respond “with force” if the use of ... |
Obama calls alleged Syria attack 'grave concern' USA TODAY Syria was coming under intense pressure Friday to allow United Nations weapons inspectors access to the site of an alleged chemical attack as President Obama referred to the claims in Syria as a "big event of grave concern." The president made the ... |
Obama Officials Weigh Response to Syria Assault New York Times WASHINGTON — The day after a deadly assault in Syria that bore many of the hallmarks of a chemical weapons attack, a sharply divided Obama administration on Thursday began weighing potential military responses to President Bashar al-Assad's forces. |