2013年8月29日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Obama ready to go it alone on Syria

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 04:38 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama listens to a question on August 23, 2013 in Binghamton, New YorkThe White House signaled Thursday that President Barack Obama is ready to go it alone to strike Syria despite the British parliament's rejection of military action and the lack of a UN mandate.


British parliament rejects military action in Syria

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 04:02 PM PDT

The Houses of Parliament are silhouetted against a setting sun in central London on August 29, 2013British lawmakers voted against military action in Syria on Thursday in a stunning defeat for Prime Minister David Cameron.


UK Prime Minister Cameron loses Syria war vote

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 04:58 PM PDT

In this image taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, centre, speaks during a debate on Syria, in Britain's parliament, London, Thursday August 29, 2013. Britain's leaders said Thursday it would be legal under humanitarian doctrine to launch a military strike against Syria even without authorization from the United Nations Security Council, but it is not certain how much support there is for the government's resolution on Syria. Behind Cameron are British Foreign Secretary William Hague, obscured 2nd right, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, left. (AP Photo / PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESLONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes Thursday, a stunning defeat that will almost guarantee that Britain plays no direct role in any U.S. attack on Bashar Assad's government.


Obama makes case for Syria strike, British house votes no

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:34 PM PDT

In this image taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, centre, speaks during a debate on Syria, in Britain's parliament, London, Thursday August 29, 2013. Britain's leaders said Thursday it would be legal under humanitarian doctrine to launch a military strike against Syria even without authorization from the United Nations Security Council, but it is not certain how much support there is for the government's resolution on Syria. Behind Cameron are British Foreign Secretary William Hague, obscured 2nd right, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, left. (AP Photo / PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESBy Mark Hosenball and Oliver Holmes WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The British parliament on Thursday rejected a motion supporting military action in Syria, reflecting deep divisions about using force to punish President Bashar al-Assad for what Western governments believe was his use of chemical weapons against civilians. U.S. officials conceded on Thursday they lacked conclusive evidence that Assad personally ordered last week's poison gas attack, and some allies have warned that military action without U.N. Security Council authorization risks making the situation worse. ...


Has Iraq shackled American power

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:31 PM PDT

Smoke rises after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President al-Assad in the village of DouriBy David Rohde In an extraordinary series of disclosures this week, Obama administration officials said that the United States will launch only cruise missile strikes in Syria. The attacks will last roughly two or three days. And the administration's goal will be to punish President Bashar al-Assad, not remove him from power. But those clear efforts to placate opponents of military action appear to be failing. Warnings of "another Iraq" are fueling opposition to the use of force on both sides of the Atlantic. ...


Syria defiant as UN chemical probe nears end

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:23 PM PDT

UN vehicles leave the Four Season Hotel in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. U.N. experts investigating purported poison gas attacks left their Damascus hotel Thursday, but anti-regime activists said the team's destination was not immediately known. (AP Photo)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Bashar Assad vowed Thursday that "Syria will defend itself" against Western military strikes over a suspected chemical weapons attack, and the U.N. said inspectors will leave within 48 hours carrying information that could be crucial to what happens next.


The U.S. Weighs Syria Strikes: How Military Action Could Make Things Worse

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:29 PM PDT

As the United States considers a punitive strike on Syria over the government's alleged use of chemical weapons last week, the consequences of such an attack are already rippling throughout the region. Some ten thousand Syrians have have surged across the Lebanese border every day since the gas attack, according to Lebanese immigration, fleeing the anticipated American bombardment and fearful of subsequent chemical attacks, prompting a Lebanese immigration official to predict that by year's end Syrians will make up 40 percent of the country's population. ...

US hints it could act alone on Syria

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:12 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama, pictured August 28, 2013, faces a high burden of proof for any action in SyriaThe United States hinted Thursday it could act alone to punish Syria for a chemical weapons attack, following hesitation by its closest ally Britain and a deadlock at the United Nations.


Western doubts grow as Syria strike looms

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:10 PM PDT

A UK Independence Party van drives past the Houses of Parliament in London on August 29, 2013As an initial wave of outrage over a chemical weapons attack in Syria subsides and planning for a military response proceeds, Western nations are increasingly gripped by doubt.


UNESCO urges Syrian belligerents to spare heritage

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:05 PM PDT

A picture taken on August 22, 2013 shows a devastated street in the Salaheddine district of the northern city of AleppoThe UN's cultural organisation on Thursday urged Syria's regime and rebels to spare multi-millennial heritage that is being ravaged by shelling, theft and illegal digs.


Fervor for Syrian intervention cools in Britain and France

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:42 PM PDT

France's defense minister may have said today that his military is ready to commit forces in Syria as soon as the OK is given, but it appears increasingly unlikely that a call to act will be imminent.

War-weary Americans wary of US attacking Syria

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:35 PM PDT

For months, polls have shown that most Americans do not favor US military involvement in Syria's civil war. Even with news of last week's chemical attack – presumably by the Assad regime – that killed hundreds of civilians, the percentage of those favoring an aggressive US response increases only slightly, according to the most recent survey.

Syria's cultural heritage being looted, destroyed: UNESCO

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:23 PM PDT

A Free Syrian Army fighter walks inside the Grand Umayyad mosque in AleppoPARIS (Reuters) - As the world argues over how to prevent more civilian deaths in Syria, UNESCO warned on Thursday that a rich cultural heritage was being devastated by the conflict now in its third year. Clashes have damaged historical sites and buildings throughout the country, from Aleppo's Umayyad Mosque to the Crac des Chevaliers castle dating from the 13th century Crusades. But the most irreversible damage comes from the illegal looting of artefacts from archaeological sites for export, said the U.N. cultural arm's assistant director-general for culture, Francesco Bandarin. ...


Slam dunks, weapons of mass destruction – and Syria

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:59 PM PDT

Before the Iraq war began in March 2003, the elected representatives of the American people, the US intelligence community, and large portions of the American press were in lockstep with the Bush administration: Iraq had weapons of mass destruction in large quantities and something had to be done.

Israel deploys Iron Dome defence system: Netanyahu

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:49 PM PDT

A Patriot surface-to-air missile battery is positioned in the coastal city of Haifa north of Israel on August 29, 2013Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said Israel deployed its Iron Dome missile defence system to bolster its security as the West weighed military strikes on neighbouring Syria.


Iraq market car bomb kills 16

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT

Iraqi civilians check the site of an explosion in Baghdad on August 28, 2013A car bomb ripped through a popular fruit and vegetable market north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 16 people as Iraqis searched for cut-price groceries.


AP sources: Intelligence on weapons no 'slam dunk'

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by the United media office of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a member of a UN investigation team takes samples of sands near a part of a missile is likely to be one of the chemical rockets according to activists, in the Damascus countryside of Ain Terma, Syria. The intelligence linking the Syrian regime and President Bashar Assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack that killed at least 100 Syrians is no WASHINGTON (AP) — The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical weapons attack is no "slam dunk," with questions remaining about who actually controls some of Syria's chemical weapons stores and doubts about whether Assad himself ordered the strike, U.S. intelligence officials say.


'Black budget' shows CIA swells in size: Snowden leak

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:28 PM PDT

A man crosses the Central Intelligence Agency logo in the agency's lobby in Langley, Virginia, on August 14, 2008The CIA has mushroomed into the largest US spy agency with a nearly $15 billion budget as it expands intelligence, cyber sabotage and overseas covert operations, secret leaked documents showed Thursday.


Iraq officials: 2 vehicle bomb blasts kill 24

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:20 PM PDT

Mourners carry the coffin of Ali Abd al-Razzaq, 25, who was killed when a parked car bomb hit a coffee shop in the largely Sunni neighborhood of Azamiyah on Wednesday, in Azamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Car bomb blasts and other explosions tore through the Baghdad area Wednesday in a day of violence that killed and wounded scores of civilians, intensifying worries about Iraq's ability to tame the spiraling mayhem gripping the country. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)BAGHDAD (AP) — A bomb hidden inside a pickup truck loaded with vegetables exploded in a market north of Baghdad, the deadlier of two vehicle bombings that killed 24 people in Iraq on Thursday.


Chemical allegations in Syria haunt ally Iran

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:15 PM PDT

FILE-In this Tuesday, August 8, 2000 file photo, Iranian clergyman Mohammad Azadparvar, who allegedly was injured by chemical weapons in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, rests next to a picture of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a demonstration in front of Iranian parliament in support of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. For more than a generation, Iranian newspapers regularly post notices: Another veteran of the 1980s' war with Iraq has died of complications from exposure to chemical weapons from Saddam Hussein's arsenal. The claims now that Iran's Syrian allies used similar battlefield tactics, including possibly unleashing sarin gas, forced Tehran's leaders into perhaps their most difficult juncture of the nearly 30-month Syrian civil war: How much to stick by Bashar Assad if the Western allegations are backed by U.N. inspection teams. (AP photo/Vahid Salemi)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For more than a generation, Iranian papers have regularly posted the announcements: Another veteran from the 1980s war with Iraq has died of complications blamed on exposure to chemical weapons from Saddam Hussein's arsenal. Each one is buried with a hero's honors.


Iraq officials: 2 vehicle bomb blasts kill 23

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:11 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say bomb blasts at a market north of Baghdad and another on the outskirts of the capital have killed 23 people.

UN: Syria's ancient history faces new threats

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT

FILE - This is a combination of two citizen journalist images provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows at left: the damaged famed 12th century Umayyad mosque without the minaret, background right corner, which was destroyed by the shelling, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday April 24, 2013; and at right, an undated view of the mosque with is minaret still intact. The U.N. is trying to come up with a plan to protect Syria's cultural history, including hundreds of archaeological sites, ancient mosques and churches and artifacts that are being sold on the black market. Irina Bokova, director general of UNESCO, said Thursday Aug. 29, 2013 the U.N.'s cultural organization has learned from the pillaging and destruction that accompanied wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is trying to prioritize sites and encourage residents to protect them. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC, FILE)PARIS (AP) — Looted artifacts turning up on the black market, plundered archaeological sites and the collapse of the minaret of an 11th century mosque that was the ancient heart of Aleppo's walled Old City.


White House: Syria response would be limited, not like Iraq

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:43 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said any Washington response to chemical weapons use in Syria would be limited and rejected comparisons with the U.S.-led war in Iraq. White House spokesman Josh Earnest reiterated that President Barack Obama would make his decision on a response based on national security interests and noted comments by a top British official that Washington could make foreign policy decisions on its own. (Reporting by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland; Editing by Philip Barbara)

White House says looking at limited response to Syria crisis

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:41 AM PDT

A Free Syrian Army fighter stands near a damaged military tank in Aleppo's town of KhanasirWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is looking at a response to Syrian use of chemical weapons that is "very discrete and limited" and not open-ended, the White House said on Thursday, as President Barack Obama consulted German Chancellor Angela Merkel by phone. The Obama White House rejected any attempt to compare U.S. plans for Syria to Republican President George W. Bush's long-running war in Iraq that was justified on claims that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, which were never found. ...


In Congress, It's the Fresher Faces Pushing for Vote on Syria Strike

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:34 AM PDT

The push for a congressional vote ahead of any military strike in Syria is being spearheaded largely by lawmakers who were not in Congress during the run-up to the war in Iraq.

Military strike: Syria decision must include us, Congress says

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:21 AM PDT

Congress wants in on the decisionmaking about Syria.

Syria's ancient history faces new threats, UN says

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:17 AM PDT

PARIS (AP) — The U.N. is trying to come up with a plan to protect Syria's cultural history, including hundreds of archaeological sites, ancient mosques and churches and artifacts that are being sold on the black market.

Commentary: Syrian Intervention Would Prevent an Escalation of Butchery

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:06 AM PDT

As the United States considers its military options against the Syrian government, Yahoo News invited service members, veterans and others who were involved in the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns to share whether they believe American action in Syria is appropriate. Here's one perspective.

First Person: U.S. Military Action in Syria is Warranted but Limited

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:06 AM PDT

First Person: U.S. Military Action in Syria is Warranted but LimitedAs the United States considers its military options against the Syrian government, Yahoo News invited service members and veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns to share whether they believe American action in Syria is appropriate. Here's one perspective.


Man arrested for threats to Hawaii Congresswoman

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:57 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man with a history of harassing and threatening Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been arrested after he allegedly sent an email to the FBI and media threatening to decapitate the first-term congresswoman.

Car bomb in northern Iraqi city kills 11

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:55 AM PDT

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 11 people and wounded 27 in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Thursday, police and medical sources said, in the latest of an intensifying series of attacks. The parked vehicle blew up in a busy market in the city, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad. More than 1,000 Iraqis were killed in attacks in July, the highest monthly toll since 2008, according to United Nations statistics. ...

UK: Assad will repeat gas attacks if not punished

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:25 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to be driven to the Houses of Parliament for a debate and vote on Syria, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Britain's opposition Labour Party has indicated it may not support even a watered down version of a government resolution on Syria. Labour leader Ed Miliband said Thursday he is unwilling to give Prime Minister David Cameron a "blank check" for conducting possible future military operations against Syria. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON (AP) — Britain's leader said Thursday it is legal and just to launch a military strike against Syria even without authorization from the United Nations Security Council, arguing that Syria could repeat its alleged use of poison gas if the international community fails to act.


British PM makes his case for Syria military action

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:16 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on August 29, 2013British Prime Minister David Cameron made his case on Thursday for military action against Syria in the face of strong resistance from the opposition and public scepticism.


'It seems like 2003 all over again': Iraq and Afghanistan veterans worry about war with Syria

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:06 AM PDT

File photo of a Free Syrian Army fighter reacting after his friend was shot by Syrian Army soldiers during clashes in the Salah al-Din neighbourhood in central AleppoLike many Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who shared their thoughts with Yahoo News on Wednesday, Camwell believes the prelude to strikes against Bashar al-Assad for alleged chemical weapons use on Damascus residents on Aug. 21 mirrors America's rush to war against Saddam Hussein a decade ago.


Has Russia done all it will for Syria?

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT

As the clock ticks down to what many in Moscow believe is imminent US-led military action against the Kremlin's client, Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad, few here appear to believe that Russia can do much more to help Mr. Assad.

Ghosts of Iraq war force Britain to delay Syria strike

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:59 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron is seen addressing the House of Commons in this still image taken from video in LondonBy Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's plans for joining a looming military strike on Syria were in disarray on Thursday after a revolt by lawmakers warning him to heed the "lessons of Iraq". After imploring the world not to stand idly by over Syria's suspected use of chemical weapons, Cameron was forced into an awkward climbdown on Wednesday when the opposition Labour party as well as lawmakers in his own Conservative party said they wanted more evidence before voting for military action. ...


US must take substantial military action in Syria now

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:49 AM PDT

There is no more time to waste. The United States must take severe and sustained military action in Syria now. To wait any longer threatens the legal and moral prohibitions against mass murder that have been erected since the horrors of the Holocaust and blatantly ignores the tens of thousands of dead Syrians and the millions who have been uprooted.

The Edge: The Presidential Option to Ignore Polls

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 08:58 AM PDT

The Edge is National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day -- and always a few surprises. To subscribe, click here.

Does the U.N. ever actually go to war?

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 08:20 AM PDT

Members of a United Nations howitzer team fire into enemy territory during the Korean War on June 4, 1951.According to the international community's obscure, often-ignored rules of war, countries are — broadly — only supposed to attack one another in self-defense, when they themselves have come under attack. Any other threat or use of force requires the approval of the United Nations Security Council.


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