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• US presents its case against Syria, leaving little doubt of military action
• 'Don't ask, don't tell' activist dies in NY wreck
• Obama says world cannot stand by on Syria
• In shadow of Iraq, U.S. has 'high confidence' Syria carried out chemical attack
• U.S. says world cannot let Assad get away with chemical attack
• Britain fears end of US 'special relationship' over Syria
• Syrians bracing for possible US strike
• U.N. investigators to exit Syria, chemical probe may take weeks
• A look at Syria developments around the world
• Syrians steel themselves for US strike
• On Syria, England defects
• Inconsistent allies: France, US mull Syria action
• US releases intelligence on Syria chemical attack: 5 takeaways
• US says has 'duty' to act after Syria nerve gas attack
• U.S. casts action in Syria as moral imperative but sets no timetable
• Iraqi militia vowes to attack U.S. interests if Syria hit
• UK's Cameron must fight back after tough setback
• U.N. experts prepare to leave Syria, chemical probe needs time
• For Turkey, Planned U.S. Missile Strikes on Syria Not Good Enough
• Scant foreign support for US strikes on Syria
• Exclusive - Syria army defectors say U.S. strikes could kill Assad opponents
• France set to become Washington's main Syria ally
• Obama says Syria chemical weapons attack threatens Israel, Jordan
• Obama weighs 'limited and narrow' Syria action
• Most in U.S. still oppose Syria strike as Obama seeks action
• Assad’s Newest Ally: Venezuelan Congressman Goes to Syria to Fight Rebels, the U.S.
• Leaked 'black budget': Mixed views on damage to US intel operations
• Syria and the politicization of British foreign policy
• Frustrated Obama: I won't be ‘paralyzed’ on Syria
• US says Syrian chemical attack killed 1,429
• Kerry Calls Assad ‘Thug’ and ‘Murderer’ in Deadly Chemical Attacks
• US not alone on Syria, France our 'oldest ally': Kerry
• Blasts in north Iraq town kill at least 13: officials
• Iraq violence kills 14 as al-Qaida claims attacks
• U.S. Secretary of State Kerry makes statement on Syria
• Bomb blast kills 12 in northern Iraqi town
• Kerry makes case for limited military action on Syria
• Is Syria the new Iraq?
• Kerry: U.S. has proof Assad guilty of 'crime against humanity'
• Eyes on nuclear talks, Iran tempers support for Assad

US presents its case against Syria, leaving little doubt of military action Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:38 PM PDT The Obama administration offered on Friday its evidence of "large-scale" use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad through a detailed and impassioned statement by Secretary of State John Kerry. His statement left very little doubt that the US will take action in the coming days to hold the Syrian regime accountable.

'Don't ask, don't tell' activist dies in NY wreck Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:36 PM PDT PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Darren Manzella, a gay combat medic discharged from the Army after criticizing the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy in a 2007 television interview, has died in a traffic accident in western New York. He was 36.

Obama says world cannot stand by on Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:30 PM PDT President Barack Obama insisted Friday that war weariness cannot excuse world powers from their duty to punish Syria after the gassing to death of hundreds of women and children.

In shadow of Iraq, U.S. has 'high confidence' Syria carried out chemical attack Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:08 PM PDT By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies publicly disclosed on Friday some of the information that led to a "high-confidence" assessment that the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out a chemical weapons attack on neighborhoods outside Damascus. But the declassified intelligence report also showed what the U.S. government does not have: clear evidence that Assad personally ordered the attack, and physiological evidence confirming what caused the deaths of an estimated 1,429 Syrians on August 21. U.S. ...

U.S. says world cannot let Assad get away with chemical attack Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:02 PM PDT By Steve Holland and Catherine Bremer WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - The United States made clear on Friday that it would punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the "brutal and flagrant" chemical weapons attack that it says killed more than 1,400 people in Damascus last week. "We cannot accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale," President Barack Obama told reporters at the White House. ...

Britain fears end of US 'special relationship' over Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:53 PM PDT Britain and the United States insisted Friday that that their "special relationship" was not under threat after the British parliament blocked Prime Minister David Cameron from joining US-led military action against Syria.

Syrians bracing for possible US strike Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing "limited and narrow" action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children.

U.N. investigators to exit Syria, chemical probe may take weeks Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:31 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A team of U.N. experts finished gathering evidence of a suspected chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people in suburbs near Damascus last week, the United Nations announced on Friday, though envoys said analyzing the samples may take weeks. The announcement the U.N. inspectors will not be releasing their findings immediately came as Washington suggested the U.N. investigation would have no bearing on its decision about whether to attack Syria in retaliation for the alleged poison gas attack on civilians. ...

A look at Syria developments around the world Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:07 PM PDT The United States is considering launching a punitive strike against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, blamed by the U.S. and the Syrian opposition for an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack in a rebel-held suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus.

Syrians steel themselves for US strike Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:59 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing "limited and narrow" action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children.

On Syria, England defects Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:57 PM PDT By John Lloyd Thursday's British House of Commons vote against Britain aiding in a Syrian intervention led me to center on one question: what will happen to the U.S.-UK relationship? Is that alliance now gravely weakened? Can it survive in a meaningful form? Specifically, will Britain ever again be able to partner with the United States in any future military interventions? Without Britain, the United States will certainly carry on. It has a new best friend in France — french fries top of the menu now! — and maybe Turkey will be willing, too. ...

Inconsistent allies: France, US mull Syria action Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:42 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — If France and the United States are ever going to move beyond French opposition to the Iraq War, this could be the time.

US releases intelligence on Syria chemical attack: 5 takeaways Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:41 PM PDT The US government assesses with "high confidence" that the Syrian government turned chemical weapons on its own citizens in the Damascus suburbs on Aug. 21, according to a long-awaited declassified US intelligence assessment.

US says has 'duty' to act after Syria nerve gas attack Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:20 PM PDT The United States released intelligence Friday to show why it is certain that Syrian forces have killed civilians with chemical weapons and said Washington has a historic duty to act.

U.S. casts action in Syria as moral imperative but sets no timetable Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:10 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration made a forceful case on Friday for limited U.S. military action against Syria, releasing evidence the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against civilians several times during the past year and saying the "indiscriminate, inconceivable horror" of a deadly attack last week could not go unpunished. ...

Iraqi militia vowes to attack U.S. interests if Syria hit Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:53 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi Shi'ite militia group said on Friday it would attack U.S. interests in Iraq and the region if Washington carries out a military strike on Syria. President Barack Obama said on Friday the United States was still in the planning process for a response to the chemical weapons use in Syria. "All their interests and facilities in Iraq and the region will be targeted by our militants if the United States insists on attacking Syria," a spokesman for the Iraqi militia group al-Nujaba'a told Reuters by telephone, without giving details. ...

UK's Cameron must fight back after tough setback Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:52 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — David Cameron seemed the picture of a confident national leader when he cut short his vacation early this week to muster support for a military reprisal against Syria for its purported use of chemical weapons against civilians. He stood with President Barack Obama, facing down a dictator, demanding respect for international law.

U.N. experts prepare to leave Syria, chemical probe needs time Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:49 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A team of U.N. investigators has finished gathering evidence related to a suspected chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people in suburbs near Damascus last week, but will need time to complete its analysis, the world body said on Friday. The announcement the U.N. inspectors will not be releasing their findings immediately came as Washington suggested the U.N. investigation would have no bearing on its decision about whether to attack Syria in retaliation for the alleged poison gas attack on civilians. ...

For Turkey, Planned U.S. Missile Strikes on Syria Not Good Enough Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:39 PM PDT For some American allies, such as the UK, whose parliament seemed to reject any armed involvement in Syria on Thursday, punitive airstrikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad might be too much to stomach. For others, it may be too little. As the U.S. readies to proceed with limited missile strikes against Syria in response to a chemical weapons attack that killed over a thousand people last week, Turkey, a key regional ally and Syria's neighbor, seems to want more than Washington is willing to give.

Scant foreign support for US strikes on Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is poised to become the first U.S. leader in three decades to attack a foreign nation without mustering broad international support or acting in direct defense of Americans.

Exclusive - Syria army defectors say U.S. strikes could kill Assad opponents Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:33 PM PDT By Oliver Holmes and Khaled Yacoub Oweis BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Military sites in Syria are packed with soldiers who have been effectively imprisoned by their superiors due to doubts about their loyalty, ex-soldiers say, making them possible casualties in any U.S.-led air strikes. Thousands of loyal security forces and militia, meanwhile, have moved into schools and residential buildings in Damascus, mixing with the civilian population in the hope of escaping a Western strike, according to residents and opposition activists. U.S. ...

France set to become Washington's main Syria ally Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:30 PM PDT French President Francois Hollande made clear Friday his wish to take military action alongside the US against the Syrian regime, making Paris Washington's main ally in the Syria crisis after Britain backed out of any strikes.

Obama says Syria chemical weapons attack threatens Israel, Jordan Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:25 PM PDT By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday the chemical weapons attack in Syria threatened U.S. allies Israel, Turkey and Jordan and that while "nobody ends up being more war weary than me" he is considering a narrow, limited U.S. response. Obama, speaking to reporters at a meeting he held with Baltic leaders, said the United States must be prepared to act unilaterally if necessary to uphold what he called an international norm against the use of chemical weapons as part of U.S. obligations as a world leader. As he spoke, the U.S. ...

Obama weighs 'limited and narrow' Syria action Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a retaliatory strike, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing "limited and narrow" action against Syria as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children.

Most in U.S. still oppose Syria strike as Obama seeks action Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:10 PM PDT By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans still do not want to intervene in Syria's civil war, although support for such action has increased since the suspected chemical gas attack near Damascus last week, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll made clear how much work President Barack Obama has to do to win support for military action from a war-weary public as he makes the case that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be held responsible for the attack that the United States says killed more than 1,400 people. ...

Assad’s Newest Ally: Venezuelan Congressman Goes to Syria to Fight Rebels, the U.S. Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:10 PM PDT "Syria needs full support against these criminals," wrote Venezuelan lawmaker Adel el-Zabayar in a letter to his country's National Assembly this week. He was requesting indefinite leave from office in order to fight alongside the Syrian army, having arrived in the country two weeks ago to visit his ill mother. With the upcoming threat of military attack by the US, he has decided to stick around and fight. "Without doubt, I'll have a weapon," he told TIME by telephone early on Friday morning local time from a site he said was around 50 miles south of Damascus near the city of Sweida. ...

Leaked 'black budget': Mixed views on damage to US intel operations Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:02 PM PDT The "black budget" for US clandestine operations – newly leaked by former US contractor Edward Snowden – portrays a sprawling global operation that is geared to detect and defeat terrorists, but is dominated by a data-collection program so massive that other priorities could easily be crowded out, analysts and critics said one day after the top-secret document was published.

Syria and the politicization of British foreign policy Posted: 30 Aug 2013 12:53 PM PDT (Reuters) - Syria's population - at the heart of so many proxy battles for influence - last night found itself drawn into a different kind of conflict - this time over the future of British politics. After the British Parliament's vote against action in Syria, the former Liberal Democrat leader, Lord Ashdown, tweeted that Britain is a "hugely diminished country" this morning: "In 50 years trying to serve my country I have never felt so depressed/ashamed. ...

Frustrated Obama: I won't be ‘paralyzed’ on Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2013 12:18 PM PDT Obama promises a "limited, narrow" response.

US says Syrian chemical attack killed 1,429 Posted: 30 Aug 2013 12:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a retaliatory strike, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing "limited and narrow" action against Syria as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children.

Kerry Calls Assad ‘Thug’ and ‘Murderer’ in Deadly Chemical Attacks Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:44 AM PDT Pressure mounted Friday for the international community to take action in Syria after American officials announced they are confident in intelligence reports that found Syrian leader Bashar al Assad attacked his own people with chemical weapons, killing at least 1,429 people—including 426 children.

US not alone on Syria, France our 'oldest ally': Kerry Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:44 AM PDT Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Friday the United States is not alone in its quest to punish Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime, citing the support of France, America's "oldest ally."

Blasts in north Iraq town kill at least 13: officials Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:31 AM PDT Two roadside bombs exploded on the edge of the north Iraq town of Tuz Khurmatu Friday, killing at least 13 people, seven of them children, police and the town's mayor said.

Iraq violence kills 14 as al-Qaida claims attacks Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:11 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi branch of al-Qaida claimed responsibility Friday for a lethal wave of coordinated bombings in the Baghdad area earlier this week, as new attacks killed another 14 in the latest outbreak of violence to hit the country.

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry makes statement on Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:03 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered remarks on Friday on Syria amid U.S. intelligence findings that a Syrian chemical weapons attack killed 1,429 Syrian civilians, including 426 children. Below is a transcript of Kerry's statement, as transmitted by Roll Call, Inc: "President Obama has spent many days now consulting with Congress and talking with leaders around the world about the situation in Syria. ...

Bomb blast kills 12 in northern Iraqi town Posted: 30 Aug 2013 10:46 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The police chief of a northern Iraqi town says a bomb blast in a residential area there has killed 12 and wounded 10 in the latest outbreak of violence to hit the country.

Kerry makes case for limited military action on Syria Posted: 30 Aug 2013 10:43 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday made a broad case for limited U.S. military action against Syria for its suspected use of chemical weapons, saying it could not go unpunished for such a "crime against humanity." Kerry also stressed that anything the United States might do would be carefully tailored and would not in any way resemble the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, nor its intervention to help topple former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. "It will not involve any boots on the ground. It will not be open-ended. ...

Is Syria the new Iraq? Posted: 30 Aug 2013 10:29 AM PDT Might Syria be the new Iraq?

Kerry: U.S. has proof Assad guilty of 'crime against humanity' Posted: 30 Aug 2013 10:27 AM PDT Top diplomat promises U.S. not making Iraq-style mistakes

Eyes on nuclear talks, Iran tempers support for Assad Posted: 30 Aug 2013 10:27 AM PDT As an American military strike looms over Syria, Iran is weighing its decades-long alliance with Syria against its own pledges to reengage with the US and the West over its nuclear program and other issues.

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