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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 12:31 PM Aug 2013

Russia Slams Calls To Use Force In Syria

Russia hit out Friday at calls for force to be used after Syria's opposition and European states accused the war-torn country's regime of killing hundreds in chemical weapons attacks.

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Russia also urged Damascus to cooperate with the UN experts but dismissed calls for use of force against its ally.

"Against the background of another anti-Syrian wave of propaganda, we believe calls from some European countries to apply pressure on the UN Security Council and already now take a decision on the use of force are unacceptable," its foreign ministry said.

It described the attack as "clearly provocative in nature", charged that Internet footage said to implicate the regime had been posted before it took place and accused rebels of obstructing a probe.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on the Syrian government to cooperate with the UN chemical experts and urged rebels also to give them safe access to the sites of the alleged attacks.

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http://news.yahoo.com/russia-urges-syria-co-operate-un-chemical-arms-105458985.html

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Russia Slams Calls To Use Force In Syria (Original Post) Purveyor Aug 2013 OP
File this under DonCoquixote Aug 2013 #1
Is Putin worried Assad still has the Bill of Sale? n/t Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #2
Well then, Pooty-Poot, quit propping up the barbaric ophthalmologist KamaAina Aug 2013 #3
 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
3. Well then, Pooty-Poot, quit propping up the barbaric ophthalmologist
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 12:44 PM
Aug 2013

and no force will be necessary. He'll just dry up and blow away. Problem solved.

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