France to Float Security Council Resolution on Syria under Chapter 7
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France said Tuesday it would submit a resolution to the U.N. Security Council calling on Syria to put its chemical weapons beyond use or face military action.
The resolution, to be presented in New York later in the day, will also demand that the individuals responsible for an August 21 chemical attack on Damascus suburbs be put on trial at the International Criminal Court, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told a press conference.
Fabius said the resolution would demand full disclosure by President Bashar Assad's regime of the scale of its weapons program, and that the arsenal be placed immediately under international control as a first step towards its being dismantled.
The minister said the resolution would be presented under chapter seven of the U.N. charter, which provides a basis for military action.
"It will provide for extremely serious consequences in the event of Syria violating its obligations," Fabius said.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Tuesday that international pressure had worked after a plan emerged to head off punitive U.S. air strikes on Syria by destroying the regime's chemical weapons.
"It's an opening. It must be seized upon and Bashar Assad's regime must formally respond and firmly engage to it, and it must be implemented quickly," Le Drian said.
"The international pressure worked," he said. "If there had not been pressure from France and the United States to... oppose the use of weapons of mass destruction, there would not have been this reaction.
"If there had not been such determination, Russia would not have budged," Le Drian said. "We are absolutely not easing up on the pressure."
The French U.N. move came a day after Russia presented a proposal for Syria to cede control of its chemical weapons in order to avoid threatened military strikes by the United States and France.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is currently in talks with Damascus to develop a "concrete plan" for the Syrian regime to hand over its chemical weapons arsenal.
"We (Russia) are currently working on preparing a workable, precise and concrete plan and for this there are literally right now, in these minutes, contacts with the Syrian side," Lavrov said at a news conference with his Libyan counterpart.
"And we expect to present this plan soon and we will be ready to work on it with the U.N. secretary general, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, with the participation of members of the U.N. Security Council," he added.
Lavrov on Monday proposed for the Syrian regime to cede control of its chemical arms and subsequently have them destroyed, having seized a remark by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that such a move, done "without delay" could avert a military strike.
10 September 2013, 13:24
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Bien joué Obama and all!
Not a single missile fired, not a single life lost and no blood was spilt.
Bashar the Impaler gave up his precious chemical weapons program.
Sun Tzu, Machiavelli Clausewitz will be proud!
10 September 2013, 14:00
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FT ,
I love it when you " Float " your comments on Naharnet ! It gives me a Great Big Smile !
Signed Wolf .
10 September 2013, 14:26
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France is playing with people's lives tens of thousands are at risk , and now they want to " Float " a Security Council Resolution Chapter 7 ?
It sounds like they are playing the NYSE ,
Instead of money they use Human Beings as collateral !
What a farce , over 80 % of their citizens are against any Military Action in the ME , and now to save face their Government want to " Float " ?........ I just wonder what are they smoking " Crack " or " Pot"!
I hope it's the later !
Signed Wolf !!!!.......!!!!!!!
10 September 2013, 14:54
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Bashar-the-Gremlin was check-mated before the game even started!
How cool is that! A lesson in Brinksmanship!
Obama " "floats" like a butterfly and stings like a bee"!
10 September 2013, 15:54
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Israeli nuclear weapons are not a threat anyone who isn't planning a nuclear attack on Israel. I wish I could say the same for Syria...
10 September 2013, 15:55
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No Wolfy, insults and death threats are a no no!
This is only practised in Assad's Syria or in certain parts of Lebanon where the sun of education, economic prosperity and liberty doesn't shine.
Calm down Wolfy. Your idol is staying in power and can still kill his people and blow them up but without chemical weapons this time.
10 September 2013, 16:02
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I mentioned no death threats nor insults ! That is your interpretation , go back and further study your English you fool !
As far as practicing killings , murder & Assassinations , well that is better taught by the Israeli Mossads & Shin Beit !
Signed Wolf !!!
10 September 2013, 16:02
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Assad will do anything to hang to power, even giving up his only true weapon....but we seen this before in 2005 when the US told him to have his army leave lebanon, he ran like a chiken...was out in 1 week...history repeating itself...once a chicken always a lowly coward chicken.
10 September 2013, 17:55
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Machia
Now I could see where you are coming from , all I can say is that you are too weak to deal with !
Wipe away your tears , sit back & relax .....
I respect your opinion , no harm done on my part , but I still believe Israel has and still is the most devious , cunning ,murderious state on earth ! There has never been any state in Modern history especially during WW2 that has committed more atrocities than the state of Israel till this very day !
I hope you understand what I'm trying to say ! No harm done Machia , just relax .......,
Signed Wolf .........
10 September 2013, 19:54
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"I still believe Israel has and still is the most devious , cunning ,murderious state on earth ! There has never been any state in Modern history especially during WW2 that has committed more atrocities than the state of Israel till this very day !"
wow, those are some pretty harsh words wolf...I have a feeling you need to brush up on your history and expand you knowledge of other countries because you seem to be missing quite a bit of information lol
10 September 2013, 23:25
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Ironlikeiron,
When I earlier had a post but that was delete because Machia could not handle the word Hitler been used . This above post is referring to the existing countries During WW2 ie especially hitlers' Germany . So comparing from the time of the " Balfour Declaration " right up to this very day , once again " ironsteiniron" Zionts have committed more killing & displacement of people than Hitler himself! So go & place your nose " somewhere else ironstein ! By the , Irael does not exist in gods eyes ! It is only a man failed tempory state within a state since it was announce by the League of Nations back 1948 ......the rest is history you're a still displaced 12 tribes according to Old Scriptures ....
Signed Wolf ....
11 September 2013, 00:16
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lol "ironsteiron", good one.
Wolf, can you please tell me how many people YOU think were killed/displaced by the Nazis and how many were killed/displaced by Israel? I would love to see the numbers that support this statement of your. Also please site the source of information as well. Thanks
11 September 2013, 00:24
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Also, when people think of examples of "failed states", I'm not so sure that a country with as many accomplishments as Israel would come to mind. Israel may be a lot of things, but a "failure" is not one of them. Your hatred clearly affects you ability to objectively evaluate the subjects that you post on. I'm not trying to say that Israel is perfect, but come on, get real...
11 September 2013, 01:09
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Ironstein (2)
Oh btw , look up Palestinians Refugee Camps across the ME & their population !
Take time & do the research , follow the promps ! It might make you have a change of heart then have an open door policy. Maybe then we can discuss the recognition of Israel ? Who knows , miracles happen according to the Scriptures , true ?
Signed Wolf !!!!!!
