Calls for strike on Syria challenge UN Charter: Russia
Russia says calls for a strike on Syria are an “undisguised challenge” to the United Nations Charter and international law. ● The Russian Foreign Ministry quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov as saying, “Declared plans by some states to inflict a military strike on Syria are an undisguised challenge to the key provisions of the UN Charter and other norms of international law.” Gatilov made the comments during a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at The Hague on Wednesday.
Syria: Any military attack on Syria is violation of UN Charter ● Syria's Permanent Representative to the UN, Bashar al-Jaafari, stressed that any military attack on Syria would constitute a violation of the UN Charter and an attack on the UN investigation mission, pointing out that Syria asked the UN Secretary-General to investigate into three new sites where the armed terrorist groups used chemical weapons against the Syrian Arab Army. At a press conference in New York, al-Jaafari said that the tripartite meeting of Britain, France and the United States at the Security Council is illegal and it is not consistent with the mission of preserving the international peace and security.
Thomas Gaist & Alex Lantier: US-NATO campaign to justify Syria war disintegrates as attack looms Washington’s campaign to justify war against Syria is disintegrating, as it becomes ever clearer that the war is illegal, and that Washington has no evidence to back up charges that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime used chemical weapons in Ghouta. Despite press reports of an imminent US-NATO attack, US and British officials suggested yesterday that they might delay launching the war.
LA Times: Syria resolution dies at U.N., and British lawmakers balk - The moves are a setback for the U.S. bid to strike Syria militarily for its alleged chemical weapons use. British lawmakers refuse to approve Syria strike, demand Cameron wait for UN report. ● The Obama administration's move to punish Syria's government for allegedly using chemical weapons in a deadly attack last week appeared to suffer a setback Wednesday when the U.S. failed to get United Nations approval for use of force and British support was thrown into question. The collapse of diplomatic efforts aimed at securing a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria was expected. The British impediment was not.