Tag Archives: Syria

At this writing the president is ten minutes overdue and reporters on the scene say they can see him on the phone in the Oval Office. Twitter watchers say that nearby anti-war protesters can occasionally be heard on the White House audio feed. UPDATE: I’ve replaced the live stream with a recording.

Russian President Vladimir Putin today denied reports that Syria has used chemical weapons and urged the United States not to take action. Mr Putin said it would be “utter nonsense” for Syria’s government to provoke opponents with such attacks. Speaking to journalists in the Russian far-eastern city of Vladivostok, Mr Putin urged Mr Obama – as a Nobel Peace Prize …

USA Today recaps the statement made minutes ago: President Obama said Friday he is considering a “limited, narrow act” as a military response to Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons against its own citizens. Calling it “a challenge to the world,” Obama said the use of chemical weapons threatens U.S. national security and merits a response. Obama emphasized that he …

Secretary of State John Kerry just concluded a televised statement which seemed to make it very clear that a US strike on Syria is imminent.

Congress is actually in its summer recess for another two weeks, but aside from that inconvenient fact, this time he actually has a point.

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The headline at Twitchy wonders of Graham has been hacked. CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller says he’s “pretty sure it’s just good-natured kidding between two close friends.” Some of the reactions on Twitter range from shock to outrage that a former POW would be sent such a message on Memorial Day.