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UN Security Council cancels meeting to discuss resolution on Syria’s chemical weapons
Washington Post ^ | 09/10/2013

Posted on 09/10/2013 2:28:01 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

The U.N. Security Council has canceled a meeting on a resolution aimed at securing and destroying Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles. The closed consultations had been scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) Tuesday. Australian Ambassador Gary Guinlan says in a Twitter message that the meeting was canceled “following withdrawal of the request for consultations.”

Council diplomats said Russia asked for the meeting and then withdrew its request. There were no other details.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: chemicalweapons; putinsyriacheckmate; russia; syria; un

1 posted on 09/10/2013 2:28:01 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Rug, meet broom.


2 posted on 09/10/2013 2:29:32 PM PDT by Monitor ("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-front for the urge to rule it." - H. L. Mencken)
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To: SeekAndFind

Did they just deem it?


3 posted on 09/10/2013 3:01:54 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

thanks SeekAndFind.

France seeks UN ultimatum on Syria chemical weapons
AFP News | September 10, 2013
Posted on 09/10/2013 12:22:04 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3065085/posts


4 posted on 09/10/2013 7:25:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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