Putin's move....he's just come out & said No Deal
unless the US threat of bombing is taken off the
table.......
The 5 conditions sought by the French,US and UK under
chapter 7 of the UN convention will never be agreed
to by Putin.......
This is all just theatre for the masses......
"Seen to regain the initiative on the Syria weapons issue after Moscow's proposal, France stipulated the five conditions of the resolution that would be put to the 15-nation UN body. Fabius said the resolution would condemn the "chemical massacre" committed on 21 August "by the Syrian regime".
It would demand that the Syrian regime "shed all light" on its chemical weapons programme without delay, placing it under international control and dismantling it. Syria must put in place a complete procedure to allow full inspections of chemical weapons and must become party to the chemical weapons convention. There would be extremely serious consequences if these obligations were violated.
Finally, "the authors" of the 21 August chemical attacks must face legal sanctions via the international criminal court (ICC).
It was not clear whether Russia would go along with a chapter 7 resolution, as it would open the door to punitive measures possibly including force. Furthermore, Russia and China have continually resisted the Syrian conflict being referred to the ICC for investigations of war crimes."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/10/un-resolution-syria-russia-chemical-weapons
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