Chemical Weapons Inspector Gives Rare Testimony On Douma Before UN Security Council

After many days of delay inside the security arch of Damascus' city center, the international chemical weapons watchdog group, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemica.....»»

No matter how wise you consider this intervention, legal scholars generally agree that the United Nations Charter doesn’t allow the use of military force to prevent chemical weapons attacks—no matter how evil—without U.N. Security Council approval......»»

The UN Security Council on Saturday soundly rejected Russia’s call to condemn the United States and its allies for striking Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile......»»

President Donald Trump will chair the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, leading a discussion about anti-proliferation efforts, including denuclearization of North Korea, Iran’s missile capabilities, and chemical weapons in Syria......»»

Julio Cortez/AP Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, a witness in President Trump's impeachment trial, was kicked out his National Security Council (NSC) role Friday and escorted from the White House. At the same time, his brother Yevgeny was also booted from his NSC.....»»

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Fiona Hill, the National Security Council's former top Russia analyst, and David Holmes, a key S.....»»

AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Fiona Hill, the former director for Europe and Russia on the National Security Council, said part of US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland's testimony was "not credible" to her. Sondland testified that he hadn't .....»»

Loren Elliot/Reuters At a hearing in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, former National Security Council senior director Dr. Fiona Hill won an outpouring of support for her powerful testimony .....»»

Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity, Inspectors from the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have finally arrived in Douma, Syria, to assess whether a gas attack took place ear.....»»

Investigators from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons have delayed their planned visit to Douma, Syria - the site of an alleged .....»»

The inspectors arrived in Damascus on the day of the Western strikes but had not been allowed to enter Douma.....»»

Update: Interfax reports that the Russian military has discovered a rebel-owned chemical weapons lab in Douma. The Russian Defense Ministry says that components for Mustard Gas production were discovered along with cylinders of chlorine at a alb bel.....»»

The massive missile strikes the US and allies conducted against Syria actually benefit terrorist groups, and prevented inspectors from proving if chemical weapons were used in Douma, international analyst.....»»

Thomson Reuters The UN Security Council did not adopt a resolution from Russia on Saturday that would have condemned the US and its allies for a joint military strike on Syrian chemical we.....»»

Last week, an attack on Douma left at least 70 people dead, of which 40 showed signs of exposure to chemical toxins.....»»

Russia on Tuesday vetoed a US-drafted and sponsored UN Security Council resolution on the alleged chemical incident in Syria that would have created a new inquiry to lay blame f.....»»

An international watchdog agency said Tuesday that it was planning to send a fact-finding team to Douma, Syria, where Syrian forces are accused of carrying out a chemical weapons attack......»»

The global watchdog working to eradicate chemical weapons is investigating reports of a suspected poison gas attack on the Syrian rebel-held town of Douma, its head said.....»»

President Donald Trump’s new National Security Adviser John Bolton will enter the White House this week confronting a myriad of pressing issues, including a response to a suspected chemical-weapons attack in Syria that killed dozens......»»

The previous day Douma was pounded by renewed airstrikes that killed 70 civilians in around 24 hours -- while 11 people also suffered breathing problems.....»»