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Lavrov-Kerry Agreement on Syria-Now What?
Sometimes things work out. This may be one of those occasions. It appears the US has agreed with the general Lavrov proposition that an arrangement similar to what was imposed upon Saddam in the 1990’s be applied to Syria. This … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq, Syria CW, United Nations, WMD
Tagged CW, Kerry, Lavrov, Norway, Sergey Lavrov, Syria, UN Security Council
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Lavrov’s Plan
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has offered a plan that could provide a way out of the Obammá Syrian dilemma. Lavrov, who was Russian ambassador to the UN during the height of the Iraqi-UN weapons inspection activities, seems to have … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, Iran, Syria CW, United Nations, WMD
Tagged Duelfer, Lavrov Susan Rice, Syria, UN, weapons inspectors
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At times like this, What would Saddam do?
Among the various rationales expressed for a military strike on Syria is that need to make Bashir al-Assad pay a price for using CW. But what does Bashir value? We learned from debriefing Saddam that his value structure was much … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, Syria CW, United Nations, WMD
Tagged CW, Lavrov, Russia, Syria, United Nations
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Obama’s Speech to the UNGA: Two very different Versions
On September 17, will President Obama be explaining to the UN General Assembly why the US acted alone to respond to Syrian atrocities when the UN would not, or will he be chastising the UN for a lack of action, … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, Iraq, Syria CW, United Nations, WMD
Tagged Intelligence, President Obama and Syria, Syria WMD, UN General Assembly, United Nations
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