‘Syrian insurgency holding seven of G8 hostage’

The Syrian rebels are holding seven of the G8 states ‘hostage’ and in complete disarray with their preconditions ahead of the Geneva conference, Afshin Rattansi says, adding that those trying to dump weapons into Syria don’t understand the region at all.

June 19, 2013 01:47

Ron Paul: ‘Obama’s Syria policy looks a lot like Bush’s Iraq policy’

Did the White House’s remarks about Syrian President Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons sound familiar? Former congressman Ron Paul says the build up to a likely strike on Syria reminds him of the days before the invasion of Iraq.

June 18, 2013 17:18

Putin: Didn’t feel isolated, not all G8 leaders agree Assad used chemical weapons

There is no proof that the Syrian government used chemical weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the G8 summit. Some of the G8 countries share this view, he added.

June 18, 2013 15:11

Russia blocks mention of Assad's fate in G8 Syria declaration

Moscow has insisted that no demands for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad be made in the G8 summit’s communiqué on the issue. The eight world powers have called for a political solution to the ongoing Syrian crisis.

June 18, 2013 12:30

Putin and Obama agree to push both sides in Syrian conflict to Geneva talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama have agreed to push the sides of the ongoing Syrian conflict to the negotiating table in Geneva. The leaders made the pledge after a 2 hour meeting at the G8 summit.

June 17, 2013 19:40

Assad resignation as precondition for Syrian dialogue ‘violates all norms, stops any solution’

No state has the right to intervene in a rebellion in another country, and stating who shall and shall not be the president of Syria as a pre-condition is a violation of all legal norms, Jim Brann of the Stop the War Coalition has told RT.

June 17, 2013 18:37