United Nations, White House not sure about chemical weapons in Syria

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From Associated Press and South African news agency SAPA:

Syria: Clarification needed on chemical weapons

September 9 2013 at 03:05pm

Geneva –

The UN human rights chief has told the 47-nation Human Rights Council that there is little doubt that chemical weapons were used in Syria, but she did not say which of the combatants was suspected of using them.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay opened the council’s month-long session telling diplomats that “all the circumstances and responsibilities remain to be clarified.”

She added that the use of chemical weapons is “one of the gravest crimes that can be committed.”

The Geneva-based council is due to receive an update on Wednesday from its panel probing for war crimes and other human rights abuses in Syria, including the use of chemical weapons.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House asserted Sunday that a “common-sense test” dictates the Syrian government is responsible for a chemical weapons attack that President Barack Obama says demands a U.S. military response. But Obama’s top aide says the administration lacks “irrefutable, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt evidence” that skeptical Americans, including lawmakers who will start voting on military action this week, are seeking: here.

U.S.: ISIS USED MUSTARD AGENT IN IRAQ “The United States believes Islamic State militants likely used mustard agent in an attack on Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, the first indication the militant group has obtained a banned chemical weapon.” And here’s what mapping a year of ISIS terror attacks looks like. [Reuters]

Dennis J. Kucinich: How the White House and the CIA Are Marketing a War in the YouTube Era: here.

Britain: Peace activists sang hymns amid a police kettle in London yesterday as they blockaded the gates of a state-sponsored arms fair: here.

Peace activists filled the streets around the world on Sunday to condemn the US rush to war on Syria: here.

As elections loom in Germany, few support Obama on Syria: here.

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