The address of the poisoner

The United States has additional evidence of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, said the head of the State Department John Kerry at a press conference. According to him, "convincing and indisputable" information about the use of poisonous substances by the Syrian government troops was obtained.

Kerry is sure that Damascus deliberately delayed the decision on the admission of experts, waiting for the traces of the use of military poisonous substances will be destroyed or disappeared naturally. “This is not the behavior of the government that has nothing to hide. This is not the actions of the regime that seeks to prove to the whole world that he did not use chemical weapons,” the Secretary of State emphasized.

“What we saw last week in Syria should shake the conscience of the whole world. It violates any moral norms,” Kerry said. “Do not be mistaken, President Obama believes that those who use the most vile weapon against the most defenseless people in the world cannot avoid responsibility.”

The speaker of the House of Representatives John Beiner believes that Obama should consult with Congress before taking any actions in relation to Syria. “The president is the commander in chief. Along with power, he has obligations. The first is, of course, this is not consulting the possible options for actions. There were no these consultations yet, but they are an integral part of the process,” the spokesman for the speaker of Brendan Baks curled up.

Obama "within a few days" will decide what steps of the United States should be taken in relation to Syria, CNN reports with reference to the Pentagon representative. The military noted that "US destroyers remain combat readiness and can strike a few hours later" after receiving the relevant order.

On Monday, the UN inspectors were fired at snipers on the way to the place of the alleged use of chemical weapons near Damascus, RIA Novosti reports. Both sides of the conflict accused each other of this incident. Nevertheless, the group of inspectors managed to interview survivors and eyewitnesses of the alleged chemical attack, as well as collect a number of samples in two hospitals located in the area. The results of their work will become known later. Experts will also visit several more places where chemical weapons could be used.

The negotiations planned for the preparation of the Syria conference between Russian and American diplomats in the Hague are postponed, as the United States continues to assess the situation with the possible use of chemical weapons.

Moscow warns Western partners against the consequences of a possible military operation in Syria. On Monday, the head of the Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, held an emergency press conference , during which he urged to prevent the repetition of such a development of events as in Iraq or Libya. The West has no right to go around the UN Security Council, Lavrov said.

Earlier on Monday, Lavrov, in a telephone conversation with Kerry, warned the interlocutor about the dangerous consequences of possible armed intervention for the entire region of the Middle East and North Africa. Kerry promised to study the arguments of the Russian side.

On Sunday, the UK and the United States threatened to give a “serious answer” to the Syrian authorities if it turns out that Damascus is responsible for a large -scale chemical attack. David Cameron and Obama talked over 40 minutes on the phone and expressed serious concern in this connection.

On the evening of August 21, 35 countries, including Great Britain, France and the USA, turned to the head of the Oka Oka Selram, calling for the investigation of the death of people in the suburbs of Damascus as soon as possible. However, Russia and China at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council disrupted the adoption of the relevant application . As a result, the Council of Ministers limited himself to calling on to the "immediate and objective investigation" reports of Himataki in Guta.

On August 24, US Secretary of Defense Chuck Heigel said thatthe Pentagon is building up his military presence off the coast of Syria . The US naval forces sent Mahen destroyer to this area - the fourth warship that has been in service with Tomagavk winged missiles.

"The president asked the Ministry of Defense to present all possible options, and we, as always in such cases, are preparing for any development of events - depending on what decision the president will make," Hageel said. The day before, US President Barack Obama said that if reports on the use of chemical weapons in Syria are confirmed, "America will not leave such a situation."

On the same day, the Syrian state media announced the detection of chemical weapons in the positions of the rebels. It was alleged that the Syrian military "saw a chemical" in the tunnel in the suburbs of the city of Jobar. At the same time, some soldiers suffered from suffocation. However, later the country's state television reported that the military discovered a warehouse with antidotes for the prevention and treatment of poisoning with combat poisons.

On August 21, there were reports of the death of more than a thousand people as a result of chemical attacks in the oasis of Guta. A number of cities and villages of Guta were attacked, including Ain-Tarma, Daraya, Jabar, Duma, Zamalka, Kafr Batany, Muadamia, Sakba, Hamuria, Erbin.

On August 24, the International Humanitarian organization “Doctors without Borders” issued a statement that reported that on the day of Himatia in three hospitals in Damascus, which was supported by the organization, about 3,600 patients with neurotoxic symptoms entered. 355 of them have already died.