The PM warned Iran that life could become "a lot more difficult" if it carries on defying the international community.

http://tinyurl.com/8ar5f



Security Council Split Over Resolution on Syria:

Western nations working on a resolution to pressure Syria to cooperate with a U.N. investigation into the slaying of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri are encountering resistance from other Security Council members -- principally Algeria, China and Russia -- U.S., European and U.N officials said Monday.

http://www.champress.net/english/index.php?page=show_det&id=783



Syria is being Set Up to Fail: A Leaked Letter from Washington:

It explains how Syria is being set up to fail so that the US can isolate it and carry out a process of regime-change at the expense of Iraqi stability and the lives of American soldiers and Iraqi civilians. It explains how the US administration's policy of forcing regime change in Syria is trumping the need to save lives in Iraq.

http://tinyurl.com/aftpz



NSC Chief Hadley asked Italy for a Bashar Replacement:

Steven Hadley, the director of the US National Security Council, called the President of the Italian senate to asked if he had a candidate to replace Bashar al-Asad as President of Syria. The Italians were horrified. Italy is one of Syria’s biggest trading partners so it seemed a reasonable place to ask! This is what Washington has been up to.

http://tinyurl.com/9jpa2


From Information Clearing House