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| Syria Says U.S. Closure of Embassy Arbitrary, Illegal |
| 2014-03-20 |
| [An Nahar] Syria's foreign ministry said Wednesday that a U.S. decision to close its Washington embassy and two consulates was illegal and arbitrary. A statement described the decision as "an arbitrary measure," saying it was "a clear violation of the Vienna Convention" that governs diplomatic relations between nations. It came a day after the United States announced it was closing Syria's Washington embassy and consulates in Michigan and Texas and expelling remaining diplomatic staff who were not U.S. citizens. U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... said the decision was taken because "the illegitimacy of the Assad regime is so overwhelming". "So we just felt the idea that this embassy is sitting here with representation that we could take seriously is an insult, and we closed it. It's that simple," he said. Syria's foreign ministry said the decision was intended to undermine the country's ability to provide its citizens abroad with services. The decision "reveals the real objectives of U.S. policy against the interests of Syrian citizens and is another step in the US support for terrorism and bloodshed in Syria," the statement added. The Syrian embassy in the U.S. capital had been operating for some time without an ambassador, who left the U.S. in December 2011, leaving only a few low level staff who had been providing limited consular services. The measures will not affect Syria's mission to the United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... , though Washington last month announced it would limit the movements of Syria's U.N. ambassador to a 25-mile radius around New York City. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 ..let me know when they bring in JJackson to cry "RAAAAAAAAACIST".! |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-03-20 08:26 |
| #2 The Obama regime doing something illegal? I'm shocked, shocked I say. Did the embassy cross any red lines? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-03-20 07:30 |
| #1 Yes, well, things are tough all over. Perhaps the Russians can give you an extra desk or two at their mission. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-03-20 03:28 |