Tag Archives: U.S. bioterror policy

Åke Sellström, the leader of the U.N.’s chemical weapons investigation in Syria, visited the U.S. last week with several members of his team, according to a press briefing on Thursday. Patrick Ventrell, the acting deputy spokesperson for the U.S. State … Read More…

U.S. President Barack Obama must develop a plan to stop the violence and the use of chemical weapons by Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said on Thursday. Inhofe, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, … Read More…

The U.S. will not set a timeline for determining if Syria used chemical weapons because the facts must drive the investigation, not a deadline, the White House said on Friday. Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, said that the … Read More…

The U.S. State Department is gathering facts as to whether or not Syria used chemical weapons and crossed President Barack Obama’s red line, according to a press briefing on Friday. Patrick Ventrell, the acting deputy spokesperson for the State Department, … Read More…

While there is evidence that Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime used chemical weapons on its own people, clearer evidence and facts are required before acting, a White House official said on Thursday. The official spoke to reporters on Thursday after the … Read More…