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Demonstrations In Several Countries: Hands OFF Syria!

Demonstrations In Several Countries: Hands OFF Syria!
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Demonstrations have been held in several countries, including the United States, against potential Western-led military action against Syria.
Anti-war protests were held in several cities across the US on Thursday, including Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago. In New York City, supporters of the Syrian government gathered at Times Square chanting slogans against the US warmongering policies.

Demonstrations In Several Countries: Hands OFF Syria!

The demonstrators said the White House had failed to provide any proof that supported claims of chemical weapons use by the Syrian government.
"Where is the chemical weapons? Until now we didn't find it. US soldiers will die for nothing. Where is the evidence?" said a protester holding a sign that read, "Syria=Iraq. Same Lies.

"I do not want this nation to become involved in yet another war. People always lose, no matter what side. Enough is enough. We should just stay the hell out," said another anti-war demonstrator in New York City.





Meanwhile, thousands of people in Greece marched on the US Embassy building in Athens to voice opposition to any Western military action on Syria.
In Turkey, protesters gathered outside the US consulate in the city of Adana to denounce Washington's aggressive threats regarding Syria.

Similar demonstrations were also staged in Venezuela.

The Western calls for military action against Syria intensified after the militants operating inside Syria and the foreign-backed Syrian opposition claimed on August 21 that hundreds had been killed in a government chemical attack on militant strongholds in some suburbs of the capital, Damascus.
On Thursday, a meeting of the UN Security Council over the Syrian issue ended inconclusively.

Representatives from the US, Britain, France, Russia, and China met afternoon at the UN headquarters in New York for the second time in two days.
The previous meeting on Wednesday also abruptly ended with the Security Council deeply divided over a British-proposed draft resolution to authorize military action against Syria.

The UK parliament on Thursday voted against a motion by British Prime Minister David Cameron to authorize military action against Syria.
The Western members of the Security Council have been pushing for a resolution on the use of force against Syria, but Russia and China are strongly opposed to any authorization of that kind.

Source: Press TV, Reuters

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