Chemical manipulations in the UN Security Council
On Wednesday, April 10, the UN Security Council meeting on Syria continued in New York. This time, Russia and the United States put forward for voting their draft resolutions on the use of chemical weapons in Syria and methods of responding to them.
It is clear that the topic of the “chemical attack” on April 7 is not worth a damn, since it is based on a fabricated video of “activists” on the payroll, dragging from place to place with a worried expression on gas masks the same grimy girl.
Considering that at the moment two decisive forces are colliding in Syria - Russia and the United States, their confrontation has spilled over into the Security Council. Therefore, the coverage will mainly be given to the speeches of Russian permanent representative Vasily Nebenzi and his American colleague Nicky Haley. Interesting opinions of permanent members of the Security Council will also be given. The opinion of the temporary members of the Security Council will have to be sacrificed.
So, briefly.
Nicky Haley: Begins the speech with a brief retelling of the White Helmets video fake.
The United States allegedly worked on its resolution together with each member of the Security Council for a whole week before the “chemical attack in the Duma,” but was forced to change some wording “due to the only participant who took a different position from the American one.” “Our project takes into account all Russian requirements.”
Haley compares the American draft resolution with the Russian one and calls them “very similar, but there are differences.” The difference is that “Russia wants to influence the composition of the experts that the UN plans to send to study the situation in the Duma. There is nothing independent here. The US is not asking to choose investigators, and Russia should not do so. The United States is not asking to study expert findings before they become final, and Russia should not do so either.”
It's not even funny. If we recall the recent speeches of high-ranking UN officials de Mistura and Markram, then this cannot be called anything other than a circus of American pocket dogs. The United States has all the levers of behind-the-scenes influence both on the composition of the experts sent to Syria and the ability to fabricate in advance everything they dig up there, including conclusions. And at the same time, the sharpers, who have eight aces up their sleeves, set conditions for Russia.
The main thing you should know about the American draft resolution is that the United States proposes to give the UN Security Council the right to appoint those responsible without any investigation and to authorize a forceful response.
“Our resolution is honest and honest! The Russian resolution is bad, worthless! “Vote for our resolution!” And quite arrogantly: “The Syrian people are counting on you!”
Vasily Nebenzya: “The US delegation is again trying to mislead the world community and is again going into confrontation by putting to a vote a draft resolution that does not have the support of all members of the UN Security Council. It’s not true that it takes into account all Russian requirements!”
The United States is going to carry out in Syria the old fraudulent scheme of “investigation into the use of chemical weapons” by the SMR, which Russia has always opposed. The JIM (UN-OPCW Joint Mechanism to Investigate Chemical Attacks in Syria) has become a tool in the hands of anti-government forces. The investigations are being conducted in violation of the rules and regulations of the OPCW. “We know the price of this “independence.” This is real anarchy and manipulation.”
“Why do you need an investigation mechanism when you have already appointed the perpetrators? “A year ago in Khan Sheikhoun it was the same thing – first a provocation, then a missile attack.” “Washington does not need the Security Council’s decision - it will become the basis for a strike on Syria.” “Russia will be ‘guilty’ in any case.”
“The US resolution has been on the shelf for a long time. Now they pulled her out to fail. America has long stated that if the UN does not make a decision, then it itself will make a decision [on a missile attack on Syria].” The United States is undermining the authority of the Security Council by putting forward an unpassable resolution in advance.
Nicky Haley has been called a "capitalist labor striker" for her careful calculations of Russia's use of the veto power in the UN Security Council.
The Peruvian Chair puts the US draft resolution to a vote. Results: 12 votes in favor, representatives of Russia and Bolivia against, China abstained. The draft resolution failed - one permanent member of the Security Council voted against it.
UK: (cackles) Pichalka! Russia has disappointed us all!
He reads morals for a long time and tediously, at the end of the speech he cites Lenin’s phrase, carefully cut out of context, about the transition from quantity to quality. A frankly weak attempt to take revenge for “Alice in Wonderland.”
China: OPCW should become the main investigative tool in Syria. The draft resolution presented would be good if not for some serious omissions. Given the duality of the document, China abstained from voting.
Speeches by temporary members of the Security Council were missed.
Vasily Nebenzya: “I am glad that my British colleague is familiar with the works of the classics of Marxism-Leninism. They all often visited London, and Marx is actually buried there.” Reminds the British permanent representative of Lenin’s other work, “Less is better.” Unfortunately, the camera does not show the face of the British counterpart at this moment.
After the termination of the construction and installation work in November last year, all the work to uncover the facts of the preparation of chemical attacks fell on the shoulders of Russia. As a result, the Security Council's own draft resolution was prepared, which was presented on January 23. The Western camp immediately reacted with hostility to him, since the Russian document closed loopholes that made it possible to manipulate the investigation, which was the cause of the death of the SMR. Russia did not invent anything in its document, but only used existing OPCW rules.
The Russian document allows for an impartial investigation and is worthy of a vote for it.
The draft Security Council resolution from the Russian Federation is put to a vote. Results: 6 votes for: from permanent members - Russia and China, as well as Kazakhstan, Bolivia, Ethiopia and Equatorial Guinea. Against – 7 votes. Abstaining – 2.
Accordingly, the American crowd, in retaliation, unanimously fails the Russian draft resolution.
UK: Starts croaking about Marx spinning in his grave if only he had heard the ongoing debate about Syria.
A funny thing to do from a representative of the ancient breeding ground of imperialism and the colonial system that Marx opposed.
Objections to the Russian document are at the kindergarten level: “your resolution has been lying on the shelf for weeks, the American document is good, suitable!”
Nicky Haley: Puts an end to the UN Security Council - the landmark US draft document did not pass. Now all the tyrants on the planet will make fun of the Security Council and point unwashed fingers at its permanent members. Now everything is lost and the dictators will soon flood the whole world with sarin and chlorine - and all because of Russia! Poor Syrian people! Now no one and nothing will help him!
Totally deceitful and hypocritical speech.
Unable to contain his inner bully, he repeatedly uses the manipulative phrase “Assad regime.”
What follows is a long speech about the peacefulness of the United States, which is putting a lot of effort into peacefully resolving the Syrian conflict, so much so that it begins to seem as if the US permanent representative is about to begin to grow wings.
Old songs about the main thing: the Syrian government regularly uses chemical weapons against its people, the United States has long been clear about everything and the answer will soon follow.
“History will not be kind to one member of the Council: Russia chose Assad.” There is a lot of blah blah about the fact that the ruins of a XNUMXth century monastery are also Russia. “Drummer of Capitalist Labor” includes a Russian veto counter.
China: Responds positively to the Russian document. Names the points in which the Russian draft resolution is superior to the American one. China regrets that the Russian document was rejected.
Speeches by temporary members of the Security Council were missed.
Kazakhstan: Suddenly it turns out that his representative supported both proposals.
Vasily Nebenzya: The Western coalition stubbornly ignores the fact that there was no chemical attack in Duma on April 7, continuing to chew on the “evidence” fabricated by the “White Helmets” for the umpteenth time.
Russia is in favor of sending OPCW experts to Duma as soon as possible, and the Syrian government has already made the same request to this organization. Experts' safety is guaranteed.
Mentions the Swedish draft resolution, “developed quite constructively.” “Unfortunately, this initiative was trampled as a result of confrontational steps by the United States and its allies.” “The culprits have been identified. In the United States, the “regimes” and Russia and Iran are always to blame.” “The United States is only interested in “exclusive investigations” based on data from opposition social networks.”
“Can anyone here clearly explain: why does Damascus need a chemical attack in Douma in principle? Moreover, by that time the militants were almost completely evacuated from the Duma.”
“I’ll have to answer for you: the militants needed this provocation like air in order to receive timely support from the United States and other Western countries.”
“It is important to establish what exactly happened or, rather, did not happen in the Duma on April 7. “According to our information, two groups of OPCW experts are scheduled to leave for Syria by the end of the week to investigate.” “If for some reason the experts do not get to Syria, this will once again reveal dirty geopolitical games and military preparations.”
The Russian permanent representative puts to a vote a draft resolution from Sweden with some Russian amendments.
Sweden: Ololoshenki! We consider this premature, since [the issue has not been agreed upon with the American hosts] other possibilities have not yet been exhausted. More consultation needed!
Vasily Nebenzya: Gentlemen Swedes, why did they merge so shamefully? We took your project as a basis. And what should we consult about? Consultations are already through the roof. Or are there never too many consultations? No, if necessary, we don’t mind. And we plan to put this draft resolution to a vote today.
A time-out was called at the meeting. Discussions will continue following consultations requested by the Swedish Permanent Representative.
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