OPCW chemical watchdog gains power to assign blame

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The world's foremost chemical weapons watchdog has granted itself new powers to assign blame for attacks, despite protests by Russia.

Until now, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) could only say whether chemical weapons were used - but not who used them.

Britain successfully argued that new powers were needed to deal with repeated chemical attacks in Syria.
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The members of the OPCW, however, voted in large numbers for the measure, winning the vote by 82 to 24 - exceeding the two-thirds majority needed.



Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44634434

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Up till now, the refrain of the Russians and Syrians has been "but they didn't assign blame". Because their rules didn't allow them to.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. We may owe a bit of thanks to Trump.

He's pissed almost everyone around the globe.