Local experts weigh in on crisis in Syria
SAN ANTONIO -- President Barack Obama continues to review his options with his national security team about Syria.Professor Mansour El-Kikhia, Chair of the University of Texas at San Antonio's...
View ArticleLocal leaders conflicted on military action against Syria
By Emily Baucum, News 4 ReporterFacebook: Emily Baucum TVTwitter: @EmilyBaucumSAN ANTONIO -- Polling shows the American public doesn't want a third war in the Middle East. ...
View ArticleU.S. Government Assessment of the Syrian GovernmentâÂÂs Use of Chemical...
Courtesy of the Office of U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar:U.S. Government Assessment of the Syrian Governmentâs Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013The United States Government assesses with...
View ArticleLocal reaction to Obama's possible action against Syria
SAN ANTONIO -- As President Barack Obama rallies the country for military action, local protestors took to Main Plaza Saturday to demand we stay out of a conflict in Syria. The protesters say the...
View ArticleMuslim student leads Catholics in prayer
SAN ANTONIO by Randy Escamilla email: rmescamilla@sbgtv.com A Muslim student at the University of the Incarnate Word led a group of Catholics in prayer for Syria. The university organized the prayer...
View ArticleHagel: Military threat vital for Syria diplomacy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says that in order for Syria to feel enough pressure to turn its chemical weapons over to international controls the U.S. must present a credible threat...
View ArticleCongressman Lamar Smith opposes military strike on Syria
WASHINGTON -- Texas Congressman Lamar Smith issued a statement Tuesday saying he is opposed to a military strike in Syria.Smith made the statement after he attended a classified briefing on Capitol...
View ArticleObama backs UN discussion of Syria arms proposal
By JULIE PACE, AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) -- A White House official says President Barack Obama has agreed to discussions at the United Nations Security Council on a proposal from...
View ArticlePolitics of old don't hold true in debate over Syria
WASHINGTON -- When it comes to support for the use of military force in Syria, we are starting to learn more about the stance of our lawmakers in Washington.While traditionally Republicans were once...
View ArticleSyria accepts weapons plan, strike momentum eases
By LORI HINNANT, Associated PressPARIS (AP) -- Momentum to avoid Western missile strikes on Syria intensified Tuesday, as President Bashar Assad's government accepted a plan to turn over its chemical...
View ArticlePresident Obama to address nation on Syria Tuesday night
WASHINGTON -- The Senate held talks Monday on whether or not to take action in Syria. According to an Associated Press poll, most Americans oppose even a limited attack on Syria. And more than half of...
View ArticleSenator Ted Cruz details why he won't support strike on Syria
WASHINGTON -- Senator Ted Cruz published an article in the Washington Post detailing why he will vote "no" on a military strike on Syria.Cruz said while he emphatically condemns Bashar al-Assadâs use...
View ArticleTalking diplomacy in Syria, Obama goes to Congress
By DONNA CASSATA and NANCY BENAC, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- Pushing military might and raising hopes it won't be needed, President Barack Obama threw his support Tuesday behind a plan for U.N....
View ArticleYour Congress: Their Stance & Yours
The President has asked your Congress on their take on striking Syria. News 4 San Antonio pulled together an easy list for those of you living in South Texans to be able to see how your lawmakers...
View ArticleSecuring Syria's arsenal is rife with challenges
BEIRUT (AP) -- Russia's proposal to place Syria's chemical weapons stockpile under international control for dismantling would involve a lengthy and complicated operation made more difficult by a deep...
View ArticleQuestion of enforcement casts cloud on Syria plan
By RYAN LUCAS and LORI HINNANT, Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) -- The U.S. and France on Tuesday pushed for a tough United Nations resolution to ensure Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime turns over...
View ArticleObama conditionally backs offer on Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama conditionally endorsed a Russian offer for international inspectors to seize and destroy deadly chemical weapons in Syria as efforts to avert retaliatory U.S....
View ArticleCornyn wants bioweapons included in negotiations with Assad
SAN ANTONIO - U.S. Senator John Cornyn is urging Secretary of State John Kerry to include bioweapons in the negotiations on disarming the Assad regime of chemical weapons.Cornyn sent a letter to Kerry...
View ArticleObama: Russia does not share our values
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says a U.S.-Russian agreement offers a chance to destroy Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons and promises to end the threat they pose to Syrians and the...
View ArticleUN: 'Convincing evidence' of Syria chemical attack
By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated PressUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- U.N. inspectors said Monday there is "clear and convincing evidence" that chemical weapons were used on a relatively large scale in an attack...
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