Secretary of State Kerry said the time for debate has passed as the UN report on the Aug. 21 gas attack in Damascus contained “several crucial details that confirmed that the Assad regime is guilty,” and urged the UN Security Council to pass “a binding resolution that codifies the strongest possible mechanism” to rapidly achieve the goal of completely removing Syria’s chemical weapons. Human rights advocates have asked the US to arrest President Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, if he comes to the US for the UN General Assembly next week.
