Russia blocks Syria gas attacks probe, again

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GotCancerYet on November 18th, 2017 at 14:53 UTC »

I always wait for the inspectors to show up before I gas anyone

autotldr on November 18th, 2017 at 11:04 UTC »

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 87%. (I'm a bot)

Russia used its veto power to prevent adoption after 12 council members voted in favor of the measure, effectively ending the mission.

A resolution requires nine votes to be adopted at the council, but five countries - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - can block adoption with their veto power.

The council met behind closed doors at Sweden's request to hear another appeal for a temporary extension, but Russia again refused, diplomats said.

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Amilo159 on November 18th, 2017 at 10:40 UTC »

Why would anyone not want to know who was behind chemical attack?

A: the ones who in fact were behind it.

B: ones who believe the investigation would be rigged to blame those not guilty.

Fuck, I don't know who to root for anymore.