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The representative for the #Netherlands is trying to shame #Russia into not using its veto to defend Bashar al-Asad's "mass atrocities". Best of luck .... 
Amb. @nikkihaley asked about gas attacks and then attacks on the first-responders: "Who does this? Only a monster does this."
#Russia's hands are "covered in the blood of Syrian children", the Ambassador says, and "cannot be ashamed ... we have tried that before."
#Russia's hands are "covered in the blood of Syrian children", the Ambassador says, and "cannot be ashamed ... we have tried that before."
Amb. @nikkihaley attacks #Russia for its backing of #Asad, something "no civilized government" would do; its help in directing the siege-and-starve campaigns in #Syria; and its assistance to the broader war crimes.
The U.S. "will not be held hostage" to Moscow's veto.
The U.S. "will not be held hostage" to Moscow's veto.
It started badly:
#Iran's president Hassan Rowhani says he was "elected" on a platform of "moderation and respect for human rights". #UNGA
#Iran's president Hassan Rowhani says he was "elected" on a platform of "moderation and respect for human rights". #UNGA
#Iran without shame about its mass-murder in #Syria:
Hassan Rowhani at #UNGA: Iran engaged in "constructive engagement" around the world.
Hassan Rowhani at #UNGA: Iran engaged in "constructive engagement" around the world.
Hassan Rowhani at #UNGA: Iran has "experienced free and democratic governance for ... four decades".
