Category - Barack Obama

September 1, 2013

Commons' Syria vote contributes to delayed US intervention decision

The decision of the UK parliament to refuse approval for a military strike on Syria has influenced President Obama to put his own plans before Congress.
August 28, 2013

Attack on Assad could harm civilians more, says MP

Westminster's only Green MP has warned that an attack on Syria could have severe consequences for civilians, and for the Middle East region.
August 28, 2013

The Prime Minister should publish legal advice on Syria

Despite what may or may not be discovered by the UN Inspectors in Syria in the days to come, all the signs are that Obama and Cameron are not in any mood to pause, says Caroline Lucas MP. She sets out details of her own parliamentary motion on the subject, and issues a call to the Prime Minister to publish solid legal advice.
August 28, 2013

Spinning us along the path to military intervention

The performance of the young US State Department spokesperson on BBC Newsnight this evening (27 August) was extremely chilling, not least for the insouciant way in which a series of necessarily probing questions about a military strike on Syria were simply waved away with stock remarks like, "we'll factor that in".
August 24, 2013

US told to commute Manning’s sentence and investigate abuses

President Obama should commute US Army Private Manning’s sentence to time already served to allow immediate release, Amnesty says.
June 19, 2013

CND welcomes Obama's call for cuts to nuclear arsenals

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has welcomed President Obama's "vital" call for cuts in US and Russian nuclear arsenals.
June 19, 2013

David Cameron raises case of Shaker Aamer with President Obama

David Cameron has raised the case of Shaker Aamer with President Obama. Mr Aamer is on hunger-strike and is the last remaining British resident in Guantanamo Bay.
May 27, 2013

Obama fails Guantanamo detainees, says Reprieve

President Obama has failed to provide any meaningful assistance to the hunger-striking detainees being held without charge at Guantanamo Bay, says Reprieve.
March 19, 2013

Nobel peace Laureates press Obama on Arms Trade Treaty

Barack Obama must take the lead in securing a strong global Arms Trade Treaty, 18 Nobel Peace Prize winners have said in an open letter.
February 11, 2013

US religious leaders support family planning services

More than a thousand US religious leaders from across the theological spectrum have joined together to support family planning services.