Doomed Damascus

My Way News - 10 G20 nations join US in blaming Assad for attack
My Way News reports: "Ten members of the Group of 20 international economies joined the United States in accusing the Syrian government of carrying a chemical weapons attack on civilians last month and called for a strong international response against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. [...] The countries are Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom."

NYT - The G-20’s Rising Clout 
The New York Times reports: "The Russian president’s welcome message to the participants of the G-20 summit that begins on Thursday in St. Petersburg asserts that the meeting 'will confirm the G-20’s role as an efficient mechanism for coordinating the world’s leading economies’ approaches to global economy and finance.' It will do no such thing. It will not produce novel ideas about 'growth through trust and transparency.' It will not be remembered for promoting 'quality jobs and investment.' Rather, it will be remembered as the meeting where the G-20 took over the role of the United Nations Security Council."