U.S. Pushes UN to Blame Assad for Chlorine Attacks in Syria

The Obama administration wants the United Nations to create a panel that would confirm its contention that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is responsible for using toxic chlorine gas as a weapon.

A Security Council resolution drafted by the U.S. would authorize a team of UN investigators to identify who used the industrial chemical for hostile purposes in the Syrian civil war, said two council diplomats who asked not to be identified commenting on diplomatic conversations.