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James Rosen reports from Washington, D.C.
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- Date Dec 6, 2012
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Fox News alert now in a live look in Dublin Ireland.
Hillary Clinton speaking on humanitarian issues very she.
Just -- an emergency meeting with her Russian counterpart.
This to try and deal with the crisis in Syria.
A story that went to a whole new level late last night chief Washington correspondent James Rosen the State Department this morning what do we know today James good morning.
Bill and Martha good morning to you -- US officials confirmed to the Fox News pentagon team late last night that the Sarin gas in the possession of the Syrian government.
Has been mixed and is ready for use against the Syrian people should the Asad regime take that deadly decision.
This word comes as the Syrian rebel forces say they have surrounded an air base just two and a half miles from the center of the capital Damascus.
But there also engaging government troops on the road to Damascus international airport.
The Sarin gas is deliverable in several ways sources tell Fox News.
But officials here believe it has been placed in front trouble canisters -- kind of aerosol form that can be dropped from planes.
This looming threat was discussed last night by the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee who spoke.
On the record with Greta Van Susteren.
Russia stood up and told him to stop the chemical weapon issue and he backed off.
Well now that he's he's at it again.
Any Russia needs to stand up and hopefully they will it's also good to hear that some of the Arab countries are trying to find a way to get a map.
At this time no US naval assets have been tasked to help with the Syrian crisis the USS Eisenhower and the USS Iwo jima are both headed home from the Mediterranean bill.
James are also reports that -- may try to seek asylum in another country this have been rumored in the past is there any indication.
Did that would happen this time and -- Well from all outward indications no it would appear that he is in fact hunkering down his deputy foreign minister -- mark Dodd told reporters yesterday all this talk of chemical weapons is a conspiracy.
At a pre Texas as he called it.
For other nations to intervene in serious to your civil war.
-- blacked -- also said that a solid -- quote never ever leave his country.
-- secretary of state Clinton as you mentioned has arrived in Dublin Ireland that was late yesterday and and that is ahead of today's meeting of the foreign ministers of the organization.
For security and cooperation in Europe western diplomats are preparing for a friends of -- session in Morocco next week.
Little plot out how to stand up a new government in the event that the Asad regime -- -- -- in the meantime we want to -- by the -- thank you James James Rosen happen.
