Pepe Escobar : Obama wants to take credit for Syria chem weapons plan

Officials from countries on the UN Security Council are meeting for consultations, ahead of the main debate in New York. World leaders have applauded the Syrian chemical disarmament deal, agreed on by Russia and the US. But investigative journalist Pepe Escobar says Washington's now trying to twist the narrative in its favour.

Pepe Escobar ~ Pipeline Politics and the Syrian War

Roving correspondent and frequent guest Pepe Escobar\ of Asia Times Online joins us once again to discuss the geopolitical machinations behind the latest developments in Syria. We discuss the possibility of an Iran-Iraq-Syria pipeline and how the regional players react to such a proposal, and Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia's role in the current conflict.

Pepe Escobar ~ Obama's military solution is desperate Hail Mary pass

More than a thousand protesters in London chanted "Hands off Syria" - that was before Obama left no doubt that the country will be target. There were similar scenes in Germany - close to the same amount of anti-war activists there said only a sovereign and independent Syria, free of foreign interference would make peace possible. And that sentiment was echoed in Paris - while supporters of Syria were out in force in Turkey too. Pepe Escobar, an Asia Times roving Correspondent who's covered the Syrian conflict since it began almost two and a half years ago, joins RT to talk about Obama's announcement on Syria.