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U.S. spy chief calls Syria 'apocalyptic disaster'
[Rooters] The top U.S. intelligence chief said on Tuesday the war in Syria had created an "apocalyptic disaster" and said he was convinced that documents alleging torture and murder in the conflict were authentic.But no different from 'torture and murder' found in other conflicts throughout recorded history. National Intelligence Director James Clapper Was asked by Senator John McCain during a Senate hearing whether he had seen the documents, published by an array of media outlets including CNN, as potential proof of atrocities by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government. Clapper said he had, and that he believed they were real. Why should he not believe them? They were not written by him. "They're terrible. And when you consider the humanitarian disaster in addition to the 2.5 million refugees, the 6.5 million or 7 million that are internally displaced, the 134,000 plus people that have been killed, it is an apocalyptic disaster," he said. All war is terrible. Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-12 |
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