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| Syrian rebels used Sarin nerve gas, not AssadÂ’s regime: U.N. official |
| 2013-08-28 |
| h/t Donald Sensing Testimony from victims strongly suggests it was the rebels, not the Syrian government, that used Sarin nerve gas during a recent incident in the revolution-wracked nation, a senior U.N. diplomat said Monday. Carla del Ponte, a member of the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, told Swiss TV there were “strong, concrete suspicions but not yet incontrovertible proof,” that rebels seeking to oust Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad had used the nerve agent. So now the light worker is going to ignore UN? |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #13 See also DEFENCE.FORUM INDIA > UN ACCUSES SYRIA REBELS OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS USE - TELEGRAPH. * RELATED SAME > TURKISH DOCTORS SEE NO NERVE GAS IN SYRIAN VICTIMS' BLOOD. * SAME > [WaPo] SYRIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS REPORTS GETS MURKIER. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-08-28 23:56 |
| #12 The Aum Shinrikyo cult in Japan killed about a dozen people with sarin in the Tokyo subway back in 1995. No artillery or nation-state support involved. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-08-28 21:30 |
| #11 And, this, because Rantburg only seems to allow two links per post: Rantburg on the arrest of the Iraqi cell |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-08-28 19:00 |
| #10 Good reminder, mossomo. I did a quick search of the internet and the Rantburg archives: Long War Journal on the Cell arrested in Iraq Turkey finds sarin gas in home of Al Nusra arrestees |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-08-28 18:59 |
| #9 Just a friendly reminder Iraqi army, security, and intelligence services captured an al-Qaeda cell this July that specialized in manufacturing chemical weapons. Two plants were shut down, one in Baghdad and the other in an area near the capital. Chemicals weapons, their precursors, and the equipment used to manufacture them, were confiscated. The cell had reached an advanced stage in the manufacture of extremely dangerous chemical weapons – sarin, mustard and VX nerve gases -- as well as a highly toxic, incendiary chemical liquid. The plants had been set up to produce chemical weapons and the five men had conducted experiments there on how to use the weapons, he said. During the investigation, the men revealed plans to use the chemical weapons they manufactured in terrorist strikes in Iraq and neighboring countries, as well as in Europe and North America, he said. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2013-08-28 17:28 |
| #8 But, but. The rebels are Hussein's friends. And Linsey Grahmnasty's and John McShame's. They'd (the rebels) never let their American supporters down... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2013-08-28 16:24 |
| #7 The most disgusting thing is that I don't/can't trust our gov't. anymore than I trust the UN or Putin. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-08-28 15:08 |
| #6 Erik Snowden has recently assisted with a web based app. The form can now be submitted electronically. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-28 14:38 |
| #5 Would not have been difficult for Putin to buy off a UN Official. I think they have a form you fill out for that these days. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-08-28 14:33 |
| #4 Don't confuse us with facts Yeah, screw facts. You can prove anything that's even remotely true using facts. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-08-28 13:31 |
| #3 General "Buck" Turgidson: Ahem... The Duty Officer asked General Ripper to confirm the fact that he *had* issued the go code, and he said, uh, "Yes gentlemen, they are on their way in, and no one can bring them back. For the sake of our country, and our way of life, I suggest you get the rest of SAC in after them... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-08-28 13:20 |
| #2 Don't confuse us with facts and related information. We're busy here. |
| Posted by: KBK 2013-08-28 13:03 |
| #1 So now the light worker is going to ignore UN? Of course, he ignores anybody who disagrees with him,, why not the UN, we (USA) created them. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-08-28 12:25 |