Possible Chemical Weapons Use In Syria

Hugh Pickens writes "Mike Hoffman reports that Syria's Assad regime has accused the rebels of launching a chemical weapons attack in Aleppo that killed 25 people — an accusation the rebel fighters have strongly rebuked. A Reuters photographer said victims he had visited in Aleppo hospitals were suffering breathing problems and that people had said they could smell chlorine after the attack. The Russian foreign ministry says it has enough information to confirm the rebels launched a chemical attack while U.S. government leaders say they have not found any evidence of a chemical attack. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the accusations made by Assad could be an attempt to cover up his own potential attacks. 'We've seen reports from the Assad regime alleging that the opposition has been responsible for use. Let me just say that we have no reason to believe these allegations represent anything more than the regime's continued attempts to discredit the legitimate opposition and distract from its own atrocities committed against the Syrian people,' said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. 'We don't have any evidence to substantiate the regime's charge that the opposition even has CW (chemical weapons) capability.' President Obama has said the 'red line' to which the U.S. would send forces to Syria would be the use of chemical weapons. However, it was assumed the Assad regime would be the ones using their chemical weapons stockpile, not the rebels."

Finally

[AmiMoJo]

Finally there is a reason to monetize this otherwise wasted conflict. Don't let their suffering be in vain!

Re:Finally

[pushing-robot]

I say I'm beginning to support the NSA's proposal to collect every post each person makes on Internet message boards, then hand-deliver the assembled quotations, in coffee table book format, to anyone said person later wishes to marry.

Re:Finally

[c]

I guess I'm a nerd, because I'd just leave the door locked and call it "Schrodinger's peace negotiations".