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AverageJoe90

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6. Key word being *may* have. MAY.

Reply to BlueStreak (Original post)

Sat Aug 31, 2013, 04:55 PM

Aug 2013

Is it possible that one of the Islamist factions of the rebel movement might have been the perp? Yes. But do we know? No, and in fact, it's important to remember that the Assad regime has been *caught* using chem. weapons in other incidents.

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NPR reported THREE DAYS AGO that the rebels may have controlled the chem weapons [View all] BlueStreak Aug 2013 OP

they just 'may' have fascisthunter Aug 2013 #1

The neocons and MIC are determined to get us in another decade-long quagmire. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #2

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2013 #3

Given Jihadist views on martyrdom, I think this is a possibility. snagglepuss Aug 2013 #4

It probably depends on how accurate the reporting is about locations BlueStreak Aug 2013 #5

Key word being *may* have. MAY. AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #6

Before this story even reached the MSM nearly all reports on the Social Media sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #7

Juan Cole thinks it's a crackpot theory that Ghouta was done by the rebels cali Aug 2013 #8