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9. UN: Chemical weapons used in Syria appear to come from army stockpile
Sun Apr 27, 2014, 02:58 PM
Apr 2014
Chemical weapons used in two incidents in Syria last year appear to come from the stockpiles of the Syrian military, United Nations human rights investigators said on Wednesday in a report that went beyond previous findings.

The team of independent experts, led by Brazilian Paulo Pinheiro, said that so far they had confirmed the deadly nerve agent sarin was used in three incidents: the Damascus suburb of al-Ghouta on August 21, in Khan al-Assal near Aleppo in March 2013 and in Saraqeb near the northern town of Idlib last April. The first two attacks bore "the same unique hallmarks", according to the team of some two dozen investigators who include a military advisor.

"The evidence available concerning the nature, quality and quantity of the agents used on 21 August indicated that the perpetrators likely had access to the chemical weapons stockpile of the Syrian military, as well as the expertise and equipment necessary to manipulate safely large amount of chemical agents," the U.N. investigators said in the report.

The Syrian government and the opposition have accused each other of using chemical weapons, banned under international law, and both have denied it.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/05/us-syria-crisis-chemical-idUSBREA240SF20140305

Not really a surprise but good information to know. It was the global reaction to the al-Ghouta attack last August that led to the agreement to destroy all of Syria's chemical weapons.

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DU Rec. eom MohRokTah Apr 2014 #1
I believe the State Department Did Demeter Apr 2014 #2
The buck no longer stops there. truedelphi Apr 2014 #11
Unfortunately, true Demeter Apr 2014 #29
True. 840high Apr 2014 #33
No. wercal Apr 2014 #3
I think that the West had generally much less to do with what happened in Ukraine... Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #4
It requires a double-theory of the CIA feigning incompetence all these years. cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #6
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You Will Pick Up Quite A Bit Of Navel Lint With This One, Sir... The Magistrate Apr 2014 #5
reuters and the un are russian agents? questionseverything Apr 2014 #7
I cannot read the OP to you. cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #8
UN: Chemical weapons used in Syria appear to come from army stockpile pampango Apr 2014 #9
Of course, as Janet Reno often said, "We will never ever know." truedelphi Apr 2014 #10
One important thing we do know about what has gone on over there: truedelphi Apr 2014 #14
_grin_ BelgianMadCow Apr 2014 #36
_likewise_ truedelphi Apr 2014 #42
One problem I see is the "Government Assessment" being not a "Intelligence summary" jakeXT Apr 2014 #12
Sadly, that story is kind of a joke cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #15
And this is why the British Parliament voted against military intervention which sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #17
Cold war is back on and MI5 is hiring jakeXT Apr 2014 #19
If we had had a dozen other Hersh's out there doing real journalism, we truedelphi Apr 2014 #43
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Sadly our history shows us that the CIA have led covert TBF Apr 2014 #21
Anyone who believes the Ukraine govt are Nazis is falling for Russian propaganda. baldguy Apr 2014 #23
What if a person considers some of the Ukraine govt to be fascists? Bodhi BloodWave Apr 2014 #34
Russia's problem with Ukraine is that it isn't fascist enough. baldguy Apr 2014 #37
agreed on the nazi term, which is why i use fascist instead Bodhi BloodWave Apr 2014 #41
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This: NuclearDem Apr 2014 #39
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Fascist, not Nazi. Obama? No... ballyhoo Apr 2014 #31
Ukraine: Joe Biden Promotes U.S. as Fracking Missionary Force nationalize the fed Apr 2014 #32
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