Statement by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, At a St

[another_liberal]

33. I relented . . .

Did a quick search for you on google. Here are some more recent articles concerning the Rebels and the likelihood of their having chemical weapons:

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/159391#.Ujeg2H8piSY

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10039672/UN-accuses-Syrian-rebels-of-chemical-weapons-use.html

http://www.euronews.com/2013/07/10/russia-claims-evidence-of-chemical-weapons-use-by-syrian-rebels/

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/05/us-syria-crisis-un-idUSBRE94409Z20130505

http://www.fair.org/blog/2013/09/01/which-syrian-chemical-attack-account-is-more-credible/

As to their rocket attack on Assad's neighborhood:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/world/middleeast/syria.html?_r=0

http://www.businessinsider.com/syrian-rebels-say-they-attacked-assads-convoy-in-the-heart-of-damascus-2013-8

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/08/08/syrian-rebels-claims-to-have-struck-assads-motorcade-with-rockets-in-upscale-damascus-neighbourhood/

These are not the articles I originally read, however, they are good substitutes, and in some cases contain even more info than the originals did.

As to the defectors who have joined rebel forces from the Syrian Army: Surely that is common knowledge, right?