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Syria “Wag the Dog”. Towards a Major Mideast War?

Syria “Wag the Dog”. Towards a Major Mideast War?
Image courtesy Syrian Perspective
by Mark H. Gaffney
The United States is being manipulated into another even bigger Mideast War, and the only thing that can prevent it is an informed citizenry. The upcoming debate in Congress, scheduled to begin on September 9, will tell the tale.

Syrian rebels “say Saudis gave them chemical weapons.”

An article published by Mint Press News, written by Dale Gavlak and Yahya Ababneh, reports that Syrians on the ground in Gouta and Damascus report chemical weapons were used by the rebels. The Mint Press website has apparently crashed under strain on its server but the article has been mirrored on anti-war.com. According to the […]

UN Official, Syrian Rebels Used Sarin Nerve Gas, Not Assad’s Army

UN Official, Syrian Rebels Used Sarin Nerve Gas, Not Assad’s Army
Carla del Ponte, a member of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria. 2013/REUTERS/Denis Balibo
 
by Paul Ebeling
Testimony from victims now 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 UN diplomat said Monday.