By Julie Webb-Pullman | Palestine Chronicle | May 6 2013
While the United States peddled the threat of chemical weapon use to justify its arming of the ‘opposition’ in Syria, Israel destroyed a chemical research facility near Damascus which was allegedly developing such weapons – thus unleashing every single potentially-poisonous particle on the Syrian public.
RT | May 05, 2013
Israel’s reported second air strike on Syria in two days targeted a facility just outside the capital. But there was no escalation toward Israel to justify the attack – and Tel Aviv is only trying to drag the US into the conflict.
That’s the view of journalist and Middle East expert Ali Rizk, who told RT he believes the actions are Israel’s attempt to influence US Middle East policy.
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Hagel: US Considering Arming Syria Rebels: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel became the first US official to admit that the administration is "rethinking" its previous decision not to arm Syria’s rebels directly, though he insisted that no decision had been made and this was just one option being considered.
From Frank Brodhead’s Iran War Weekly. Please read the entire report at WarisACrime.org.
Press TV – May 5, 2013
United Nations investigators say they have found testimony from victims and medical staff that shows militants have used the nerve agent sarin in Syria, which has been classified as a weapon of mass destruction in UN Resolution 687.
Fars News Agency | May 5, 2013
TEHRAN – Retired US Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who once served as Secretary of State Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff, believes that the chemical weapons used in Syria may have been an Israeli “false flag” operation aimed at implicating Bashar Assad’s regime.
The early Sunday am attack on Damascus was rejoiced by NATO's Islamist ArmySyria makes the very obvious and correct claim that this attack was done in coordination with NATO's Islamist ArmyIsraeli strikes on Syria 'co-ordinated with terrorists'
By Damian Lataan | May 05, 2013
It’s clear that Israel’s strategy is to use the Syrian Civil War to deliberately provoke Hezbollah. The provocation is designed to goad Hezbollah into retaliation for over-flying Lebanon while on their way to apparently destroy weapons that the Israelis say are bound for Hezbollah.
What to my early morning sleepy eyes appears? Breaking news of Israel claiming and the US confirming an airstrike took place between Thursday and Friday. That means 24 hours ago...Did the strike really take place?And if so why didn't Israel or the US mention it yesterday?Haven't had enough time to dig in or digest, but, a round up of news stories is linked below:Israel confirms strike on Syria targeted weapons : Destroyed 'game-changing' shipment of missiles
