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Israel says Syrian government used chemical weapons during truce
Reuters ^ | 3-1-2016

Posted on 03/02/2016 4:50:58 PM PST by Citizen Zed

Israel said on Tuesday that Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons against civilians since the start of a ceasefire aimed at preparing the way for an end to the five-year civil war.

The truce, sponsored by Russia and the United States, began on Saturday and has been dogged by opposition charges of non-compliance by Damascus - something President Bashar al-Assad has denied. It does not apply to missions against jihadist rebels.

"The Syrians used military grade chemical weapons and lately have been using materials, chlorine, against civilians, including in these very days, after the supposed ceasefire, dropping barrels of chlorine on civilians," Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said in a speech to a conference organized by the New Tech military and aviation group in Airport City, near Tel Aviv. He did not provide further details.

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1 posted on 03/02/2016 4:50:58 PM PST by Citizen Zed
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To: Citizen Zed

The Bible does mention Damascus being obliterated. She will have to do something very stupid soon.


2 posted on 03/02/2016 4:53:07 PM PST by ghosthost
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To: Citizen Zed

I don’t think so. It seems to me the Israelis would prefer Assad to ISIS. But, now Assad comes with Iranian influence, which includes Hezbollah. Which devil to choose?


3 posted on 03/02/2016 4:54:47 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Citizen Zed

Where did Assad get these weapons? From Iraq? I always want to know what company sold them to begin with.


4 posted on 03/02/2016 5:21:36 PM PST by VerySadAmerican
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To: VerySadAmerican

Chlorine? As a weapon you could whip that up in any bathroom from stuff at Home Depot.


5 posted on 03/02/2016 5:34:02 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who died.)
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To: Citizen Zed

Damn, I was getting to respect Assad. Obama saying that he used Chem weapons is TOTALLY MEANINGLESS.

...but I do trust Israel to be straight on this.


6 posted on 03/02/2016 6:44:13 PM PST by BobL (A vote for Cruz is now...a vote for Romney (at the convention))
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To: Citizen Zed

The Russians secured all of the Syrian army’s chem weapons after 2013, to protect Syria from being accused off a real or false flag use, such as another false flag by the “moderate rebels”


7 posted on 03/02/2016 7:00:44 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: VerySadAmerican

Iran and Libya were Hafez al-Assad Syria’s usual allies vs the arab bloc
Plenty of that crap was moved put of Iraq when saddam fell and out of Libya when Qadaffi fell, so who knows? Could also be supplied to the “moderate” rebels and islamists via Turkey, coming out of Ukraine or who knows where


8 posted on 03/02/2016 7:04:10 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: BobL

Dont trust anyone anymore

The stories of connections between ISIS and Israel are no longer impossible to believe


9 posted on 03/02/2016 7:06:12 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: silverleaf

Understand - thanks!

Have you seen the Frontline special on Syria. It is MIND BLOWING.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/syria-behind-the-lines/


10 posted on 03/02/2016 7:13:53 PM PST by BobL (A vote for Cruz is now...a vote for Romney (at the convention))
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...but I do trust Israel to be straight on this.

So do, I but I'm waiting for someone to blowback in the media's face the fact that they claimed and sold to the world that there was not any chemical weapons in Iraq, but here they are being used in Syria.

11 posted on 03/02/2016 7:17:15 PM PST by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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To: libertylover

“...but I’m waiting for someone to blowback”

Hopefully you have a lot of quarters for the parking meter.


12 posted on 03/02/2016 7:32:14 PM PST by BobL (A vote for Cruz is now...a vote for Romney (at the convention))
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To: Citizen Zed

But Israel is the villain, don’ cha know. The Palestinians could roast children on a spit and still be supported by the American left.


13 posted on 03/02/2016 7:56:59 PM PST by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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