Catching terrorists in the Middle East is a "dog bites man" story. The real story here (the "man bites dog" story) are the press reports that this attack originated in Iraq (via Zarqawi), but physically emerged out of Syria using WMD, with the implication being that the WMD came from the missing Iraqi WMD. Yet we still have zero confirmation of that fact, only the innuendo.
Several posters here on FR have been using John Loftus (via the John Batchelor Show) as a source, claiming it was VX nerve gas. If confirmed, that would be a major break in the WMD story. Despite Loftus' record for very poor accuracy and his far-left political slant (he still pushes the leftist lie that this war is about oil), I listened to the broadcast anyway. But in the broadcast he doesn't actually claim he has inside sources for saying it was VX nerve gas. He says that is his "best guess" and that it "made sense". Well, his "best guess" ranks right up alongside Debka for credibility.
I'm getting the distinct sense that this "chemical bomb" thing was either outright BS or is being way overblown.
--Boot Hill