Posted on 08/27/2013 3:52:57 AM PDT by xzins
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would not be "so stupid" as to use chemical weapons close to Damascus, the leader of the country's largest Kurdish group said.
Saleh Muslim, head of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), said he doubted the Syrian president would resort to using such weapons when he felt he had the upper hand in the country's civil war.
He suggested last Wednesday's attack, which the opposition says was carried out by government forces and killed hundreds of people, was aimed at framing Assad and provoking an international reaction. Assad has denied his forces used chemical weapons.
"The regime in Syria ... has chemical weapons, but they wouldn't use them around Damascus, 5 km from the (U.N.) committee which is investigating chemical weapons. Of course they are not so stupid as to do so," Muslim told Reuters.
At the time of the incident, U.N. experts were already in Syria to investigate three previous alleged chemical attacks dating from months ago.
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You make another good point - that he was prepping Americans by planting the thought that the evil Assad government might/would use gas against the revolutionaries.
(The same "Weapons of Mass Destruction" democrats have been claiming do not exist for the last 10 years or more)
So far, O'Reilly, Hannity and Greta as well as their show producers appear to be going along with what could very well be a ghastly lie perpetrated on the world by Assad's foes.
(....not that one of Fox's muzzie owners may have anything to do with the blackout.....)
Leni
I belive that was “Jengis” Khan.
Hillary and Kerry are a couple of the best, most accomplished liars around.
When he replaced her for SecState, that thought quickly came to me.
But look who PICKED them, and it makes sense they would be...
Ludicrous breaking news banner on NBC News web site just now-
US missile strikes against Syria could come as early as Thursday, US officials say
I watched some of it and agree. Rove and OReilly both said it must go to Congress. Our recourse is to have our congressman know we want them to check.
Stark raving mad...
Someone needs to alert DRUDGE to this article.
Leni
However: World Net Daily is reporting evidence of rebels behind the gas attack, handling chemical weapons etc.
Frankly, the chemical use has all the earmarks of a Brennan CIA operation, to effect the Syrian civil war in a way which little barry bastard boy Obama desires ...
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