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US reportedly sees possible pattern in ISIS chemical weapons attacks
Fox News ^
| 8/15/15
Posted on 08/15/2015 11:28:54 AM PDT by markomalley
U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly believe the Islamic State used chemical weapons in Syria on Kurdish forces at least two weeks before the group may have used it in Iraq, U.S. officials said on Friday.
The reports are fueling concerns that ISIS has acquired an arsenal of banned chemicals that could escalate fighting in the region.
It could be a pattern, a senior U.S. official with knowledge of the intelligence told The Wall Street Journal.
U.S. agencies have believed that the Islamic State aspired to obtain chemical weapons, such as mustard gas, but officials said it was premature to immediately connect the three attacks because the agents involved in the Iraq incidents were still in the process of being analyzed.
Officials told the journal the agencies confirmed through tests that mustard gas was used in northern Syria in July, making it the first known attack by ISIS using banned weapons.
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TOPICS: Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: chemicalweapons; isis; isischemicalweapons; isismustardgas; jihad; kurds; mustardgas; wmd
The gas was most likely from the stockpile of chemical weapons that Saddam didn't have that he didn't transport to his fellow Baathist, Assad, not just prior to the 2003 Iraq war that never happened.
Remember, Bush lied, people died. /s
To: markomalley
We have been told only Strian forces used chemical weapons. Did we get lied to..again?
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posted on
08/15/2015 11:31:16 AM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Forgive but don't forget)
To: markomalley
concerns that ISIS has acquired an arsenal of banned chemicals
Banned? Oh the horrors! ISIS it NOT playing by the rules. Someone needs to go to the UN and demand ISIS start playing by the rules. Someone needs to complain to the signators of the Geneva Convention that ISIS isn't playing fair!
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posted on
08/15/2015 11:32:02 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: markomalley
U.S. agencies have believed that the Islamic State aspired to obtain chemical weapons
Not long ago it was revealed that many of the ISIS leadership are former Saddam military officers.
Why could it be a stretch to figure they knew where some of Saddam's stockpiles are?
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posted on
08/15/2015 11:35:05 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: TomGuy
To: markomalley
“but officials said it was premature to immediately connect the three attacks because the agents involved in the Iraq incidents were still in the process of being analyzed.”
I was that damned aweful internet video!
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posted on
08/15/2015 11:37:30 AM PDT
by
Eddie01
To: markomalley
What? There were WMD after all?
wow...i am shocked!/ NOT!
freegards
LEX
To: lexington minuteman 1775
Certainly not a chemist — but I’d think that home-made clorin gas would be a lot easier than home =made mustard.
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posted on
08/15/2015 11:46:30 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: markomalley
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posted on
08/15/2015 11:48:15 AM PDT
by
cookcounty
("I was a Democrat until I learned to count" --Maine Gov. Paul LePage)
To: markomalley
That’s just body odor and anger over their health care.
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posted on
08/15/2015 11:52:42 AM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(Life is good.)
To: markomalley
Never fear! I’m sure there will be a harshly worded letter attached to the next lump sum of taxpayer money they get.
To: markomalley
They have them, they use them. I believe I see a pattern there also.
(Full disclosure, I did stay and a Holiday Inn Express last night).
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posted on
08/15/2015 12:21:32 PM PDT
by
PTBAA
To: markomalley
workplace violence again?
To: markomalley
Islamic terrorism, could it be a pattern?
Yes, it could.
Cue: Giorgio...
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posted on
08/15/2015 12:39:29 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: markomalley
Yes, it might/could/maybe be a pattern. The most glaring pattern is the one where we aren’t doing much to stop them making more patterns.
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posted on
08/15/2015 12:58:46 PM PDT
by
bgill
( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: markomalley
Attention middle east. Are you better off now with obama than eight year ago with Bush?
To: markomalley
...The reports are fueling concerns that ISIS has acquired an arsenal of banned chemicals...they didn't acquire the weapons - ISIS grew from the remnants of Saddam's army - they had the weapons all the time....
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