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I Survived a Sarin Gas Attack
New York Times ^ | April 7, 2017 | Kassem Eid

Posted on 04/10/2017 3:34:49 AM PDT by billorites

On Aug. 21, 2013, I woke up in the dark around 4:45 a.m., struggling to breathe. My eyes were burning, my head was throbbing, and my throat was blocked. I was suffocating.

I tried to inhale but all I heard was a horrible rasping sound as my throat closed up. An unbearable pain drummed in my head. The world began to blur. I pounded my chest but couldn’t breathe. My heart seemed about to explode.

Suddenly, my windpipe opened. A gust of air pierced my lungs. Needles seemed to stab my eyes. A searing pain clawed at my stomach. I doubled over and shouted to my roommates: “Wake up! It’s a chemical attack!”

More than two years earlier, on March 18, 2011, my hometown, Moadhamiyeh, a Damascus suburb of about 80,000 people, had held its first demonstration against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

Within hours, regime forces attacked, shooting and arresting protesters. I had recently returned home from college in the city of Homs, where I studied translation from Arabic into English.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chemicalweapons; gasattack; kassemeid; refugees; sarin; syria; trumpsyria; wmd
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1 posted on 04/10/2017 3:34:49 AM PDT by billorites
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To: billorites

I think one should note as part of the post that this man was the one who surprised the CNN agitator by thanking Mr. Trump.


2 posted on 04/10/2017 3:42:54 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: billorites

This guy was just on Fox and Friends. I guess he is this week’s poster boy.


3 posted on 04/10/2017 3:42:56 AM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: Gaffer

My bad. PRESIDENT Trump.


4 posted on 04/10/2017 3:43:32 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: cdcdawg

As every English teacher will tell you, “Write about what you know.”


5 posted on 04/10/2017 3:45:28 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: billorites

fake news


6 posted on 04/10/2017 3:55:10 AM PDT by vooch (t)
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To: billorites

I do not believe him.


7 posted on 04/10/2017 3:57:32 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: billorites
War drums pounding hard on Fox News this morning.
8 posted on 04/10/2017 4:02:26 AM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: billorites

Me thinks this guy might have been with Illary as sniper fire was happening.


9 posted on 04/10/2017 4:03:57 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: billorites

I wonder, how would he have liked a 2000 pound bomb, just for comparison sake?


10 posted on 04/10/2017 4:04:53 AM PDT by anton
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To: billorites

The symptoms described are not what sarin does.


11 posted on 04/10/2017 4:09:06 AM PDT by servantoftheservant
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To: anton
"I wonder, how would he have liked a 2000 pound bomb, just for comparison sake?"

Or a light dusting of white phosphorus.

12 posted on 04/10/2017 4:18:44 AM PDT by Flag_This (Liberals are locusts.)
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To: billorites

Sounds like CS gas in an open air environment to me.


13 posted on 04/10/2017 4:23:20 AM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: billorites

Flashback 2013:

UN Investigator Claims Evidence Syrian Rebels Used Sarin Gas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/15308-un-investigator-claims-evidence-syrian-rebels-used-sarin-gas

U.S. Military Document: Syrian Rebels Had Chemical Weapons
https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/16577-u-s-military-document-syrian-rebels-had-chemical-weapons

Syrian Rebels Fire on Civilian Protesters
https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/15449-syrian-rebels-fire-on-civilian-protesters

Top Syrian Rebel Group Merges With Al-Qaeda in Iraq
https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/15065-top-syrian-rebel-group-merges-with-al-qaeda-in-iraq


14 posted on 04/10/2017 4:24:39 AM PDT by VitacoreVision
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To: servantoftheservant

“The symptoms described are not what sarin does”

My casual reading this past weekend included the effects of Sarin gas. I concur. And have been denounced my a few “experts” who are trying to pound a square peg into a round hole. It just doesn’t fit. And a lack of due diligence by the MSM is leading to further confusion.

Here’s a sufficient primer, with suitable references:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarin


15 posted on 04/10/2017 4:38:02 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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To: servantoftheservant

The symptoms described are not what sarin does.


Sarin symptoms, from the CDC:

People exposed to a low or moderate dose of sarin by breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water, or touching contaminated surfaces may experience some or all of the following symptoms within seconds to hours of exposure:

Runny nose
Watery eyes
Small, pinpoint pupils
Eye pain
Blurred vision
Drooling and excessive sweating
Cough
Chest tightness
Rapid breathing
Diarrhea
Nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal pain
Increased urination
Confusion
Drowsiness
Weakness
Headache
Slow or fast heart rate
Low or high blood pressure

Seems to fit.


16 posted on 04/10/2017 4:51:04 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: billorites

Probably more made up BS fiction from the NYT. They’ve not yet been proven to be trusted in my book.


17 posted on 04/10/2017 4:51:23 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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To: Clutch Martin

Here is the link to the CDC for the previous post:

https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/sarin/basics/facts.asp


18 posted on 04/10/2017 4:52:29 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: WKUHilltopper

The big question is:

Is this guy credible?

We should get some background on him before too long.

He probably has a trail on the Internet.


19 posted on 04/10/2017 4:54:50 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Clutch Martin; All

The attack that Kassem Eid described is not the recent one. It happened in 2013.

That makes a difference, I think.


20 posted on 04/10/2017 4:57:53 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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