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The Syrian government has once again been accused of attacking a rebel-held area with chemical weapons:
A suspected Syrian government chemical attack killed scores of people, including children, in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a monitoring group, medics and rescue workers in the rebel-held area said.
The Syrian military denied responsibility and said it would never use chemical weapons.
The head of the health authority in rebel-held Idlib said more than 50 people had been killed and 300 wounded. The Union of Medical Care Organizations, a coalition of international aid agencies that funds hospitals in Syria, said at least 100 people had died.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack killed at least 58 people and was believed to have been carried out by Syrian government jets. It caused many people to choke, and some to foam at the mouth.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer blamed the attack on the "weakness and irresolution" of the previous U.S. administration.
Also at BBC, NYT, Fox News, the Washington Post, and The Hill.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06 2017, @09:40AM (5 children)
They are when they know it'll result in international condemnation and intervention in a war they already won.
WHAT?
Two words: Saudi Arabia!
I recall reading an interview with the guy who toppled Saddams statue in Iraq, lamenting the stability of the old regime. Can you tell me why we invaded Iraq under false pretences instead of sanctioning Saudi Arabia?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06 2017, @02:38PM (4 children)
They are when they know it'll result in international condemnation and intervention in a war they already won.
WTF do they care about 'international condemnation?' And haven't you been paying attention? Just 5 days before the attack Trump said he didn't care what Assad does anymore.
Sarin in clothes
And those photographs have timestamps on them?
Furthermore that line from the wikipedia article cites a non-existent page at the CDC.
The actual page does not say anything about 30 minutes nor about clothing contacting sarin gas, only sarin liquid. [cdc.gov]
Two words: Saudi Arabia!
Ah, so you are a 911 truther. Nailed it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06 2017, @07:17PM (3 children)
That is not what he said.
If inhaling Sarin will kill you within 10 minutes and it remains a serious risk for 30 minutes, how can the photos show what they claim to? I've since read it wasn't sarin [lrb.co.uk] but chlorine -- the rebels held (and possibly still do) the only chlorine facility in Syria.
Glad you agree that the 911 terrorists were predominately from and funded from within Saudi Arabia, [factcheck.org] and that the head of their organisation had close ties to the Saudi Royals. [wikipedia.org] It would, afterall, be foolish to deny such a thing. [reuters.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06 2017, @08:30PM (2 children)
> I've since read it wasn't sarin but chlorine -- the rebels held (and possibly still do) the only chlorine facility in Syria.
You just linked to an article from 2013.
How nucking futs do you have to be to think a 3 year old article applies to something that happened less than a week ago?
Don't bother replying, you've already answered that question.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06 2017, @11:42PM
Still [twimg.com] in [twimg.com] denial? [twimg.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06 2017, @11:49PM
Here's some Oscar winning actors for you! [twimg.com] If you have any further questions, please address them to the closest mental health facility because Assad (disgusting as his regime is) had nothing to gain from using chemical weapons under the gaze of the international community. There are no "moderate rebels", only Wahhabist, child killing lunatics and their saudi-western backers.