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Pentagon: Chemical Weapons Activity Seen at Syrian Air Base

posted by martyb on Friday June 30 2017, @08:38AM   
from the man's-inhumanity-to-man dept.

takyon writes:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/world/middleeast/syria-chemical-attack-trump.html

American officials have seen chemical weapons activity at a Syrian air base that was used in the spring nerve gas attack on rebel-held territory, the Defense Department said on Tuesday, scrambling to explain what prompted a White House statement a day earlier that Syria would "pay a heavy price" if it carried out another one.

Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters that what looked like active preparations for a chemical attack were seen at Al Shayrat airfield, which was struck in April by American cruise missiles two days after the Syrian government dropped bombs loaded with toxic chemicals in northern Syria. Another Defense Department official said that an aircraft shelter at Al Shayrat that had been hit by an American Tomahawk missile was being used for the preparation.

Syrian and Russian officials rejected the accusation, calling the White House statement a provocation.

Also at NBC and The Hill.

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Original Submission

• Re:Like the WMD in Iraq? (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 30 2017, @06:00PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 30 2017, @06:00PM (#533588)

  This time, there's specifics. "This particular air base is being used for chemical weapons attacks, Here's the evidence of a previous attack carried out from that base, and they're making the same preparations again."

  Let's split the sentence.

  "This particular air base is being used for chemical weapons attacks

  Yes, In the past, four years ago. And with another gas.

  Here's the evidence of a previous attack carried out from that base

  Yes, they are in war and the use the base for air attacks. What's the evidence they used chemical weapons, now, in that attack?

  they're making the same preparations again

  Yes, they are in war and the use the base for air attacks. What's the evidence they are going to carry chemical weapons NOW?

  In fact, it is stupid from Bashar al-Assad to use chemical weapons and raising anger from western countries, now that is not the underdog. Beside this, chemical weapons are cheap, even Daesh has it. It is easy to think that USA just wants a causus belli [wikipedia.org] to topple Bashar al-Assad.

  To make an opinion I need a second source (not UK).

  When a government lies, gets credibility problems. WMD was a lie, a big lie. Dear USA, next time, don't lie.

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