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JNCF [soylentnews.org] writes:

Remember how the US government attacked the Syrian government two weeks ago and claimed that it was an accident, even after Russia publicly called them out on it? [soylentnews.org]

Al Mayadeen reports (and Sputnik International [sputniknews.com] translates) a story about a conspiracy. The Speaker of the People's Council of Syria, Hadiya Khalaf Abbas, has said that "the Syrian Army intercepted a conversation between the Americans and Daesh before the air raid on Deir ez-Zor." Abbas also alleged that the US military directed terrorists to attack the Syrian government after the airstrikes were over. She claimed that details would be made public at a later point, but there is no indication of when that might happen.

The Sputnik International story actually says that "the Syrian intelligence possesses an audio recording of conversation [...]," which would mean that the Syrian government might have audio recordings to leak. However, the direct quotes don't seem to say anything about recordings. This detail could be sloppy or purposefully misleading reporting; the Russian government has a stake in public perception of this event, and they control Sputnik International. The Syrian government could have actually intercepted a conversation without recording it, and that version of events would obviously be an easier lie to maintain.

Buckle on your tin foil hats, SoyLentils. Some of the governments and/or news agencies involved in this submission are telling lies. Do you think you know which ones? Care to enlighten the rest of us?

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