More chemical weapons attacks in Syria?
NBC News is reporting that government forces have killed hundreds of Syrian rebels and their families in an early morning chemical weapon attack this morning.
Video clips apparently showing the graphic and disturbing aftermath of the alleged attacks on the rebel-held eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta were posted to social media but could not be independently verified.
If confirmed, it would be by far the worst known use of poison gas during the country’s deadly civil war.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement he was “deeply concerned” by the reports, which he said would represent “a shocking escalation” in the conflict. He promised to raise the issue at the United Nations Security Council.
Of course, UN weapons inspectors arrived in Syria this week to investigate previous charges, and this could be smoke and mirrors because we know how honest people who live in that region are with the infidel media.
NPR reports;
The BBC’s Naomi Grimley adds that opposition groups have released “distressing pictures [that] show children lying limp in the arms of adults” and adults being hosed down, allegedly to wash away chemicals. But, she says, those images haven’t been independently verified.
According to CNN, “the explosions took place in eastern and western Ghouta, rebel strongholds that the regime has for more than a year been desperately trying to take back. They don’t want rebels pushing into the capital.”
The video report from CNN;
Category: Terror War
“Go ahead, cross the RED Line. I dare you.”
“Yeah, well, I dare you to cross it again. In fact, double dare you.”
Red line? What red line?
Oh, did you know there’s a new puppydog in the WH?
We all know how effective the last such program was due to the “great” degree of cooperation by the government being inspected. Why would anyone expect this one to be any different?
Thing is, we know how the “rebels” just like Hamas, Hezbollah, etc, all doctor images, films, etc to get the info they want to support their own agenda. hell, in Lebanon they actually blew up an ambulance to get a story about Israeli planes attacking medical staff. They’ve used the same people in various films all allegedly shot at different places and times. They are stupid people, and the leftist press looks the other way and puts out those stories because they, too, have an agenda.
As to these chemical attacks, how do we know the images of dead aren’t from Saddam’s attacks against the Kurds? We don’t. And anyone holding a dead child and others being washed down MUST be suspect because chemical weapons, especially the types (Sarin) that Syria is said to have aren’t indiscriminate like that.
I would have no problem believing that the rebels themselves created these attacks using Chlorine or other home-made stuff (maybe even some stolen munitions) in order to support their own propaganda. They have no qualms about killing innocents if it suits their purpose.
Let’s just stay the hell out and let them kill each other. If it’s such a problem over there, why aren’t the rest of the arab states getting involved?
We’ve done enough. Let’s keep up our support for Israel, and let the rest kill each other off.
Already been numerous stories of the rebels, and MB, on faking injuries. Palastineians are the best.
Without valid third party verification, don’t believe it.
Stop! Or we’ll say “Stop!” again!
Obama says they need to just stop being poopyheads, or he’s gonna send another strongly-worded letter to them. 🙂
I don’t care one bit if the Syrian’s of all sides use poison war gas to kill each other.
The Syrian’s got what they wanted and now they are getting what they richly deserve.
If The Muslim’s had Nukes they would use them on their own kind use them as suicide bombs and nuke each other out of existence.
Kill each other oh Muslim for the chillern’s of the future!
P/S:
SEND. JOHN. FORBES. KERRY. To personally see whats, what.
A reporter asked the White house press flack what the president planned to do now that Assad had crossed the redline. The answer was a lot of double talk, yada yada, and spin. What could the poor sucker say? Obama has no foreign policy, what he has is foreign policy speeches. We are the laughing stock of the world where real men kick sand in the faces of metrosexual girly men like Barak Obama. Obama has gall but no sand. That’s why real tough guys laugh in his face. They know he is all talk and no fight. It would not surprise me if the KGB dossier on Obama says that he is Americas first Gay president.
Wait . . . Isn’t the use of area-based chemical weapons covered under our Mutually Assured Response plan? Doesn’t that constitute the use of Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Or is the Obama administration’s policy that such only applies if (1) it occurs within the continental boundaries of the United States or (2) a pre-selected number of Americans are killed or (3) a pre-designated set of high-potential press organizations see a way to profit off trumpeting the admiistration’s failure near and far?
Roger in Republic, I think you’re being far too kind when you say “Obama has gall but no sand”.
He says what he’s given to say by his person in the shadows. He simply has nothing but air in that space where his brain is supposed to be. Saying that he ‘has no gall’ implies that he can even find his own balls, which, as we all know, are locked up in someone’s purse.
Ex-PH2, I’m sure that he retains at least a small portion of his limbic brain or he could not remember to exhale after he inhaled. Gall refers to belief that he will never be caught for lying. It is a feeling of his own self importance and stems from a narcissistic personality disorder. The man is an empty suit of cloths who has never had an accomplishment of his own. He makes me truly sick to my stomach. Isn’t it ironic that his signature legislation is going to ruin the very health care that it was supposed to provide. He said that thirt million people were uninsured prior to Obama care, turns out that when it is fully implemented thirty million will still be without insurance. Perfect description of “Epic Fail”.
Roger, yes, the irony is lost on no one, especially those who are losing their full-time jobs because their employers do not want to pay for their health care coverage. When I got my Medicare booklet, I looked it over, tried to find a local doctor who will take Medicare people, and went to the local FHCC, which will take me because I’m a vet. I can at least get a flu shot and a pneumonia shot there, among other things. Good people, too. No horror stories over there.
The latest word from the empty room in the WH is “deeply concerned”, from yesterday, but also from last year.
I’m sure those dead children are grateful that someone in WDC is ‘deeply concerned’. I know I am.
Not our problem.
Tman: agreed. When two groups of thugs who are both our enemies fight, we have no good reason to support either.