Huge Nerve-Agent Chem Attack in Syria?

[roberth]

From my latest KGS Media Nightwatch

Syria: The fighting has continued with no let up. The government has made small gains in multiple areas. However an al-Qaida-affiliated group of the al Nusra Front drove government forces from the village of Maaloula. This is one of the three villages in the world that still speak a variation of Western Aramaic, which is the language thought to be closest to the language spoken by Jesus of Nazareth.

As occurs whenever a Christian village is captured, the fighters looted and burned the churches as well as the Christian homes. Government forces were reported to be preparing to retake the village on 9 September.

These are the people we are backing. How do you like them apples?

[stoner01]

What stood out to me from that email as well, with particular relevance to my situation.

Iraq-Syria: For the record. The Iraq government announced that it joined Iran in opposing a US attack against Syria.
Comment: Iraq just showed its true allegiance when it counts most -- not to the US, but to Iran

[stoner01]

From my latest KGS Media Nightwatch
These are the people we are backing. How do you like them apples?

You forgot the last part:

Syrian opposition fighters released a Belgian and an Italian whom they had held hostage since April. The two arrived in Italy on 9 September. The terms of their release have not been disclosed.



The Belgian, Pierre Piccinin, told Belgian press that he overheard three rebels, one of whom identified himself as a Free Syrian Army general, talking about the gas attack on 21 August. He said the rebels said the Syrian government did not execute the attack or any attack. The rebels said it was the rebels who executed the attack in order to trigger Western intervention.

Comment: The Belgian was still in captivity when he overheard the conversation. This adds weight to the contention the case against Asad is fraudulent because Piccinin says he has been a strong supporter of the rebel movement. He said since he has been covering the Syrian uprising, the "revolution": has turned into something very dangerous.

[roberth]

Yeah, I didn't cover everything.

[RblDiver]

I emailed Udall, Bennet, and Polis on another few matters about a month and a half ago. Got a partial reply from Udall; canned copy/paste, and only tangentially addressed one of my questions, but it was more than the other two sent me.

OK, now I have to wonder if Udall has people reading this forum or something. I post this yesterday, and finally today I actually got a real response from Udall. I mean, there's a bunch of typical politician-speak, but it actually addressed my concerns! (Too bad I sent it before the Syria thing came to the forefront, otherwise I'd have included a "stay the hell away" bit).

[davsel]

Clare Daly, an Irish Lawmaker tells it like it is during Irish parliament which was captured on video.