Posted on 12/02/2012 2:50:26 AM PST by tired&retired
Western intelligence officials say they are picking up new signs of activity at sites in Syria that are used to store chemical weapons. The officials are uncertain whether Syrian forces might be preparing to use the weapons in a last-ditch effort to save the government, or simply sending a warning to the West about the implications of providing more help to the Syrian rebels.
“It’s in some ways similar to what they’ve done before,” a senior American official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters. “But they’re doing some things that suggest they intend to use the weapons. It’s not just moving stuff around. These are different kind of activities.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
The official said, however, that the Syrians had not carried out the most blatant steps toward using the chemical weapons, such as preparing them to be fired by artillery batteries or loaded in bombs to be dropped from warplanes.
do they have Saddam Hussein’s name printed on them?
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So we arm one side and are dismayed that Iran arms the other side?
Iran has been crapping on the U.S. and killing our soldiers since Carter and we’ve not done squat to stop them.
How about a f-ing nuke in downtown Tehran?
Course we needs a boogie man to keep all those large defence budgets and Iran fits the bill.
“Flow of Arms to Syria Through Iraq Persists, to U.S. Dismay”
In other news...
U.S. astounded to discover that water flows downhill.
It looks like our "dismay" is not having much of an effect on the Iranians.
We might have to switch to "concern" or even "consternation".
Future “Krystallnacht” event. This is how we will be drawn into this manufactured conflict. Russia and China cannot defend international war crimes.
The article reeks of propoganda.
Possible Nuclear Event in Iran (not confirmed!)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2964339/posts
this is good news — the Qataris and Saudis are sending weapons to the Sunni jihadis, and Iran is sending weapons to the Shias and Alawis. Sunni-Shia war. hooray! Let them keep fighting forever
You’re only saying that because you own stock in Orville Redenbocker. Big Popcorn is behind all this!
You’re only saying that because you own stock in Orville Redenbocker. Big Popcorn is behind all this!
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