NEWS: The Chemical Attack & Massacre of Damascus

[renzo_d10]

May all who died rest in peace. Especially the children.

:pope:

Aug 21, 2013 - At approximately 3:00am this morning in Damascus, a year to the day after Obama’s infamous “red line” speech warning Assad about using chemical weapons, and as a specialized UN inspection team sleep in their hotels in Damascus, ostensibly there to investigate a CW attack 6 months ago, Assad launched his largest, most wide scale and most deadly attack using chemical weapons on the Damascus suburbs of Zamallaka and Ein Turma in the Eastern Ghouta area. The fallout from the attack was also felt in many of the surrounding districts.
Preliminary reports are that close to 600 people have been killed so far with thousands more injured from the effects of the gas which some are claiming, based on the symptoms seen, to be “weaponized cyanide”
In two days, you and the rest of the world will forget about this massacre the same way you forgot about the rest that have happened over the last 2+ years in Syria.
We Syrians however, will never forget. Not the martyrs and not the way the rest of the world sat by and watched this happen to us.
A morbid list of at least 75 videos from today’s attack compiled by *Brown_Moses here
A comprehensive list and description of the attacks by *RSyrianCivilWar here
Some of the dead children from the attack.

More dead children.

And more dead children.

A father holds his dead daughter.

The girl from the photo above and her sister.

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[Horsepower]

I don't understand why the US, with all their weapons and expertise, doesn't take out Assad yet. WTF are they waiting for?!

[rac98]

This is pure massacre! A crime against humanity to the highest level. May those responsible rot in hell!

[loidch]

if these are true, then brand Assad as a terrorist.....at least there would be a justification of using force against his regime.

[safeorigin]

Before you go supporting those so-called "rebels", know who they are first:

Al Qaeda kills Free Syrian Army commander: FSA spokesman | Reuters

Al-Nusra Front - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[niky]

Before you go supporting those so-called "rebels", know who they are first:

Al Qaeda kills Free Syrian Army commander: FSA spokesman | Reuters

Al-Nusra Front - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indeed, there's news now that some UN observers believe that the gas attack was carried out by "rebel" forces.

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That's why the US and the UN have not taken any measures... yet. It would make them look very foolish to invade a country on false premises.

[safeorigin]

More points to consider:

-The Syrian Army is currently winning, so why use chemical warfare if conventional means are more than enough to beat the "rebels"?
-The chemical attack happened at the same time the UN inspectors are present
-The chemical attack is conveniently near where the UN inspectors are
-Military observers doubt the claim Syria would stupidly use chemical warfare(dubious they even possess those) at such a time when they know it'll trigger an intervention(more like invasion)
-The "rebels" are notorious for kidnapping and killing UN workers and soldiers
-It would be absurd to believe that Assad would carry out attacks if he's the one who invited UN inspectors in the first place

[uls]

there's more incentive for the rebels to use chem weapons than Assad

the rebels want the West to intervene and the only way they can make the West intervene is to draw media attention to something truly horrible

[uls]

Syria is more complicated than Libya

too many players...

Iran is pro-Assad

Russia is pro-Assad

there are pro-Assad groups in Turkey which is a NATO member

then there's the pro-US Gulf states who are against Assad

then there's Hamas, Al Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood and other groups... each with their own interests

magulo

[chrismarte]

I don't understand why the US, with all their weapons and expertise, doesn't take out Assad yet. WTF are they waiting for?!

parang ang nagiging problema gusto nila tumulong ang US, pero ayaw nila nang mga condition na nilalatag nang US. IMO

[uls]

obama isnt like bush 1&2 na mahilig sa war

[vinj]

obama isnt like bush 1&2 na mahilig sa war

Hehe... si Bush, i-forward lang ng Saddam quotes sa text, sugod na agad.

[uls]

when the US went into Libya Obama didnt even want the US to lead

Obama had the Europeans lead

di gigil si Obama mang-giyera ng ibang bansa

pero i think the US will still go into Syria but Obama will take his time to decide

[safeorigin]

when the US went into Libya Obama didnt even want the US to lead

Obama had the Europeans lead

di gigil si Obama mang-giyera ng ibang bansa

pero i think the US will still go into Syria but Obama will take his time to decide

going to war without congressional approval will get him impeached.

right now, Americans favor going to war less than they favor the congress... which is around 21%

[Monseratto]

The Israelis also has a say on this. They'd rather have Assad around rather that radical Islamists take over Syria...

[chrismarte]

The Israelis also has a say on this. They'd rather have Assad around rather that radical Islamists take over Syria...

Yung ginawa sa Tunisia and Libya gustong gawin sa Syria and Eygpt but ayaw nang nang mga Eygptians nang ganun kaya pumalag daw sila at inalis agad sa pwesto si Morsy.

Sa Syria parehas din, gusto nang mga radicals na sila or yung law na gusto nila (sharia law) ang masusunod.

Etong mga to talaga ang nagtatago lang sa likod nang religion nila pero sa totoo gusto lang nila maghari harian.

[falken]

I don't think it was Assad who ordered the use of chemical weapons, he'll gain nothing but worldwide condemnation. And with Al Qaeda backing them, I won't be surprised if the rebels were behind this.

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[safeorigin]

I dunno... double standards maybe?

US forces 'used chemical weapons' during assault on city of Fallujah - Middle East - World - The Independent

Human Rights Watch reveals extent of Israel's phosphorus use in Gaza | World news | theguardian.com

We've moved on from the Iraq war ? but Iraqis don't have that choice | John Pilger | Comment is free | The Guardian

[greenlyt]

US readies possible solo action against Syria | Inquirer News

Despite roadblocks in forming an international coalition, Obama appeared undeterred and advisers said he would be willing to retaliate against Syria on his own.

Even before the vote in London, the U.S. was preparing to act without formal authorization from the United Nations, where Russia has blocked efforts to seek a resolution authorizing the use of force, or from Capitol Hill.

Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and already a supporter of moving against Syria in a limited way, said after the briefing that “strong evidence of the Assad regime’s continued use of chemical warfare” merited a military response.

[Monseratto]

British Parliament rejected going to any US-led war with Syria by 13 votes... The Iraqi so-called WMD factor playing into the equation.

BBC News - David Cameron loses Commons vote on Syria action



"Shock and awe" and US 8 billion taxpayer money down the drain...