Scott Ritter / TruthdigApr 12, 2017
All the evidence in Syria leads to an inescapable conclusion: The American military strike was a violation of international law. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentApr 12, 2017
The White House spokesman's belligerent malapropisms soared to new heights Tuesday with his comments about Hitler not gassing his own people. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 7, 2014
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh talks with "Democracy Now!" on Monday about evidence he uncovered that suggests Turkey may have supplied sarin gas to Syrian rebels and could have been behind the deadly attack that almost led to a U.S. strike on Syria last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 10, 2013
The Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist says the Obama administration "cherry-picked intelligence" on the gas attacks in the Damascan suburb of Ghouta in August "to justify a strike against [Syrian President Bashar] Assad." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 1, 2013
Obama won't close Guantanamo Bay prison six years after he said he would. But Syrian President Bashar Assad destroyed his country's declared chemical weapons production facilities a day ahead of schedule. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 27, 2013
After the announcement that the U.N. Security Council agreed to a resolution to rid Syria of its chemical weapons, The Washington Post reported that U.S. and Russian officials believe that the majority of the country's stockpile exists in an "unweaponized" form that can be destroyed quickly. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 18, 2013
Late last week, some leading chemical weapons experts voiced skepticism about U.S. claims that the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used sarin gas against rebels on at least four occasions this spring. Months of investigation have failed to uncover the telltale signs of an attack, they say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 1, 2013
"In any normal society," writes a skeptical Robert Fisk of the media and government blowup over the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government, "the red lights would now be flashing." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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