On 9/3/13 9:23 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


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On 9/3/13 6:58 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
There were reports last weekend that Syrian rebels admitted to Dale
Gavlak, a respected middle east correspondent for the Associated Press
and the Public Broadcasting Network, that they (the rebels) were
responsible for the chemical gas attacks on August 21st.

The rebels claim that the chemical weapons were provided by Prince
Bandar bin Sultan (the intelligence chief of Saudi Arabia) and were the
result of an accident caused by rebels mishandling and not knowing that
they were chemical weapons.

The rebels told Gavlak that they were not properly trained on how to
handle the chemical weapons or even told what they were. It appears as
though the weapons were initially supposed to be given to the Al-Qaeda
offshoot Jabhat al-Nusra.

“They didn’t tell us what these arms were or how to use them. We didn’t
know they were chemical weapons. We never imagined they were chemical
weapons.”


So, if true, what now?




Reports from "Mint Press News..."?

In an exclusive report for Mint Press News, interviews with Syrians in
the location of the chemical attacks seems to point to direct Saudi
involvement in providing the chemical weapons for the attack.

And it doesn't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime...

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I don't have a clue who "Mint Press News" is.
The author of the report was attributed as being Dale Gavlak.

You didn't answer the question. So, if true, what now?




According to Mint Press News, which "broke" this news story:

Clarification: Dale Gavlak assisted in the research and writing process
of this article, but was not on the ground in Syria. Reporter Yahya
Ababneh, with whom the report was written in collaboration, was the
correspondent on the ground in Ghouta who spoke directly with the
rebels, their family members, victims of the chemical weapons attacks
and local residents.

Gavlak is a MintPress News Middle East correspondent who has been
freelancing for the AP as a Amman, Jordan correspondent for nearly a
decade. This report is not an Associated Press article; rather it is
exclusive to MintPress News.


I'll wait for some enterprise reporting from authentic news
organizations, not from a freelancer who is correspondent for a web blog.

I find it hard to believe that a Saudi prince who was his country's
ambassador to the United States, who got a master's at Johns Hopkins,
and who has been a major player in his country is dealing chem weapons
from the bottom of the deck to Syrian rebels. Prince Bandar bin Sultan,
whatever else he is, isn't a traitor to his country like Dick Cheney.