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| Materials implicating Syrian govt in chemical attack prepared before incident – Russia |
| 2013-08-29 |
| h/t Jerry Pournelle Materials implicating the forces of Syrian president Bashar Assad in chemical weapons use near Damascus were prepared prior to the alleged incident on August 21, the Russian foreign ministry said. Moscow continues to monitor closely the event surrounding the “alleged” chemical attack near Damascus, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Aleksandr Lukashevich, said in a statement. “We’re getting more new evidence that this criminal act was of a provocative nature,” he stressed. “In particular, there are reports circulating on the Internet, in particular that the materials of the incident and accusations against government troops had been posted for several hours before the so-called attack. Thus, it was a pre-planned action.” The Foreign Ministry didn't elaborate what specific materials they refer to. Below are the three videos posted on Youtube said to be showing the child victims affected by chemical weapons near Damascus. Despite the date of the alleged attack – August 21 – being mentioned in their titles, they were posted on YouTube on the previous day, August 20. This could be explained by the 7-hour time difference between Syria and the US, where the YouTube server is located. The mismatch of the dates in the videos raised concerns among some experts about the exact time of the upload. |
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