Did Al Qaeda Dupe Trump on Syrian Chemical Attack?

Buried deep inside a new U.N. report is evidence that could exonerate the Syrian government in the April 4 sarin atrocity and make President Trump look like an Al Qaeda dupe.

Robert Parry
By Robert Parry
President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017, after the U.S. fired a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria. (AP/Alex Brandon)

(Analysis) -- A new United Nations-sponsored report on the April 4 sarin incident in an Al Qaeda-controlled town in Syria blames Bashar al-Assad’s government for the atrocity, but the report contains evidence deep inside its “Annex II” that would prove Assad’s innocence. Still, the Joint Investigative Mechanism [JIM], a joint project of the U.N.

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Have We Been Deceived Over Syrian Sarin Attack?

A closer look at the evidence suggests the official narrative is based on a crudely staged deception.

Gareth Porter
By Gareth Porter
Close up photograph of the crater that has been shown in numerous mainstream media publications that the White House alleges is proof that the source of the nerve agent attack was the Syrian government.

The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria issued a report this September that reinforced the official narrative that the Syrian air force dropped a bomb containing nerve gas sarin on the insurgent-controlled town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria on April 4. That conclusion comes several weeks after the Organization for

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Team Probing Syria Chemical Weapons Attacks Under Political Pressure

The pressure is coming from “more than one and probably less than 20, but it’s still from quite a lot of different sectors and interested parties.”

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP/Peter Dejong)

The head of the team charged with determining responsibility for chemical weapons attacks in Syria appealed to governments on Thursday to stop exerting political pressure on investigators who will report in mid-October on two incidents, including an April 4 attack that killed over 90 people. Edmund Mulet told reporters after briefing the

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White House Accuses Syria Of Planning Chemical Attack, Warns “Will Pay Heavy Price”

Nikki Haley added on Twitter: “Any further attacks done to the people of Syria will be blamed on Assad, but also on Russia and Iran who support him killing his own people.”

ZeroHedge.com
By ZeroHedge.com
President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017, after the U.S. fired a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Less than three months after the US launched 49 cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase in early April, allegedly in retaliation for a chemical attack conducted by Assad forces, in an ominous statement issued with no supporting evidence or further explanation, on Monday night the White House warned that the U.S. has “identified potential preparations

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Is The OPCW Playing Politics In The Idlib Gas Attack Investigation?

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons claims to have “incontrovertible” proof that sarin was used in a gas attack that occurred in Syria earlier this month. However, the organization’s lack of transparency and ties to Western nations have cast doubt on its findings.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Close up photograph of the crater that has been shown in numerous mainstream media publications that the White House alleges is proof that the source of the nerve agent attack was the Syrian government.

MINNEAPOLIS-- While foreign nations that support regime change in Syria were quick to condemn the Syrian government for its alleged complicity in an April 4 gas attack in the country’s province of Idlib, other nations – notably Russia, Iran and Syria itself – called for a complete and thorough investigation of the incident before the U.S.-led

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U.S. Targets 271 Syrians With Sanctions For Alleged Role In Chemical Weapons Program

New sanctions that will freeze the U.S. assets of 271 Syrians are being put into place. The sanctions’ targets allegedly had a role in a deadly chemical weapons attack that took place earlier this month – but some say the sanctions are being used to pressure the Syrian government.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin smiles while speaking to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 24, 2017. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Less than two weeks after the Trump administration’s controversial missile strike on a Syrian government airbase, the U.S. Treasury has moved to place sanctions on 271 Syrians who the U.S. alleges are involved in the research and production of chemical weapons. All of the newly-sanctioned Syrians are employees of Syria’s

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