Syria Chemical Weapon Attacks – The Case Against the Rebels

In the absence of any evidence implicating the Assad government in the August 21st chemical weapon attack against Ghouta, and with Assad having strong motives to not use chemical weapons, we must look at other possible culprits. This post will investigate the rebels’ motives and means to carry out the Ghouta attack as a false flag operation with the goal of drawing the U.S. into the conflict on the side of the rebels. Continue reading

Syria Chemical Weapon Attacks – Where’s the Evidence John?

The U.S. has once again started the march to a war of aggression. Once again the public is being manipulated through appeal to emotion. Let’s cut through the rhetoric and analyze point-by-point the conclusions made by U.S. intelligence and cited by Secretary of State John Kerry in his August 30th, 2013 speech on the Syrian chemical weapon attacks. The reality is a complete and utter absence of hard evidence substantiating any of Kerry’s claims. Continue reading