Re: US's Anti-Syria Propaganda Stumbles
What on earth are you on about? Something about me having 175 posts that makes me familiar with this site? And something about a remark about a member, uh, ....................... I secretly know some member?
I think it was him who said that Pelletiere had forgot about what happened or something like that. That's definitely a waste of everybody's time. But if it works for you then run with it!
More than anything you are demonstrating frustration at the fact that the allegations of chem/bio weapons by Assad have no basis in fact. And it appears that a reference to Del Ponte is doubly unsettling for you and your agenda. But I'm willing to work with you on it if you want to. I could find lots of references to the UN's Del Ponte saying that the use of the gas evidence was leaning toward it being used by the terrorists. Could you keep it together long enough to explor even that a little further?
Dude, you have the opinion of one ex-CIA agent against many credible organizations, including the United Nations, which you had formerly described as being credible. Anyway, let me put his claim to the test.
I should begin by pointing out that he provided little evidence for his claim other than him saying that he was in a position to know those things, and referencing confidential intelligence documents. There's no way to confirm or refute his claims without also being privy to that information. He only discussed the actual attack in a few sentences, the rest was basically calling the US government liars and the American people gullible.
Then, I should raise a Joost Hiltermann, head researcher of Human Rights Watch, who in a
fairly anti-US article argues that Iraqi and Kurdish sources indicate Iraqi responsibility.
Here Pelletiere says:
The condition of the dead Kurds' bodies, however, indicated they had been killed with a blood agent - that is, a cyanide-based gas - which Iran was known to use. The Iraqis, who are thought to have used mustard gas in the battle, are not known to have possessed blood agents at the time.
Actually, most of those taken to hospitals in Tehran were exposed to mustard gas. Survivors described the smell as fruity, which is closer to tabun, a nerve agent that Iraq had used in the battle, than to any blood agent.
If I may add, Halabja is not the only incident of Iraqi genocide against the Kurds, nor is the Kurdish genocide the only blemish on Saddam's resume, others being oil-for-food, Marsh Arab genocide, tyranny, and his wars of aggression.
