US State Department “special adviser” on Syria Jim Jeffrey claimed to be “very sure” that the US has evidence that Syria is preparing to conduct chemical weapons attacks against rebels in Idlib Province, after weeks of threatening to attack Syria if such weapons are used.
Jeffrey didn’t say what the evidence was, but claimed the US wouldn’t make the allegations without “very, very good grounds,” and that there is “lots of evidence that chemical weapons are being prepared.”
This stands in stark contrast to previous comments from intelligence officials, who said they had yet to have any specific intelligence on activity at the suspected chemical weapons sites in Syria. Indeed, all reports on such attacks in the media seem to be based entirely on the fact that the US keeps claiming such attacks are possible.
Jeffrey indicated that the chemical attack wasn’t really a big deal in and of itself, either, saying that “any offensive is to us objectionable as a reckless escalation.” Other US officials have similarly said they object to any Syrian military offensive against al-Qaeda in Idlib, and they’re going to complain and threaten even though no chemical attack is liable to occur.
May the best man win.
I think the Russian came to fight anybody I can tell by the planes they sent to Syria . They don’t intend to be humiliated like they were 19 years ago when the United States destroyed Yugoslavia .
What a typical progression: First generate adversarial media coverage by saying how suspicious of them our government is, then say we have all sorts of concrete evidence backing up those suspicions but they are secret so none of us get to judge it for ourselves, then manufacture an incident that can be falsely referred to as ‘proof’ of all that innuendo.
Trump believed the last gas attack which has been debunked . Will he believe and respond to another false flag gas attack ? Of course he must believe his intelligence agencies more than Putin . I for one do not believe the U.S. intelligence agencies
False-flag event, coming right up, folks. Will this be the pretext for war with the Ruskies? Only Bibi and Jared know for sure.
We all know a chemical attack WILL occur and it will be by the White Helmets. The CIA and Al-Qaeda have been planning this for weeks. Jeffrey’s comments are just more of the same propaganda laying the groundwork.
The only question now is will Trump escalate his response to do serious damage to Syrian forces – and risk Russian response – or will he and Mattis limit themselves to another “firecracker display” that does no real damage like the last two attacks.
What if Trump finds out this a another false flag fake attack and tells us we have fake news and phony intelligence agencies run by the NWO and the deep state ..
Who believes U.S. officials ? when we have AlQiad’s white helmets to tell us the facts ?
How many times is the same false-flag going to be used? Syria, like Russia, has got rid of its chemical weapons and this has been legally confirmed. This stupid repetition, like the ridiculous Skripal poisoning follow-on “evidence” needs to be cast aside.
‘Till it finally works, apparently.
Sort of the hybrid war version of persistent discussion trolling till a mark is worn down and gives up, right or wrong.
Translation: We’re spiking every terrorist military target conveniently located among civilians with enough precursor chemicals such that any otherwise legit bombardment would result in a chemical holocaust.
No level of precise precision bombing can avoid collateral damage in that kind of setup. Yet without bombardment, assaulting those positions wold be a bloodbath – for the Syrian army.
Heck of a plan, if that’s what’s being done. Russia (predictably, now) holding back for talks gives more time to lay such traps.