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At the same time, it repeated the same Wall Street Journal propaganda about Syria moving "parts of its huge stockpile of chemical weapons out of storage."
Unnamed US officials are cited. What's going on isn't certain, they claimed. Targeting civilians may be planned. No evidence whatever suggests it.
Andrew Tabler was quoted. He's a pro-Israel Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) senior fellow. He claims chemical weapons are being moved near Homs.
Again, no evidence was cited. Without saying so, he implied relocation may reflect planned use in the area.
Citing WINEP defense fellow Jeffrey White, The Times said if government forces are given chemical weapons, it "suggest(s) that preparations were being made for their use." Moving them raises concerns, he added.
These type reports hype fear. They advance the ball closer to war. Media scoundrels promote it. They bear direct responsibility for what happens.
A Final Comment
On July 14, the Mossad-connected DEBKAfile (DF) headlined "Israel advised to brace for Syrian missile attack - conventional or chemical," saying:
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