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jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 12:52 PM Apr 2013

U.S. manufactured false intel on chemical weapons in Syria, winks Dennis Kucinich

Allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria may be supported by the United States, France, Britain, Israel, and Qatar, but former Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich thinks they might just be Western-manufactured pretexts for war.

The anti-war Democrat, who went on a fact-finding mission to Syria in June 2011, sent out a little-noticed tweet on Thursday imploring his followers to "Google 'Syria #FalseFlag #Chemical Weapons'" if they're "trying to make sense of what's happening."

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It's not clear which theory Kucinich subscribes to (efforts to reach him were not successful), but the ex-congressman is not alone in his skepticism about claims that sarin gas was used in Syria, despite his status as a fringe voice in U.S. politics.

In Congress, key lawmakers remain divided on the right U.S. response in Syria, as our own Kevin Baron reports, with Republicans such as Sen. Lindsey Graham urging the president to respond immediately and Democrats such as Sen. Claire McCaskill urging patience. Today, White House spokesman Jay Carney said "much more" work needs to be done to verify the intelligence assessment that Assad's regime used chemical weapons.

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http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/04/29/us_manufactured_false_intel_on_chemical_weapons_in_syria_winks_dennis_kucinich

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TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
1. Yeah...Obama really seems eager to put troops on the ground in Syria.
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 12:56 PM
Apr 2013
Kucinich is a crackpot 90 percent of the time.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
3. Someone manufactured false intel, but Dennis didn't say it was necessarily us.
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 01:10 PM
Apr 2013

Just another hit and run piece against Kucinich and the left. Even the photo selection screams propaganda. Right, Mr. Bacon?

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
5. Maybe it was a mistranslation, like his "President Assad is highly loved and appreciated
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 01:24 PM
Apr 2013

by Syrians" line supposedly was.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
4. I was skeptical of the chemical weapons reports, but having a dictator groupie like
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 01:22 PM
Apr 2013

Kucinich makes this comment causes me to reconsider.

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