Syria nerve gas claims undermined by eyewitness accounts

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3. Chain of custody problems?

Who would've thunk it?

BO: "If they use chemical weapons, we'll help you, Syrian opposition."

SO: "Look, the people we've been fighting for two years, the people we hate, the people that we want to replace--they've used chemical weapons. Here are the samples we collected to prove that we're unbiased and telling the truth."

BO: "Looks serious. Can we investicate, Syrian Opposition?"

SO: "No. You have to trust us. We're unbiased and would never lie in overthrowing the slavering dogs that have oppressed us and whom we'd like to execute as soon as we hold the trials showing that they're guilty."