Update On Potential War Against Syria

Submitted by George Washington on 12/06/2012 15:57 -0500

• Tribune

We reported yesterday:

• 10,000 U.S. troops – as well as French, British and Nato troops – are amassing off the coast of Syria for a potential invasion

• “Anonymous U.S. sources” are claiming that Syria is mixing chemical weapons … butthat claim is ridiculous … and could be part of a long-contemplated  false flag attack in Syria

• War against Syria could lead to WWIII

Here are updates in this quickly-moving situation:

• Pentagon officials say that there is no evidence that Syria is mixing chemical weapons, and “it’s not even clear that the precursors have been moved from separate storage sites to one location”

• On the other hand, the the Syria Tribune has released a video allegedly showing Syrianrebels killing rabbits with chemical weapons, and threatening to use them against supporters of the Syrian government. (It is impossible at this point to say whether this is genuine or propaganda)

• The U.S. will designate one of the leading Syrian rebel groups as a terrorist operation.  McClatchy notes that – until recently – the Syrian opposition blamed this terrorist group’s attacks on the government. In other words, the terrorist violence carried out by one of the main opposition groups was wrongly blamed on the Syrian government (in fact,the U.S. has backed various terrorist opposition groups in Syria)

• And Russia has docked 2 warships in Syria, in a show of support for the government

Update: here's a bonus photo supposedly showing the USS Eisenhower strike group off the coast of Syria(via Common Dreams):