NP - The NATION (magazine), SYRIA, AND THE TRUTH ABOUT CHEMICAL WEAPONS

[Jochen Stremmel]

He asked some serious questions that you ignored.

2018-04-27 19:45 GMT+02:00 David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>:

> As usual, you have ignored the supject of the article I posted (The Nation
> magazine lied to cast doubt on Assad's chew attack), and then just
> ramble-rant on about whatever you feel like.  You don't know how to
> converse.
>
> David Morris
>
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 11:07 AM Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
>
> > Virtually every branch of federal power is now headed by people whose
> > primary qualification is kissing the ass of a man who lies daily. The US
> > government and press have a history of lies and misinformation
> particularly
> > to justify military actions. What I see are many assurances from big
> shots
> > and all the evidence coming from White Helmet types who are part of
> > opposition to Assad. I have seen no substantive evidence, and you do not
> > list any, but what major difference does it make? The US wars to topple
> > regimes have done far more evil than good and have not brought stability
> or
> > just government. The US has committed many war crimes itself, the wars
> only
> > serve to bankrupt our own democracy and give ever more power to the
> weapons
> > industry and military.  Why are you promoting this agenda?  Why not
> choose
> > the arrests and killings in Egypt, Gaza, Burma, Turkey, Honduras etc.
> Why
> > so obsessed with this neocon agenda?
> >
> >
> > > On Apr 26, 2018, at 4:34 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On April 11th 2017, the US National Security Council released a 4-page
> > > reportwhich stated, “The United States is confident that the Syrian
> > regime
> > > conducted a chemical weapons attack, using the nerve agent sarin,
> against
> > > its own people in the town of Khan Shaykhun in southern Idlib Proince
> on
> > > April 4, 2017.”  The same day, Secretary of Defense James Mattis
> > declared,
> > > “Last Tuesday on the 4th of April, the Syrian regime attacked its own
> > > people using chemical weapons. I have personally reviewed the
> > intelligence,
> > > and there is no doubt the Syrian regime is responsible for the decision
> > to
> > > attack and for the attack itself.”
> > >
> > > Imagine if, after all that, Secretary Mattis stated that “we do not
> have
> > > evidence” that the Assad regime was responsible for the Khan Shaykhun
> > > attack.  It would be a shocking admission, staggering in its
> > implications.
> > > But Mattis never made such an admission.
> > >
> > > Nevertheless, *The Nation* published an article on April 16th 2018
> > claiming
> > > that he did.  Its claim is indisputably false.  [...]   *The Nation* is
> > > deceiving the public on a matter of the utmost gravity.
> > >
> > > The transcript of the February press conference is available for all to
> > > read.
> > >
> > > It matters what happened in Khan Shaykhun.  We have abundant evidence,
> > > certified by the UN, that the Assad regime launched a gas attack
> causing
> > > dozens of men, women, and children to suffer agonizing deaths. The
> > Nation’s
> > > claim encourages readers to think otherwise, but the claim is a
> > > fabrication.  Stephen Shalom (the author of a superb Jacobin article on
> > the
> > > Khan Shaykhun attack) has made the following observation about those
> who
> > > propagate the James Mattis "no evidence" assertion: “Sometimes, a claim
> > is
> > > so clearly without merit, so obviously ludicrous, that those who
> promote
> > it
> > > mark themselves, at best, as individuals wholly uninterested in
> examining
> > > evidence when a dubious claim conforms to their preconceived notions,
> or,
> > > at worst, as scoundrels.”  The journalistic malpractice of The Nation
> > > insults victims and harms the truth.
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