BREAKING NEWS: White House Releases Report on Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

[steve2470]

http://www.c-span.org/uploadedFiles/Content/Documents/USGassessmentonSyria(1).pdf

link above does not format well here, use this: http://cs.pn/17s7IsI

PDF download, of course.

Map here: http://www.c-span.org/uploadedFiles/Content/Documents/08302013Map.pdf

[pinboy3niner]

1. It's also on the web at TPM:

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/us-syrian-chemical-attack-killed-1-429-including

[steve2470]

2. thanks for that ! nt

[Tx4obama]

3. Below is a link that works

http://www.c-span.org/uploadedFiles/Content/Documents/USGassessmentonSyria%281%29.pdf

[steve2470]

4. not being snarky, how did you get that link ? thanks nt

[Tx4obama]

5. I copied the FULL url link you first put in your OP and pasted it into my URL box, then...

.. then it took me to the PDF - then I copied the URL that came up in the URL box on the PDF page (which was different than the OP link)

That about it

[steve2470]

6. hm ok, let me try that, thanks again nt

[DreamGypsy]

7. Well, I learned a new word...

We have a body of information, including past Syrian practice, that leads us to conclude that regime officials were witting of and directed the attack on August 21.

Definition of WITTING

1: cognizant or aware of something : conscious <a witting participant>
2: done deliberately : intentional <a witting violation>

— wit·ting·ly adverb

Examples of WITTING

<she was a witting partner; he had told her about the risk involved>
<your witting assistance in helping the robber escape makes you an accessory after the fact>

First Known Use of WITTING

circa 1520

A double bonus with the nice example of preposition stranding as well.

Other than that, not a lot of new news.