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Hissyspit

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Fri Sep 13, 2013, 07:27 PM Sep 2013

UN Report to Show Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria, Ban Ki-moon Says

Source: Bloomberg

A report by United Nations inspectors will show that chemical weapons were used on Aug. 21 in Syria, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
A team has been analyzing evidence gathered in Syria about the attack in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, which the U.S. says was launched by Syrian government forces and killed more than 1,400 people.
Ban, in comments today at a UN development forum in New York, said the inspectors’ report will be released “as soon as possible.”
The UN chief said he is “very much troubled” by divisions over Syria among members of the UN Security Council, which hasn’t been able to adopt any resolutions on humanitarian, political and security issues regarding Syria during 2 1/2 years of conflict.

Read more: http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-13/un-report-to-show-chemical-weapons-were-used-in-syria-ban-says.html

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UN Report to Show Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria, Ban Ki-moon Says (Original Post) Hissyspit Sep 2013 OP
Proof is getting closer to being released, all the naysayers and CT bunch should start getting their Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #1

Thinkingabout

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1. Proof is getting closer to being released, all the naysayers and CT bunch should start getting their
Fri Sep 13, 2013, 08:13 PM
Sep 2013

Next line of propaganda ready. So far Assad has agreed to talk about getting rid of CW's which just might mean he knows he is in possession of such, Russia is trying to assist in a deal to remove the weapons, WTH, what will be next.

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