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Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)
Fri Aug 30, 2013, 08:10 PM Aug 2013

Rebels admit gas attack result of mishandling chemical weapons [View all]

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Source: examiner.com

In a report that is sure to be considered blockbuster news, the rebels have told an AP reporter, they are responsible for the chemical attack last week.

The story is from AP reporter and Middle Eastern journalist Dale Gavlak and appears on the Mint Press News, which is affiliated with AP.

This news should deflate the accusations, against the Assad regime, coming from the U.S., Britain, and France as well as the Arab League.

Since the chemical attacks last week, the Assad government was immediately blamed. On Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry said: That Assad’s guilt was “a judgment already clear to the world," according to theguardian.com.

Read more: http://www.examiner.com/article/breaking-news-rebels-admit-gas-attack-result-of-mishandling-chemical-weapons



Interesting.
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And how this story is handled will be even more interesting! Squinch Aug 2013 #1
About examiner.com > lamp_shade Aug 2013 #2
Oh.... flying rabbit Aug 2013 #4
Phillip Anschutz: funds GWBush, intelligent design initiatives, Colorado 1992 Amendment 2, etc. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #11
Thanks hadn't heard of them before and tried to find out more..... 4bucksagallon Aug 2013 #30
became kinda obvious something isn't right PatrynXX Aug 2013 #44
Did you know this is some kind of religious site? Why should we believe any of this? pnwmom Aug 2013 #3
Is this BandarBush? Link Speed Aug 2013 #5
This source is garbage. Do you have a more reliable source? n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #6
I saw it here, earlier in the day. Link Speed Aug 2013 #18
Examiner or not...... Bennyboy Aug 2013 #7
And this is a more reliable source? lamp_shade Aug 2013 #8
Hmm, MintPress: Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #16
Dale Gavlak GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #9
It's interesting. The guy is a legit AP reporter, but the source is weird. Xithras Aug 2013 #17
Now centre of a controversy, Dale Gavlak was contributing to mainstream AP stories on dkf Aug 2013 #10
"Some information in this article could not be independently verified." Trustworthy sources pnwmom Aug 2013 #14
The Examiner doesn't report anything Renew Deal Aug 2013 #20
That quote was from the Mint News Press, the online site that the Examiner piece pnwmom Aug 2013 #22
That's my point Renew Deal Aug 2013 #23
I've never seen a piece on the Huffington Post use that kind of disclaimer pnwmom Aug 2013 #24
NPR also reporting this story... dorkzilla Aug 2013 #12
No, they're not "reporting this story." The article addresses the questions people pnwmom Aug 2013 #21
Clearly the other headline is more sensational dorkzilla Aug 2013 #27
I agree that we shouldn't be rushing in. I just don't agree pnwmom Aug 2013 #29
I agree, that is distressing! dorkzilla Aug 2013 #38
The theory of the OP has been pushed by WND for four days. pnwmom Aug 2013 #39
My infowars nut brother emailed an Alex Jones story about this a couple of days ago! dorkzilla Aug 2013 #43
Two possibilities: Either the story is garbage, or AP is afraid to make it a mainstream news item David Krout Aug 2013 #13
Agreed. cstanleytech Aug 2013 #34
How is it that the "mint press news" is affiliated with the AP, yet I never heard of it Renew Deal Aug 2013 #15
This is not difficult to believe. bvar22 Aug 2013 #19
The allegation is it came from Prince Bandar and the Saudis. dkf Aug 2013 #31
Wonder if Secretary Kerry's comments are going to come back and bite him in the arse indepat Aug 2013 #25
You want us to take this rag seriously? wild bird Aug 2013 #26
The Rebels have more integrity than Us, truth is a positive, I wish them well orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #28
The WND started pushing this story 4 days ago! pnwmom Aug 2013 #32
This makes much more sense than the regime using gas, which is not necessary for them to do, mbperrin Aug 2013 #33
Do you usually think WND stories make sense? pnwmom Aug 2013 #36
The attack with the napalm type chemical that BURNT folks was dropped from a FIGHTER JET Tx4obama Aug 2013 #35
Were LBJ and Nixon tried for war crimes? former9thward Aug 2013 #47
Here are a few other sources... ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #37
lmao iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #46
And this is why we can no longer believe one fucking word the US govt says. Not after Nay Aug 2013 #40
You believe everything you read on the Internet? Nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #41
So much for [we saw the missiles launch and land, plus twitter reports] on point Aug 2013 #42
haha a 'rebel'... iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #45
Locking-Consensus of hosts that the Examiner is a RW site and not appropriate for LBN. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #48
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