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In reply to the discussion: Homemade canisters and sarin gas without stabilizers?? [View all]leveymg
(36,418 posts)63. Here are some of those devices - they do look homemade and incapable of flying 5-10 miles to target.
Last edited Sun Sep 1, 2013, 03:10 PM - Edit history (1)
They look like they would be highly inaccurate at any significant distance, which is why they are unlikely to have been the weapon used in the attack of 8/21, if the US target map is accurate along with the statement that they were launched from government-held territory.
Here's a rocket similar to the ones described as being used in the attack:
Here's the State Dept. map of the 12 alleged targets in the North Damascus suburbs. Note the distances of some of the targeted neighborhoods from government-held territory (in pink):
Here's another photo from the DailyMail, showing a UN weapons inspector with the same type of rocket:
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Me too. I was so fascinated by what she was saying I didn't think to read her name...
polichick
Sep 2013
#2
Here are some of those devices - they do look homemade and incapable of flying 5-10 miles to target.
leveymg
Sep 2013
#63
Yes, that looks homemade. As far as the map goes, I'd rather see something...
polichick
Sep 2013
#66
The weapons inspectors might know more about weapons that were used in the Syrian
lumpy
Sep 2013
#68
She mentioned that some on his team have been interested in Syria for a long time.
polichick
Sep 2013
#16
As I understand it, she was referring to reporting overseas that's not making it here.
polichick
Sep 2013
#58
War is easy to 'fabricate' when the people in charge of a country are guilty of atrocity against
lumpy
Sep 2013
#74
well if this turns out to be true and the story does get coverage - a whole lot of people are going
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2013
#36
But Agent Mike has said that we should not read RT news anymore for our own good.
L0oniX
Sep 2013
#71
wasn't there some report the other day that the rebels admitted they were mishandling the chemical
niyad
Sep 2013
#39
The thread you referred to got locked because it was in LBN w/o a decent source.
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#80
Conflicting reports re.this. Some say the rebels admit the gas attack. Some say the rebels
lumpy
Sep 2013
#75
It was Bill - and her point was that he didn't have a problem with the "evidence"...
polichick
Sep 2013
#42
In what capacity was Bill Clinton "in the room" regarding the runup to Iraq conversation ?
lumpy
Sep 2013
#64
Chinese & Russian inspectors have huge conflict of interest. Their governments support Assad bigtime
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2013
#54
I'm not sure I'd trust the reports of "Chinese and Russian inspectors"
Spider Jerusalem
Sep 2013
#55
I wouldn't trust theirs or ours - hopefully the prez will wait for a UN report.
polichick
Sep 2013
#60
Agreed - I've been talking about a "propaganda war" since high school Amer. Hist. class...
polichick
Sep 2013
#62
We're not getting the answers to anything, just a heap of propaganda from several sources
lumpy
Sep 2013
#67
Fascinating. FEAR is a easiest way to control people and politicians sure needed...
polichick
Sep 2013
#73
The answer is that the gas can be made fairly easily, but it isn't as simple as all that.
PDJane
Sep 2013
#84