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b_b  ·  4290 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Israel has Proof of Syrian Chemical Weapon Use

They had a good analysis of this on All Things Considered today. According to their expert, Israel's "proof" isn't based on chemicals they've found (as apparently sarin dissipates too quickly to test in most cases), but on photographs of, and hospital reports about, sick citizens. Again, according to the talking heads they had on, tear gas can cause these same symptoms if it is used in high concentrations. Obviously, the Free Syrian Army and Israel would love to see the US involved, and the US would love to stay out. Hence, the differing narrative.