Wednesday, April 18, 2018

What Will The U.S. Chemical Inspectors Find In The Syrian Town Of Douma?

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Anne Barker, ABC News Online: Why inspectors won't blame Syria even if they find traces of chemical weapons in Douma

Chemical weapons inspectors are in Syria to begin their fact-finding mission at the site of the alleged chemical attack at Douma 10 days ago.

But don't expect any definitive finding that points the finger at Syrian government forces, or any other group.

The chemical weapons watchdog — the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) — lacks a mandate to assign blame, no matter what evidence it finds at the site.

Its brief in Syria is merely, "to establish facts surrounding allegations of the use of toxic chemicals … for hostile purposes".

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Update: What traces of chemical weapons could OPCW investigators still find in Syria? (Rebecca Staudenmaier, DW)

WNU Editor: The UN inspectors are having problems .... U.N. team fired on in Syria while visiting suspected chemical sites (Reuters). More here .... UN team fired on at suspected Syria chemical attack site (AP).

1 comment:

fred said...

Why did they go in after the US bombed rather than before?