Sarin gas was used in Syrian chemical weapons attack, says David Cameron

[brooklynite]

Source: The Guardian

David Cameron has said British laboratory tests have confirmed that the lethal sarin nerve gas was used in the notorious chemical attack in Syria in August.

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The positive tests for sarin were completed this week and made on clothes and soil taken from the site of the attack in Ghouta, eastern Damascus on 21 August. The tests were carried out in the past seven days by British scientists at the Porton Down facility, and will be deployed by Cameron in a fresh attempt to persuade the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to do more to force the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, to the negotiating table.

The samples brought to the UK from the Syrian borders are different to the hair and blood samples tested in the US. Details of those test results were released by the US secretary of state, John Kerry, four days ago.

British sources did not give further details of the precise content of the UK tests, but said they were confident the samples had not been tampered with during their passage to the Syrian border, and then to the UK.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/sarin-syrian-chemical-weapons-cameron

[malthaussen]

1. "Hello, I am the US's sock-puppet, and I'm here to play Tony Blair."

Damme, it really does seem like they've just dusted off the 10-year old script and tried another remake. Is this cinema or reality?

At any rate, I wouldn't believe Mr Cameron if he said the bloody sky was blue.

-- Mal

[marmar]

2. ^this

[snappyturtle]

3. Absolutely.

[classysassy]

5. The PM said

Mr.PM, have you been to Syria or just repeating the lies told you by your masters(warmongers)?

[Maedhros]

4. And from where, and whom, did the tested samples come?

British sources did not give further details of the precise content of the UK tests, but said they were confident the samples had not been tampered with during their passage to the Syrian border, and then to the UK.

Not confident enough to give details, it appears.

[daleo]

9. So not really very confident

Or perhaps a faith based confidence.

[Theyletmeeatcake2]

6. Time to dust off that dossier David!!

They say history repeats and unfortunately I'm afraid here we go again.....
And who sold it to them?

[azurnoir]

7. well it's about time he got with the program

I mean our guys that would be Kerry-Obama or Kerr-Bama for short could have told you that at least 17 days ago, pity it takes some so long to catch up

[RandiFan1290]

8. csb

[libdem4life]

10. Special Relationship of Political Contortionists Survives Intact. n/t

[freshwest]

11. Vlad, time to give your boy a good talking to. The world will thank you.