Rebels admit Saudi Prince Bandar set up Chemical massacre
Concerning this article, reblogged from another source – it is possible but needs checking. That said, I was attracted to it because it highlights the role of Saudi Prince Bandar who is a very influential and important figure with strong ties to the Bush family and the U.S. neo-conservatives. This (giving chemical weapons to the Syrian mishugganah Salafist rebels to use, and then blame it on Assad) is exactly the kind of stuff the guy is capable of. Also, the article at least explores the Saudi role in the Syrian crisis, that the U.S. is quite silent about. And keep in mind, there is virtually NOTHING, I repeat NOTHING, that Saudi Arabia does in the Middle East that is not coordinated with the United Statees and very closely at that. Those who think otherwise are naive or fools. rjp
Putin holds Prince Bander responsible: Saudis Go On Full Alert As Putin War Threat Stuns Muslim World
Ghouta, Syria — As the machinery for a U.S.-led military intervention in Syria gathers pace following last week’s chemical weapons attack, the U.S. and its allies may be targeting the wrong culprit.
Interviews with people in Damascus and Ghouta, a suburb of the Syrian capital, where the humanitarian agency Doctors Without Borders said at least 355 people had died last week from what it believed to be a neurotoxic agent, appear to indicate as much.
The U.S., Britain, and France as well as the Arab League have accused the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for carrying out the chemical weapons attack, which mainly targeted civilians. U.S. warships are stationed in the Mediterranean Sea to launch military strikes against Syria in punishment for carrying out a massive chemical weapons attack. The U.S. and…
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View from the Left Bank: Rob Prince's Blog 
Thanks Rob for keeping me informed about Syria. Reading your blog kind of feels like when the Egyptian people first began uprising, I had to check with the news every 5 minutes to see what was happening.