Monday, September 2, 2013

Senior Syrian military chiefs tell captain: fire chemicals or be shot---BRITISH intelligence chiefs have intercepted radio messages in which senior Syrian military chiefs are heard ordering the use of chemical weapons.

express.co.uk Senior Syrian military chiefs tell captain: fire chemicals or be shot BRITISH intelligence chiefs have intercepted radio messages in which senior Syrian military chiefs are heard ordering the use of chemical weapons. By: Marco Giannangeli Published: Sun, September 1, 2013 24Comments Prepared: UN inspectors in gas masks at work in eastern Damascus In one heated exchange, a regional commander was overheard demanding the captain of an artillery battery in a Government-held suburb of Damascus to fire chemical shells. When the officer protested, he was told “in direct terms” that failure to comply would result in him facing a firing squad, and the chemical weapons were then fired. The dramatic revelation, disclosed by a high-placed RAF source, came as the defiant Syrian government declared it was “fully ready” with “its finger on the trigger” for an expected US attack.



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