Chemical weapons reports.
The tensions have been worsened by conflicting reports on the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria.
On Monday, a U.N. official said evidence points to the use of the deadly nerve agent sarin by Syrian rebel forces.
Carla Del Ponte told an Italian-Swiss TV station that the findings come after interviews with doctors and Syrian victims now in neighboring countries.
Del Ponte, the commissioner of the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry for Syria, said the notion isn't surprising, given the infiltration of foreign fighters into the Syrian opposition.
Later, the commission issued a press release saying it "has not reached conclusive findings as to the use of chemical weapons in Syria by any parties to the conflict."
Therefore, "the commission is not in a position to further comment on the allegations at this time," the statement said.
A U.S. State Department official told CNN that the United States does not have information suggesting that rebels have "either the capability or the intent to deploy or use such weapons."
But, the source said, the "facts are not complete" and efforts to obtain more information are ongoing.
Mon May 6, 2013
Why no moral outrage back then? is this about chemical weapons.. or who is accused of using them...
the pictures are terrible,.. any picture of death,.. be it from a rebel commander executing bound soldiers.. or those who are gassed,..
The pictures show the rebel commander is a war criminal.. but the pictures do not tell who is responsible for the gas attack...
if Morality is the red line,.. then judge it all fairly.. and work to punish the war criminals,.. not reward them with a whole country to brutalize..