More Evidence That Syria Has Used Chemical Weapons

Evidence That Syria Used Chemical Weapons Is Stacking Up -- The Atlantic

After a report last week presented some startling evidence that Bashar al-Assad had used chemical weapons against his own people, a follow up this week only bolsters the case. The news came from Foreign Policy's Josh Rogin who'd managed to nab some snippets from a cable signed by the U.S. consul general in Istanbul, Scott Frederic Kilner, suggesting that the Assad regime had already crossed Obama's "red line," an offense offensive enough to spur the U.S. into military intervention. As such an Earth-shattering report tends to be, however, the evidence stopped short of being conclusive, though a State Department official couldn't "definitely say 100 percent, but Syrian contacts made a compelling case that Agent 15 [a chemical weapon] was used in Homs on Dec. 23."

Then, on Tuesday evening, Rogan got ahold of the entire memo, and something was illuminated. The full secret cable reads:

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More News On Evidence Indicating The Use Of Chemical Weapons In Syria

Secret Syria chemical weapons cable revealed -- The Cable/Foreign Policy
Evidence that Syria used chemical weapons is stacking up -- Next Gov
Did the Assad Regime Use Chemical Weapons? -- Mina Akrami, The International
Yes, Syria Used Chemical Weapons -- David Frum, The Daily Beast
Report: Syria Crossed Chemical Weapons "Red Line," But West Got Cold Feet -- World Crunch/Le Monde
How Chemical Weapons Became Taboo: And Why Syria Won't Overturn the Aversion -- Richard Price, Foreign Affairs