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17 US warships now off Syria

The U.S. aircraft carrier ''Dwight D Eisenhower'' has arrived off the shores of Syria.

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_12_06/17-US-warships-now-off-Syria/


US, allies said to be prepared to 'rapidly' intervene if Assad utilizes chemical weapons

Potential coalition partners include the UK, Turkey and even Israel; King Abdullah II says Jordan will not be a party to military intervention in Syria.

http://is.gd/tjMghV



US, French Troops Prepare For Syria Invasion In Response To ''Chemical Weapons'' Threat

Thousands of US troops amassed near the Syrian shore confirm, the time for a US invasion may be near. The alibi? ''Chemical weapons'' of mass or non-mass destruction. In other words the Iraq playbook all over again.

http://is.gd/SLiHMZ



US Drafting Plans to Strike Syrian Chemical Weapon Targets

By Carlo Muñoz

Senior U.S. defense officials are drafting plans for a potential preemptive strike against government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, prompted by concerns over the country s chemical weapon stockpiles.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33255.htm



'No Confirmed Reports' Syrian Govt Preparing To Use Chemical Weapons: UN Chief

By RT

Washington's continuous claims of Syrian preparations of chemical weapons are based on strategy, not real concerns.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33250.htm



Former Powell Adviser 'Skeptical' of 'Politicized' US intelligence on Syria

By RT

Syria will never use chemical weapons against its own people, Lawrence Wilkerson, a retired US Army Colonel who was Chief of Staff to Colin Powell told RT. Instead, the reality is that US is ''preparing the ground to intervene in Syria.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33252.htm



US Tightens Military Noose Around Syria

By Bill Van Auken

Washington now has 17 warships, 70 fighter-bombers and 10,000 military personnel within close striking distance of Syria.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33254.htm



US Troops Mass on Turkey s Syrian Border

By UPI

Some 400 U.S. and Dutch NATO troops were massed on Turkey s Syrian border Friday amid fears besieged President Bashar Assad was poised to use chemical weapons.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33249.htm



Experts skeptical Syria is preparing to use its chemical arsenal

With concern over the Syrian regime s chemical weapons stockpile reaching a fever pitch this week, international experts are cautioning against alarmism, saying there s no confirmation that the Syrians are mixing weapons components or loading them into delivery systems, as some U.S. news organizations have reported.

http://is.gd/tLYo87


From Information Clearing House

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Syrian WMD threat hyped to justify Western military intervention
http://ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/11303/



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