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1 hour ago, webfact said:

The United States accused Russia on Monday of blocking international inspectors from reaching the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria

WRONG!

Inspectors from the OPCW are currently blocked from coming to the site of the alleged gas attack because they lack the correct UN permits.

Don't any of the 'commentators' here have the sense to perceive the diplomatic nuances?

Some international laws have been breached!

The samples from Salisbury contained BZ nerve agent.... part of chemical arsenals of the U.S., Britain and other NATO countries.
https://nypost.com/2018/04/14/russia-swiss-lab-analysis-shows-nerve-agent-designed-in-west/ 

This could explain why they recovered rapidly

The former head of Britain's special forces, Major General Jonathan Shaw, said:

‘Why would Assad use chemical weapons at this time? He’s already won the war.'

Here is the former UK Ambassador to Syria saying that the Douma Chemical Attack was STAGED

"I do rule out the possibility that Assad is dropping chemical weapons in Ghouta"

Craig Murray (Former UK Ambassador)

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/

6 hours ago, Media1 said:

Russia scum bags. Dumb and arrogant. Sick country 

You may find ISIS a more friendly bunch

Here's a pretty good update of the situation from Channel 4 News:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIHxEw6J2GY

Something else has popped up:

The London Economic reports Sergei Skripal, at the time of the alleged assassination attempt, was actually investigating the collusion between Internet Research Agency, AIQ, Cambridge Analytica and its parent company, SCL

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/why-the-cambridge-analytica-scandal-could-be-much-more-serious-than-you-think/27/03/

Yet another plausible explanation!

So was it a military grade Novichok developed by the Russians or a much weaker nerve agent developed by ______ ____ ?

"Tucked away in 7,000 acres of beautiful Wiltshire countryside lies one of Britain's most infamous scientific establishments. Porton Down, founded in 1916, is the oldest chemical warfare research installation in the world. The tight secrecy which has surrounded the establishment for decades has fed the growth of all sorts of myths and rumours about its experiments. One Whitehall official once remarked that Porton had an image of "a sinister and nefarious establishment".

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2004/may/06/science.research

I thought they only cared about Novichok

During the Cold War, the British Government used the general public as unwitting biological and chemical warfare guinea pigs on a much greater scale than previously thought, according to new historical research.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/how-the-british-government-subjected-thousands-of-people-to-chemical-and-biological-warfare-trials-10376411.html

"I will say it again: Anybody who tells you this nerve agent must have come from Russia is a liar--a complete and utter liar. They are simple compounds"

Dave Collum (Professor of Organic Chemistry at Cornell University)

https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum

The yellow scratching chip is of a type developed by Russia. It was therefore the Russian state who provided the yellow chip. There's no other plausible explanation.

"About 20 officials, wearing black jackets with "ICO Enforcement" on them, arrived at the firm's central London offices soon after a High Court judge granted a search warrant 4 days after it was sought by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)."