Russian Report: Syrian Rebels responsible for chemical attacks

[DrHenley]

Now this: The report leaked to the media that was the basis of news stories about there being evidence that the regime carried out the attacks was doctored.

The undoctored report reportedly shows the opposite:

According to the doctored report, the chemical attack was carried out by the 155th Brigade of the 4th Armored Division of the Syrian Army, an elite unit commanded by Maher al-Assad, the president’s brother.

However, the original communication intercepted by Unit 8200 between a major in command of the rocket troops assigned to the 155th Brigade of the 4th Armored Division, and the general staff, shows just the opposite.

The general staff officer asked the major if he was responsible for the chemical weapons attack. From the tone of the conversation, it was clear that “the Syrian general staff were out of their minds with panic that an unauthorized strike had been launched by the 155th Brigade in express defiance of their instructions,” the former officers say.

According to the transcript of the original Unit 8200 report, the major “hotly denied firing any of his missiles” and invited the general staff to come and verify that all his weapons were present.

The report contains a note at the end that the major was interrogated by Syrian intelligence for three days, then returned to command of his unit. “All of his weapons were accounted for,” the report stated.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/08/29/ve...he-dogs-of-war

When Rep Alan Grayson challenged Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to release the undoctored report, Hagel bounced back and forth between feigning ignorance, and saying he couldn't because it was "probably classified." Grayson then asked Hagel to DECLASSIFY IT.

Here is the video of Grayson challenging Hagel (beginning at 3:45 of this clip):