Washington Post: Chemical Weapons Claims in Syria Unreliable :
Chemical weapons claimsDespite months of laboratory testing and scrutiny by top U.S. Scientists, the Obama administration's case for arming Syria's rebels rests on unverifiable claims that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people, according to diplomats and experts. Ref. Source 7
U.S.-Russia Syria talks end without agreement:
U.N.-brokered talks on Tuesday aimed at setting up a conference to end the war in Syria ended with U.S. And Russian officials failing to agree on many questions, including the dates and participants, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said. Ref. Source 4
UK ARMY CHIEF: Invading Syria Would Be The Only Way To Topple Assad:
"You have to be able, as we did successfully in Libya, to hit ground targets," General David Richards told The Telegraph. "If you want to have the material effect that people seek [I.e. Assad's ouster] ... You would be going to war if that is what you want to do." Ref. Source 4
U.N. Says chemical weapons inspectors to visit three Syrian sites:
U.N. Inspectors will travel to Syria "As soon as possible" To investigate claims of chemical weapons use during the country's civil war after President Bashar al-Assad's government granted access to three sites, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Ref. Source 7