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I really hate exposing my own ignorance. But I am still not clear on what exactly the OPCW said about who bombed Khan Sheikhoun, even after reading the official statements on the OPCW website. Everyone, even the Syrian government, acknowledges that sarin was used in the attack on Khan Sheikhoun. The OPCW mandate on Khan Sheikhoun, according to OPCW itself, was not to determine who dropped the sarin bombs, but was only to determine if a chemical attack occurred. "The FFM’s mandate is to determine whether chemical weapons or toxic chemicals as weapons have been used in Syria; it does not include identifying who is responsible for alleged attacks." The FFM (Fact Finding Mission) then passed along its finding to "the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), an independent body established by the UN Security Council (Resolution 2235, 7 August 2015). The JIM’s purpose was to identify the perpetrators of the chemical weapon attacks confirmed by the Fact Finding Mission. The JIM’s mandate expired in December 2017." So, it appears that the Joint Investigative Mechanism is the body that will look into who dropped the sarin. But I cannot find any information about what the JIM said about Khan Sheikhoun. Any help greatly appreciated. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
