Yes. The Alfred E. Newman pose probably didn't help him, but the discredited ruses of the recent past are more responsible. See -
(From 'The Indpendent' Aug. 29) The rush to judgment on Syria is a catastrophic and deadly error Britain and America show contempt for the lessons of the past in pressing for action http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10271248/The-rush-to-judgment-on-Syria-is-a-catastrophic-and-deadly-error.html EXCERPT: "... it looks highly unlikely that Assad would have carried out such an action let alone within three days of international inspectors arriving in Syria. Consider this: the only beneficiaries from the atrocity were the rebels, previously losing the war, who now have Britain and America ready to intervene on their side. While there seems to be little doubt that chemical weapons were used, there is doubt about who deployed them. It is important to remember that Assad has been accused of using poison gas against civilians before. But on that occasion, Carla del Ponte, a UN commissioner on Syria, concluded that the rebels, not Assad, were probably responsible. The rush to judgment by Britain and the US looks premature ..." Charles Francis wrote: > Could this man be the reason? > http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/04/francois-hollande-photo-news-ag > encies > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 03 September 2013 23:44 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Vo]:[OT]Shocking Story That Could Derail Attack on Syria > > The French public doesn't believe the Syria story either --
