American: We have no evidence of using chemical Bashar
U.S. officials said at the National Security said on Thursday that the
United States and its allies do not have compelling evidence that Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad personally issued orders to his troops to use
chemical weapons in the attack on an area controlled by the opposition
in Damascus.
Officials said that according to estimates by secret intelligence
report after undisclosed CIA summarizes information about the alleged
attack on August 21, the U.S. agencies have great confidence that the
Syrian government forces launched the attack and then, Assad's forces
bear the responsibility.
But officials speaking on condition of anonymity, said the evidence
does not prove that Assad personally ordered the use of chemical
weapons.
Officials said the evidence on the responsibility of the forces loyal
to Assad for the attack exceeded presumptive evidence that includes
electronic recordings and some experimental scientific sampling of the
area that was attacked.
And congressional aides said that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and vice chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral James Infeld Jr. will participate
with senior U.S. officials to inform the leaders of the Congress on
Thursday on the situation in Syria and estimates on the intelligence
services.
And will share the U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper also in command.
The assistants said congressional briefing position will be through
telephone calls via the Internet at six o'clock in the evening are the
east coast of the United States (2200 GMT) because many of the members
spend their summer vacation.
Helpers said the briefing was supposed to be confidential, but many
members of Congress have been unable to get telephone lines secure fit
confidential information.
Was not announced by U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to launch
military action against Syria, but did not leave room for doubt that the
question is not whether he will be punished Assad on the attack, but
when this punishment.
And some members of Congress complained of the Republican Party, but
also some Democrats that they were not consulted as it should on Syria.
(Reuters)
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