<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:18pt">Ok, so the news source is a bit new. The reporters who wrote the original source article are mentioned in the bio at the end of the article. One is a student and the other is a regular reporter with a masters degree who writes for major news outlets. But as far as fact checking goes, you might want to examine the following photograph that has been waived around by John Kerry as "evidence" of a major chemical weapons attack in Syria. It turns out that it is actually from Iraq circa 2003.<br><br><a href="https://sphotos-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1240499_582710218441965_260957735_n.jpg">https://sphotos-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1240499_582710218441965_260957735_n.jpg</a><br><div><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;
background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>The post I got this from off of Facebook is located here:</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=582710218441965&set=a.195185000527824.48209.195181403861517&type=1&theater <br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color:
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>The caption on Facebook reads:</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div><div class="fbPhotoContributorName" id="fbPhotoSnowliftAuthorName"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Photography-by-hamde-abu-rahma-/195181403861517" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=195181403861517">Photography by hamde abu rahma .</a></div><div class="mrs fsm fwn fcg"><span id="fbPhotoSnowliftSubscribe"><span class="fbPhotoSubscribeWrapper"><a class="photoViewerFollowLink"
href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=582710218441965&set=a.195185000527824.48209.195181403861517&type=1&theater#" role="button">Like This Page</a> · </span></span><span id="fbPhotoSnowliftTimestamp"><abbr title="Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 9:25pm" data-utime="1378009538" class="timestamp livetimestamp">10 hours ago</abbr> </span></div><span id="fbPhotoSnowliftPromote"></span><span id="fbPhotoSnowliftViewOnApp"></span><span id="fbPhotoSnowliftUseApp"></span></div><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" tabindex="0" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption"><br>IMPORTANT TO KNOW !<br>
So, Secretary of State John Kerry referenced this photograph when
making his speech today, trying to drive home how awful the Syrian
chemical attack was as he tried to convince us why we should go to war.
One problem. The picture isn't even from Syria. It's from Iraq in 2003.
The photographer, Marco di Lauro, said he nearly "fell off his chair"
when he saw it was being used to promote a war in Syria. It's getting
pretty disturbing to see how far our politicians, both Republican and
Democrat, are willing to go to drum up support for a war nobody wants.<br><br>Of course it is hard to know the veracity of a posting on Facebook, but it is either that or rely on the drivel from CNN or the not too detailed rebuttals available on rt.com, which rarely touches on these details.<br><br>John Thielking<br></span></span><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 18pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Gerry Gras <gerrygras@earthlink.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> John Thielking <pagesincolor@yahoo.com>; Greens Discussion List <sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org>; Donna Wallach <palestineis@dslextreme.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, August 31,
2013 2:42 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [GPSCC-chat] Syrian Rebels Admit That THEY Were Responsible For Chemical Weapons Use In August 2013<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><br>The examiner article referred to a Minnesota article.<br>It took a while to get through to the Minnesota article,<br>but with patience I finally did:<br><br><a href="http://www.mintpressnews.com/witnesses-of-gas-attack-say-saudis-supplied-rebels-with-chemical-weapons/168135/" target="_blank">http://www.mintpressnews.com/witnesses-of-gas-attack-say-saudis-supplied-rebels-with-chemical-weapons/168135/</a><br><br>I wonder about the credibility of a news source I have<br>never heard of. So I did some searching for info about<br>Mint Press News. I have not found anything conclusive<br>but here's some info about MintPress News:<br><a href="http://www.mintpressnews.com/about-us/"
target="_blank">http://www.mintpressnews.com/about-us/</a><br><a href="http://www.cjr.org/news_startups_guide/2012/03/mint-press-news.php" target="_blank">http://www.cjr.org/news_startups_guide/2012/03/mint-press-news.php</a><br><a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/company/mint-press-news" target="_blank">http://uk.linkedin.com/company/mint-press-news</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/MintPressNews" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/MintPressNews</a><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MintPressNews" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/MintPressNews</a><br><a href="http://www.glassdoor.com/Interview/Mint-Press-News-Interview-Questions-E496652.htm" target="_blank">http://www.glassdoor.com/Interview/Mint-Press-News-Interview-Questions-E496652.htm</a><br><a href="https://plus.google.com/110548700815669751131/posts" target="_blank">https://plus.google.com/110548700815669751131/posts</a><br><br><br>Some things I observed. It's supposed to be
progressive.<br>It has a special interest in the Middle East. It's<br>about 2 years old. I have not found any info about who's<br>funding it.<br><br>I noticed that the CJR page mentioned a "Mnar Muhawesh",<br>but the "About Us" page of the MPN does not. So I did a<br>search for "Mnar Muhawesh" and found:<br><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mnar-muhawesh/20/880/73" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mnar-muhawesh/20/880/73</a><br><a href="http://www.minnpost.com/david-brauer-blog/2012/01/who-mintpress-and-why-are-they-doing-all-hiring" target="_blank">http://www.minnpost.com/david-brauer-blog/2012/01/who-mintpress-and-why-are-they-doing-all-hiring</a><br><a href="http://maplegrovemag.com/article/brendan-loney/maple-grove-young-entrepreneurs?page=0,3" target="_blank">http://maplegrovemag.com/article/brendan-loney/maple-grove-young-entrepreneurs?page=0,3</a><br><a href="http://www.startribune.com/nation/129467228.html"
target="_blank">http://www.startribune.com/nation/129467228.html</a><br>(The Star Tribune item is about the effect of 9/11 on Minneapolis<br>area people, including Mnar Muhawesh. Apparently it increased<br>her interest in Islam.)<br><a href="http://islamicinsights.com/news/community-affairs/hijabi-news-anchor-breaking-barriers.html" target="_blank">http://islamicinsights.com/news/community-affairs/hijabi-news-anchor-breaking-barriers.html</a><br><br>Gerry<br><br><br>John Thielking wrote:<br>><br>> See:<br>><br>> <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/syrian-rebels-admit-to-being-behind-chemical-weapons-attack?cid=rss" target="_blank">http://www.examiner.com/article/syrian-rebels-admit-to-being-behind-chemical-weapons-attack?cid=rss</a><br>><br>> for more information. Thanks.<br>><br>> John Thielking<br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> sosfbay-discuss mailing list<br>> <a
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