by Kris Alexander | Jul 27, 2012 | Monitor
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein did not give his chemical weapons to Syria. Photo: U.S. Commerce Department As if warped by some giant conspiratorial black hole, any discussion of Syria’s chemical and biological weapons inevitably bends back in time and...
by Kris Alexander | Jul 24, 2012 | Monitor
Free Syrian Army in Idlib, Syria. Photo: AP/Shaam News Network On Monday, the Assad regime caused an international stir when they said they just might use chemical weapons to stop so-called “external aggression“; it pissed off Syria’s allies in the...
by Kris Alexander | Jul 16, 2012 | Monitor
Syrian President Bashar Assad (center) at a 2007 banquet honoring Syria’s armed forces. Photo: AP/Sana What’s worse than a power-mad dictator with weapons of mass destruction? A power-mad dictator who may be about to lose them. This is the situation the...