Read the leaked Pentagon/DIA assessment of the chemical warfare capability of Al Qaeda in Syria, known as al-Nusra, from June 20, 2013, made public by Seymour Hersh in September 2023.
DIA on Al-Nusra Sarin Cell ⊠by Aaron Maté
The bombshell was pointed out in a tweet by investigative journalist Aaron Mate.
When US accused Syria of the August 2013 sarin attack in Ghouta, it concealed what US intel said: that Al Qaeda’s Syria wing, al-Nusra, had an “advanced” sarin production cell.
Seymour Hersh has published the full US intel memo for the first time:https://t.co/Zubi8kvleH
â Aaron MatĂ© (@aaronjmate) September 13, 2023
The leaked documents were released in an article penned by Seymour Hersh titled, âWhen the Intelligence is Inconvenientâ on his Subtack page and can be read in full with a subscription to his Substack page. Below is an excerpt of the article.
On Sunday Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Jonathan Karl of ABCâs This Week that he remained âvery confident in Ukraineâs ultimate successâ in the ongoing war with Russia. He depicted Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyâs decision to escalate its attacks inside Russia as âtheir decision, not ours.â
Blinkenâs wrong-headed confidence and his acceptance of a significant escalation in the Ukraine war defies belief, given the reality on the ground today in the war. But it also could be based on insanely optimistic assessments supplied by the Defense Intelligence Agency. The DIAâs assessments, as I have reported, are now the intelligence of choice inside the White House.
As a journalist who has written about national security matters for many decades, how can I explain a process that is clearly contrary to the best interests of the people of the United States and its leadership?
Source: Mronline.org