Amy Goodman
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As U.S. Moves to Arm Syrian Rebels, Questions Raised About Reports of Chemical Weapons Attack
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17:24Now PlayingThe Obama administration is reportedly close to begin arming Syrian rebels with "lethal weaponry" in their fight against President Bashar alAssad. The Washington Post reports President Obama will make a final decision in the coming weeks on what one official described as "assistance that has a direct military purpose." Syrian rebels have already asked Western backers for antitank weapons and surfacetoair missiles. This comes as Israel and U.S. sources have accused the Syrian government of using chemical weapons. On Tuesday, President Obama said chemicalweapon use in Syria would be a "gamechanger." We speak to Tracey Shelton, a GlobalPost senior correspondent covering Syria. Her most recent article is "SyriaThe Horrific Chemical Weapons Attack that Probably Wasn't a Chemical Weapons Attack." Last month, Shelton won a George Polk award for "communicating the human tragedy of the conflict in Syria in a way that is impossible to ignore or forget."
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