Secretary of Sate, John Kerry, claims that on his government certified radar screen he sees rockets coming from "regime-controlled areas" resulting in the "inconceivable horror" of  426 children killed by sarin gas. Putin has claimed that Kerry doesn't know how to read a radar screen. Well, actually, he put it somewhat less diplomatically and called him a "beautiful liar." Beautiful or not, some credentialed investigators are raising doubts. For example, former Swiss Attorney general and investigator for the UN, Del Ponte, has claimed that her investigation revealed concrete suspicions that the rebels had actually launched the attack. Her report, of course, has been  challenged by the US. Anyway, it doesn't seem to be the slam dunk Kerry claims. Furthermore, who really would stand to gain from launching such an attack? Assad's forces were winning and if the "rebels" could pin the attack on Assad they could force the US to back up its "red line" ultimatum and come in on...(Read Full Post)