A new kind of journalism or who used chemicals in Syria?
(...) if Hersh claimed that the chemical attacks in Syria had been staged by the “villain” Syrian forces, does his report create such a controversy? Or, if his article had called for an international intervention on Syria, would there be i-reporters calling for a crusade against him? (...) It has been a never-ending debate as to who used chemical gas on civilians in Syria. While the government agreed to destroy all the chemical stockpiles under the U.N. supervision, it is highly suspected that the rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad also possessed such weapons. The use of such weapons would spark a global outrage, which would reach to the level of sending U.S.-led international troops to Syria. The scenario above was a hot issue in the late days of summer when the Damascus regime allegedly used chemical weapons on its people in in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta. The international community led by the United States swiftly reacted to th...