Action: US and Britain's leaders have demanded action against the Assad regime for allegedly launching chemical weapons attacks which have killed more than 1,400 people
Intercepts Caught Assad Rejecting Requests To Use Chemical Weapons, German Paper Says -- McClatchy News
BERLIN — Syrian President Bashar Assad has repeatedly rejected requests from his field commanders for approval to use chemical weapons, according to a report this weekend in a German newspaper.
The report in Bild am Sonntag, which is a widely read and influential national Sunday newspaper, reported that the head of the German Foreign Intelligence agency, Gerhard Schindler, last week told a select group of German lawmakers that intercepted communications had convinced German intelligence officials that Assad did not order or approve what is believed to be a sarin gas attack on Aug. 21 that killed hundreds of people in Damascus’ eastern suburbs.
The Obama administration has blamed the attack on Assad. The evidence against Assad was described over the weekend as common sense by White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on CNN’s State of the Union.
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More News On The German report That Syrian president Assad May Have Not Ordered The Chemical Attack Last Month
Syria Chemical Attack Possibly Carried Out Without Assad Permission, German Newspaper Reports -- Reuters
Assad did not order Syria chemical weapons attack, says German press -- The Guardian
German intel shows Assad did not order Syria gas attack: report -- Washington Times
Assad may not be responsible for Syria chemical attack: German paper -- Xinhuanet
German intel: Assad may not have approved chemical attacks -- Al Jazeera America
Syrian regime behind attacks but Assad not complicit - German intelligence -- Al Bawaba
German intel suggests Assad blameless in chemical attack -- Rick Moran, American Thinker
My Comment: There has been no comment on these German intelligence revelations from the U.S./U.K./and France.
Update: This German report contradicts an earlier report from German intelligence that saw Assad behind the gas attack, citing phone call.
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