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BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:47 P.M.):
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JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS;
SOMETHING IS NOT ADDING UP
IN IDLIB CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK
At least 58 people were killed in a horrific gas attack in the Idlib Governorate this morning. However, even before investigations could be conducted and for evidence to emerge, Federica Mogherini, the Italian politician High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, condemned the Syrian government stating that the “Assad regime bears responsibility for ‘awful’ Syria ‘chemical’ attack.”
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The immediate accusation from a high ranking EU official serves a dangerous precedent where public outcry can be made even before the truth surrounding the tragedy can emerge
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