UN Report Confirms Chemical Weapon Use in Syria

The U.N. mission tasked with assessing whether chemical weapons have been used in the Syrian conflict has concluded in its final report that they were used.   The findings of mission leader Ake Sellstrom’s report do not come as a surprise. But the scientist and his team were in the midst of investigating several allegations when the August 21 attack in the Ghouta area of Damascus killed more than 1,000 people and diverted their attention.   Sellstrom and his team returned to...

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