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[Swamp Sensei]

But did they happen from ASSAD

Since he had nothing to gain from it

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/06/postmortems-confirm-syria-chemical-attack-turkey-says

The medical results from Turkey came as the Syrian foreign minister denied his government used chemical weapons in the attack. He also denied Syria had ever used them, even though reports from UN investigators have confirmed previous chemical attacks by both the Syrian government and Islamic State forces.

Speaking to reporters in Damascus, Walid al-Muallem said: “The Syrian Arab Army has never used chemical weapons and will not use chemical weapons against Syrians and even against terrorists.”

The postmortem results add to mounting evidence that the attack involved deliberate use of chemical weapons by a Syrian warplane.

Witnesses said at least one Syrian warplane dropped bombs on Khan Sheikhun at about 6.30am on Tuesday.

I'd be shocked if it wasn't Assad and the Syrian government, frankly.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/06/postmortems-confirm-syria-chemical-attack-turkey-says




I'd be shocked if it wasn't Assad and the Syrian government, frankly.

1) Assad is winning the war
2) The US said it wasn't going to ally with the rebels anymore
3) Turkey is supposedly the witness and Turkey have close ties to the rebels
4) Russia removed any chemical weapons Syria had in 2013 and there has been no evidence of them acquiring more

It's based on the word of Turkey, who have vested interest in the rebels and somehow were able to get ambulances and equipment safely to and from a warzone

The US wasn't going to aid the rebels anymore so the only people that had a motive for the attack are the rebels themselves to drag USA in

 

[Deleted member]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/06/postmortems-confirm-syria-chemical-attack-turkey-says
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/middleeast/idlib-syria-attack/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/syria-c...opsies-turkey-says-trump-blames-assad-russia/

I don't know why we're doubting the chemical weapons.

They happened.

Those reports are reporting that Assad used Chemical weapons, but according to Turkey. According to investigation(done by Russia) it is possible that they've hit a chemical weapons depot controlled by the rebels.(Who themselves use chemical weapons.)

It is possible that they did indeed fire chemical weapons(only due to them having them back in 2013, which were removed by Russia, though it still doesn't make much sense for them to use chemical weapons at this point.), but the point is that Trump made the decision on something that wasn't even certain at the time he made it. And even if they do have chemical weapons, it doesn't make the response any better, it's still a ******** decision.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

1) Assad is winning the war
2) The US said it wasn't going to ally with the rebels anymore
3) Turkey is supposedly the witness and Turkey have close ties to the rebels
4) Russia removed any chemical weapons Syria had in 2013 and there has been no evidence of them acquiring more

It's based on the word of Turkey, who have vested interest in the rebels and somehow were able to get ambulances and equipment safely to and from a warzone

The US wasn't going to aid the rebels anymore so the only people that had a motive for the attack are the rebels themselves to drag USA in

Interesting.

This means I'll need to do more research.

Those reports are reporting that Assad used Chemical weapons, but according to Turkey. According to investigation(done by Russia) it is possible that they've hit a chemical weapons depot controlled by the rebels.(Who themselves use chemical weapons.)

It is possible that they did indeed fire chemical weapons(only due to them having them back in 2013, which were removed by Russia, though it still doesn't make much sense for them to use chemical weapons at this point.), but the point is that Trump made the decision on something that wasn't even certain at the time he made it. And even if they do have chemical weapons, it doesn't make the response any better, it's still a ******** decision.

Don't get me wrong. I think the air strike was a stupid thing to do.

I was just looking for some reporting on what Syria did and found those articles.

 

[redfeatherraven]

But did they happen from ASSAD

Since he had nothing to gain from it

This one has been difficult for me to determine as well, but there's a few speculative reasons.

First and most direct of note, the targeted city, Khan Sheikhoun, was rebel-held, and therefore Assad would have directly profited from the strike, if only in a reduction of forces and morale.

However, at least one article in The New York Times does offer an explanation I hadn't thought of previously, but which does make some sense: Assad is targeting regions outside his influence in order to create a hostile environment - except in regions under his control. Therefore those in Syria are met with a choice - live under Assad's jurisdiction, leave Syria, or die. This would consolidate his power within the nation as the ruling power of the only areas deemed safe.

If this is correct, then those in Khan Sheikhoun, defying the first two options, were given the third.

Now in order for this to function properly, the stalemate between Russia and the United States regarding the region would have to hold. If either stepped in as a greater authority than Assad, then he would have to work that much harder to convey to the people of Syria that asserting their rights would not be a valid fourth option. And so far, that's apparently worked. Regarding this strike:

“Militarily, there is no need,” said Bente Scheller, the Middle East director of the Berlin-based Heinrich Böll Foundation. “But it spreads the message: You are at our mercy. Don’t ask for international law. You see, it doesn’t protect even a child.”

Undermining Assad by diplomacy or force would be equally disastrous for him, as the former is to some degree implicitly backed by the latter, but so long as the stalemate held the former would be impossible. Without a way to break the stalemate, leaders would then have to weigh the effects of force.

Now much of this is theory based on incomplete information, from my perspective at least. I've frankly ignored the issue for this long, to my current shame. But, if correct, the theory offers an explanation for Assad's actions.

On its face it would seem to explain Trump's as well, except that it seemed like the Trump administration was looking to strengthen diplomatic ties with Russia rather than butt heads with them. But of course there's the allegations that those diplomatic ties were already, shall we say, pre-strengthened. Perhaps this was one part a notice to Assad, one part a bridge-burning maneuver meant to derail the accusations against the Trump administration.

I'll need to learn more in order to corroborate or debunk this, but my primary concern is that the only information that this offers regarding the future is the conclusion it draws for the present - that. in Trump's mind, in this situation the benefits of force outweighed the detriments. And he happens to be in a position of authority to make that happen seemingly without need or regard for the full set of checks and balances that congressional or international approval would provide.

Which begs a question I can't answer right away - was this situation unique, or just the first?

I'm tired, y'all.

I just want to quip and photoshop funny things together. Instead I get to sit here shivering from some measure of caffeination, sleep deprivation, and a cold dread.

Night's been bull****.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Nevermind tweets from 2013, he made those promises in the election itself, but yes, he has been breaking his promises.

I said tweets because he angrily tweeted about Obama golfing and going on vacation too much,
Obama did both those less in his whole presidency than the Orangutan in a few months

 

[Deleted member]

I know Dio's the lead villain, but literally almost every villain so far (On Chapter 21) is really forgettable (Minus Forever, I really liked the idea of him)

Yeah, Part 3 gets much better on the second half
I'd say the Death 13 and Judgement are fhe highlights of the first half, not counting Hol Horse

Sounds like standard fare Trump then

"Just another day for the Trump, eh?"
*cue laugh track*
Written and Directed by Donald J. Trump

but according to Turkey.

And now I'm really skeptical all of a sudden

 

[Coricus]

*scratches new Switch bezel the first time docking it despite never having a problem before*

. . .

. . .

>___________________<

I'm. . .exhausted.

I feel like this is some kind of cosmic punishment for actually being optimistic about the Switch.

Can't say I haven't done significantly worse to Nintendo handled screens, I guess. You don't even want to hear the horror story of what I did to my DS Lite screen the day after I got it, it'll physically hurt you. Just really tired after a month of not having my PC and a week of not having my Switch and all of my electronics going haywire all at once.

Not like I would have gotten around to buying a screen protector without damaging it in the first place. I'm a bit backwards like that.

 

[Baskerville]

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/sma...treet-fighter-v-for-evo-japans-sai-tournament
Well **** son.

 

[Deleted member]

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/sma...treet-fighter-v-for-evo-japans-sai-tournament
Well **** son.

"Smash Bros. isn't a fighting game!"

 

[Deleted member]

To bring a new topic here, it's April 2017, and we still haven't got a single trailer for Star Wars VIII, which is due to get released next December...

I don't know about you, but I'm getting worried it'll be pushed for a later release in 2018.

Maybe it has something to do with Carrie Fisher's passing last year, despite Disney saying Leia's character will not be involved in it iirc.

 

[Schnee117]

Someone tell him Star Wars Celebration is next week.

If there isn't an Episode 8 trailer there then I'll Axe Kick an Easter Egg.

 

[Deleted member]

To bring a new topic here, it's April 2017, and we still haven't got a single trailer for Star Wars VIII, which is due to get released next December...

I don't know about you, but I'm getting worried it'll be pushed for a later release in 2018.

Maybe it has something to do with Carrie Fisher's passing last year, despite Disney saying Leia's character will not be involved in it iirc.

From what I've read, Leia will still be present in Star Wars VIII, since all her scenes in that movie were filmed before Carrie Fisher's death. She might not appear in Ep. IX, though, since Disney/Lucasfilm did state that they won't digitally recreate her likeness like they did with her cameo in Rogue One.

 

[Metal Shop X]

I just finished AM2R.
And I tell you, there is alot I could say about how good this game is and that, I dare to say, it is a official Metroid game in my eyes.
But since I am so hungry right now, I'm just gonna to say:
10/10, 10/10, 100/100, Best game, BEST GAME.

 

[redfeatherraven]

A bit late now, perhaps, but:

1) Assad is winning the war
2) The US said it wasn't going to ally with the rebels anymore
3) Turkey is supposedly the witness and Turkey have close ties to the rebels
4) Russia removed any chemical weapons Syria had in 2013 and there has been no evidence of them acquiring more

It's based on the word of Turkey, who have vested interest in the rebels and somehow were able to get ambulances and equipment safely to and from a warzone

The US wasn't going to aid the rebels anymore so the only people that had a motive for the attack are the rebels themselves to drag USA in

I read these counterpoints after my previous post and decided to research them, since it would color my understanding of, and the validity of, the theory I've proposed.

I started with the fourth, expecting to work my way backwards. It became quite a task, and I'm still on the clock, so I'll have to leave it at point number 4 for now and work my way backwards to 1 over the day.

4) This one operates in two parts. Firstly, the agency of Russia, and secondly, the removal of the weapons.

As Russia is a major player in the current conflict, and a key contributor to and supporter of the UN Security Council resolution to disarm Syria's chemical stockpile in the first place, it would stand to reason that they might see any action counter to that arrangement as a personal besmirch, and therefore act to resolve that as best as possible.

This is why I find it odd that the only involvement I can find regarding Russia is an offer of military observers to help oversee operations. The evidence of destruction I could find on short notice indicated that the primary burden of destroying its most dangerous agents involved shipping them to facilities in the United States and Europe, or destroying them aboard the MV Cape Ray, an American vessel deployed in the eastern Mediterranean for that express purpose.

Without Russia's assistance the resolution never would have passed and the destruction likely never implemented, so this is not to discredit them per se. But I would advise crediting them solely, even implicitly. They were far from lone actors.

Also it's worth noting that the resolution did not complete in 2013, though it did pass on September 23rd of that year. In fact, even with the last of them shipped out for destruction on June 23, 2014, the official OPCW confirmation that the declared stockpile was destroyed did not occur until January 4, 2015.

And then, in May 2015, a report came out that OPCW inspectors found traces of precursors necessary to make the sarin and VX nerve agents at a military research site in December 2014 and January 2015. The site was undisclosed to the OPCW at the time.

And it's not a matter of definition or slip of materials, as these precursors are the way those agents are normally stored. Sarin degrades rapidly in highly acidic environments, and production creates hydrofluoric acid or hydrochloric acid depending on the production method. Sarin itself typically breaks down in a matter of weeks to months, whereas a binary munition made of the precursors has a shelf life of up to five years. Finally, the primary precursor to sarin, methylphosphonyl difluoride, is a Schedule I substance to the CWC, whether it's mixed already or not.

This all assumes that Sarin was the chemical used in the attack. It makes no judgement on who pulled the trigger, because at present that is irrelevant. Turkey claims Assad's regime struck with it intentionally. Assad claims he was striking a rebel munitions facility and that there must have been chemicals stored there that he was unaware of when ordering the strike.

But neither denies the aftermath, and the symptoms and recovery methods are consistent with exposure to sarin, quoting doctors treating the affected in Sarmin Field Hospital, which is supported by the Syrian-American Medical Society in Idlib. Presumably that makes them independent of at least Turkey.

I'm going to be at this for a while, I fear.

 

[Coricus]

In funner news, using my new BotW save to do all the things I felt I should have done in a different order in my old save.

The first step was getting a certain steed as soon as I dropped off the Plateau. That's done now, and it's going to make the second step much easier.

I don't want to hear "You're not the hero this, you don't have the sword that seals the darkness that." By the time I'd got it before I'd run out of places that would even mention it.

36 Shrines. Lost Woods. Let's go. Try me.

. . .Come to think of it, I probably shouldn't have talked to that one girl in front of the stable right away this run either. But oh well. She sucks anyway. Not as much as the one moron in front of Gerudo Town does, but she sucks.

The point is, I want glory and the surely existent alt dialog from the storyline. No more guilt tripping from NPCs.

I'm not even gonna dip a toe into any of the towns this time until I have the Sacred Stick of Legends. Not even so much as Kakariko. Now THAT's a special run.

 

[Robertman2]

To bring a new topic here, it's April 2017, and we still haven't got a single trailer for Star Wars VIII, which is due to get released next December...

I don't know about you, but I'm getting worried it'll be pushed for a later release in 2018.

Maybe it has something to do with Carrie Fisher's passing last year, despite Disney saying Leia's character will not be involved in it iirc.

Disney ain't giving up that late December spot.

Also Celebration is next week

 

[redfeatherraven]

I'm not even gonna dip a toe into any of the towns this time until I have the Sacred Stick of Legends. Not even so much as Kakariko. Now THAT's a special run.

I dig it.

Personally, I want to start a challenge run on a different profile to test myself.

No Beasts.

No upgrades.

No pants.

Find out how good I really got at perfect dodging.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I dug down too deep in the rabbit hole. Here's an explanation of Concentration in Metroid Other M
"Other M was all just a bad dream after Samus ate way too many Baconators the night before. When her dream becomes a nightmare (read: low health), she has to stop and reassert the dream's lucidity."

 

[ChikoLad]

Apparently LEGO City Undercover has a two-player co-op mode on the Nintendo Switch:

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nin...witter&utm_campaign=LegoCityUndercover|OutNow

Not sure if the other versions have it though.

 

[Robertman2]

Apparently LEGO City Undercover has a two-player co-op mode on the Nintendo Switch:

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/LEGO-CITY-Undercover-1177194.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=LegoCityUndercover|OutNow

Not sure if the other versions have it though.

I'd be shocked as hell if it wasn't there. It is a Lego game

 

[Schnee117]

Apparently LEGO City Undercover has a two-player co-op mode on the Nintendo Switch:

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/LEGO-CITY-Undercover-1177194.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=LegoCityUndercover|OutNow

Not sure if the other versions have it though.

Other versions seem to have it going by a streamer I watch playing the Xbox One version.

 

[Aurane]

I dug down too deep in the rabbit hole. Here's an explanation of Concentration in Metroid Other M
"Other M was all just a bad dream after Samus ate way too many Baconators the night before. When her dream becomes a nightmare (read: low health), she has to stop and reassert the dream's lucidity."

After seeing Samus nearly piss herself after seeing Ridley, I want to believe that entire game is a bad dream.

 

[Deleted member]

So, the FE Echoes world map got datamined
Spoilers for the postgame chapter

Spoiler

I was expecting we wouldn't get to explore Akaneia much but I'm still somewhat disappointed.
I wonder why the sea routes to it, seems like the chapter might be mainly on those areas(which would mean more boat maps, yay!).
Also wondering how it'll work regarding the two parties, will they be separated somehow or have the armies join?

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Looky here, a show that's good to make up for the mess that was Iron Fist. Ironic as I was REALLY looking forward to IF but never liked Punisher

 

[Tree Gelbman]

Speaking of Star Wars Celebrations.

Pretty sure there's going to be an announcement of a Star Wars movie for a certain padawan of Darth Vader/Anakin's.

Why?

Rosario Dawson had been very very vocal about wanting to portray her in a live action Star Wars movie.

Yesterday? People discovered that just prior to Celebrations, the official Star Wars twitter and a producer of the Star Wars universe both started following her on Twitter.

 

[Robertman2]

Speaking of Star Wars Celebrations.

Pretty sure there's going to be an announcement of a Star Wars movie for a certain padawan of Darth Vader/Anakin's.

Why?

Rosario Dawson had been very very vocal about wanting to portray her in a live action Star Wars movie.

Yesterday? People discovered that just prior to Celebrations, the official Star Wars twitter and a producer of the Star Wars universe both started following her on Twitter.

That'd be dope. Any rumors about an Obi-Wan movie tho?

 

[ChikoLad]

Sonic may be getting another mobile runner game.

There was a problem fetching the tweet

http://www.tssznews.com/2017/04/07/...e-called-sonic-runners-adventure-coming-soon/

Gameloft worked on the mobile versions of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing and Sonic Unleashed, so it's not like the developer comes out of nowhere.

 

[Robert of Normandy]

So, the FE Echoes world map got datamined
Spoilers for the postgame chapter

Spoiler

I was expecting we wouldn't get to explore Akaneia much but I'm still somewhat disappointed.
I wonder why the sea routes to it, seems like the chapter might be mainly on those areas(which would mean more boat maps, yay!).
Also wondering how it'll work regarding the two parties, will they be separated somehow or have the armies join?

Spoiler

I've seen screenshots of the final dungeon, the armies are combined for Chapter 6.

...Though it seems silly the paths to Alm's side of the map would still be blocked off.

 

[Knight Dude]

I was looking through some of Rock's win quotes in KOF XIV...

Spoiler: Rock quotes

vs. Alice: A-Are you OK? Your moves are so much like Terry’s, I got a little too fired up...

vs. Yuri: Th-The Kyokugen style attracts all kinds, huh...

How amusing, still hormonal as hell

Rock will never be able to do a BUSTA WOLF if his "Are You OK"s aren't confident.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

Sonic may be getting another mobile runner game.

There was a problem fetching the tweet

http://www.tssznews.com/2017/04/07/...e-called-sonic-runners-adventure-coming-soon/

Gameloft worked on the mobile versions of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing and Sonic Unleashed, so it's not like the developer comes out of nowhere.

I'd be fully down with a Sonic Runners sequel with 100% less roulette wheel.

 

[Wario Bros.]

Glad to hear about the Yooka-Laylee patch details.

Now my worries have vanished. Though a camera patch would be nice.

 

[allison]

I dug down too deep in the rabbit hole. Here's an explanation of Concentration in Metroid Other M
"Other M was all just a bad dream after Samus ate way too many Baconators the night before. When her dream becomes a nightmare (read: low health), she has to stop and reassert the dream's lucidity."

I legit hope this is canon

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

Glad to hear about the Yooka-Laylee patch details.

Now my worries have vanished. Though a camera patch would be nice.

Hopefully the camera is a top priority for Playtonic in regards to the Switch version.

 

[wedl!!]

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/sma...treet-fighter-v-for-evo-japans-sai-tournament
Well **** son.

lmao
sfv is dying

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I legit hope this is canon

Nah, the canon version has her crying herself to sleep after 6 tubs of ice cream after she realized she'd never get a kick ass sequel to Fusion in which she's considered a terrorist by the GF and has a Zero Suit stealth gameplay in which she's able to use her Metroid DNA powers to stealthkill and ****

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

I've been waiting to get a clean version of this song.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

I dig it.

Personally, I want to start a challenge run on a different profile to test myself.

No Beasts.

No upgrades.

No pants.

Find out how good I really got at perfect dodging.

What about shirts? Are shirts okay?

 

[ChikoLad]

Sonic Runners Adventure is real after all.

Sounds like a sequel/spiritual successor/revival of Sonic Runners, but being outsourced to Gameloft (Sonic Team are probably too busy with Sonic Forces and a bit of Sonic Mania, probably a contributing factor to why they killed the original as well as it's general failure). It also won't be online-only, and seems to be aiming to get rid of the gacha aspect of the game (i.e. no more random pulls for Heroes/Buddies, everything is either unlocked at specific milestones of play, or purchased with Rings).

It also sounds like it will have normal levels akin to Super Mario Run/Rayman Jungle Run, as well as the traditional Endless Mode.

There was a problem fetching the tweet

 

[Knight Dude]

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/sma...treet-fighter-v-for-evo-japans-sai-tournament
Well **** son.

That's a bit surprising. I thought Japan had the bigger Street Fighter audience. That, and I wasn't too sure how big the Smash scene really was in Japan.