Anyone believe the Russians on this ?
I'm sure there are
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The US State Department says it is "confident" the Syrian Government was responsible for a suspected chemical weapons attack in the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma one week ago.
But Russia's Defence Ministry claimed Britain was involved in "faking" the attack, which a Syrian medical relief group said killed at least 60 people, including children.
"We can say that the Syrian Government was behind this attack. We know that this was a chemical weapon that was used. The exact kind or the mix, that we are still looking into. A lots of this stuff is classified at this point," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said United States officials at various levels were still consulting with allies about possible retaliatory military strikes.
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US media reported that Defence Secretary James Mattis had so far dissuaded the President from ordering strikes against Syrian targets, fearing that to do so would spark a dangerous confrontation with Russia and Syria's ally Iran.
Earlier this month Mr Trump reportedly told Pentagon officials that he wanted to end the US involvement in Syria.
Kremlin's fake claim a 'grotesque lie'
In a televised briefing on Friday, Russia's Ministry of Defence repeated the Kremlin's stance that the attack was faked, adding that it had proof that Britain participated in its staging.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-13/russia-says-syria-chemical-attack-staged/9657314
