Western corporate media, via unnamed sources, want us to believe that once again Syrian President Assad is such a bloodthirsty lunatic that he cannot stop himself from attacking innocent civilians with chemical weapons just as he's poised to rid his state of terrorists and with it give the usual crew - US, UK, France, etc - a pretext to bomb his country.

If this poor charade isn't a prelude to a massive regional conflict, and possibly World War 3 should Russia finally lose patience by responding in kind, then a huge effort has been made to make it look that way.

U.S. Says Syria Plans Gas Attack in Rebel Stronghold

Chlorine assault would target Idlib in what could be a decisive battle in seven-year war, raising prospects for new retaliatory strike as thousands flee

By Dion Nissenbaum, The Wall Street Journal

Updated Sept. 9, 2018 7:35 p.m. ET: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-say...d=hp_lead_pos2