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The iPhone gets one last 'important security update' before iOS 10 launch

Turns out not every bug was squashed in the last update.

RECENTLY, APPLE BROUGHT out the latest update to its iOS software more than a fortnight ago, but it didn’t quite catch them all.

The company released a new update to iOS, where includes an “important security update… and is recommended for all users”.

The update is available to those with iPhone 4s and later, iPad 2 and later, and iPod touch (5th generation) or later.

The update in question fixes one issue, a memory corruption problem, which it credited to Chinese jailbreaking group Team Pangu.

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The update will likely be the last one before iOS 10 arrives next month. Usually, the next version of iOS is released alongside the latest iPhone, which will be announced in September.

The update brings a number of changes to the software including a revamped lock screen and notifications, a redesigned control centre and updates to iMessage and the ability to remove most of Apple’s stock apps from your phone.

Squashing bugs

At a security conference in Las Vegas, Apple said it would start offering rewards of up to $200,000 to researchers and hackers who find major security flaws in its products.

The iPhone maker is joining other big tech companies that offer so-called “bug bounties” to people who discover vulnerabilities in their computer code.

The goal is to encourage individuals to come forward so the company can fix the problem — and to discourage hackers from exploiting the flaw or selling the information to others.

Google, Facebook and others have long offered such rewards. To start, Apple says it will offer rewards to a limited number of researchers it has worked with before, but it may expand the programme.

(Additional reporting from AP)

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    Mute Peter O'Leary
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    Aug 24th 2013, 11:47 AM

    Wouldn’t know who to trust. US are quite capable of manipulating both sides to arrive at a desired result.
    The graphic images of those poor misfortunate children, poisoned, clearly shows the Evil that prevails in this awful situation.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 11:29 AM

    So, the UNSA are in Syria for talks on how to blame Assad for using chemical weapons when all who have not been brainwashed and who are not susceptible tp propaganda know that his opponents used the gas.

    I say ‘opponents’ because they are not rebels, they are terrorist skum.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 11:37 AM

    You do realise that both sides use propaganda right? You seem fairly brainwashed yourself!

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    Aug 24th 2013, 11:44 AM

    ‘both sides’

    last I heard Assad was fighting 5 different terrorist groups from as many different countries.

    So that’s 6 sides not both sides.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:15 PM

    If your going to split hairs at least get the figures right. The last time there were that many different groups and nationalities making up the opposition was about 20 months ago. Assad has his army, Hezbollah and his republican guard “advisors”. His opponents are made up of HUNDREDS of groups from probably dozens of countries! Ranging from the average Syrian rebel and army defector to the most extreme wahabiist from Saudi Arabia.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:24 PM

    gearoid,
    chill the beans ffs, I can hear you shouting.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:44 PM

    Sure, I’ve made my point :)

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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:16 PM
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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:38 PM

    David, you should stop wasting your time arguing with fools..They will stay on their position no matter how many facts you will show them..

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:20 PM

    RT, David please. Thats just a Kremlin mouth piece.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:42 PM

    That’s a stunning rebuttal.

    Are the following outlets, who are reporting the same story, also Kremlin mouhtpieces?

    Reuters, Irish Times, NBC, CNN, Al Jazeera? Or is Fox News you’re sole, trusted news source?

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:45 PM

    Reports by Syrian State TV. Is there Independent verification?

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:49 PM

    Contrary to your claims that journalists are not allowed in Syria, there are journalists embedded with Syrian troops in said area. No doubt though, no amount of independent verification will suit your strict conditions on “reliable” news, especially since any criticism of the mainstream narrative constitutes supports of the “Assad regime”.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 2:36 PM

    David, you and seoirse are not a verifiable news source.
    I want the truth and I won’t be getting it from you and definitely not seoirse/blowe!

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    Aug 24th 2013, 2:38 PM

    @Dave Dave 1, Idiot 0.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 2:58 PM

    Where do you get the truth from then Declan? CNN? The Journal? I wonder where you got that little nugget that Iraq moved it’s WMDs to Syria before the UN could find them….LOL

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:01 PM

    Vincenzo, it came from a reliable source… a style of journalism called “making shit up”.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:08 PM

    Vincenzo, I never said it was true! I said there was speculation. 2 different words!!

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:18 PM

    So tell us then…where did you read all this speculation?

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:31 PM

    Mick Jordan . Rte Ireland mouth piece… BBC …. British mouth piece…. CNN American mouth piece …. Just incase you didn’t know .

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:56 PM

    Vincenzo, where did I say “all this speculation”?
    I said speculation!

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    Aug 24th 2013, 4:48 PM

    So..where do you get the speculation from~? LOL its like talking to a child, just spit it out man, where did this speculation come from? had to have come from somewhere….tell us or shut up spreading horse shite, hai capito?

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    Aug 24th 2013, 5:10 PM

    Vincenzo, its good to know that there are people like you who’ll tell me what’s true and not true because you know fcuking everything.
    Btw I just typed this in a calm and adult way.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 5:42 PM

    So…..Where did you hear the speculation from? still waiting lol

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    Aug 24th 2013, 5:43 PM

    Vincenzo, don’t bother arghing with Declan Noonan. He is under the impression that the 1000 anti-coup protestors who were slaughtered in Cairo in the last 2 weeks ‘had it coming’.
    He supports the Irish men who went to fight the Assad regime in Syria, but thinks the Hallawa family beaten up and still in prison for peacefully protesting should not be given a second thought (given that they were protesting against the military).

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    Aug 24th 2013, 5:51 PM

    Vincenzo, look up the meaning of the word speculation. Remember its just speculation! Then google Iraq/ Syria chemical weapons.
    I never said that its true.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 5:54 PM

    Cathay, where do you get that from? I have shown support for the Irish soldiers who are being deployed to the golan heights as part of a UN peacekeeping role there.
    That is separate from what’s going on in Syria.
    The Irish army is not going over there to fight Assad. You are being ignorant.
    As for your other claims, you are twisting the truth.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 5:55 PM

    Im well aware of the meaning Declan thank you very much, what im trying to find out is where the conjecture about Iraqs WMDs ending up in Syria came from, as I suspect you’ve extracted it from your rear end!

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    Aug 24th 2013, 5:57 PM

    Catha, I never said that the 1000 people killed in Cairo had it coming.
    Neither is it true what you said about that family.
    You are a liar!

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    Aug 24th 2013, 5:58 PM

    Declan Noonan,

    You said you are against the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt because you feared for Christians in Egypt. Now we have Al Qaida and other anti-Assad forces in Syria releasing videos of anti-Assad supporters cutting off the heads of priests and other Christians and publishing them and there isn’t a word from you.

    I will be honest and consistent. In Egypt the military had no right to murder over 1000 protestors and to use force to break up their sit-ins. It is illegal under international law to stage a military coup. The military could just have forced an early election and let their people have their say AGAIN, even if the military didnt like the first democratic result they would surely have allowed and accepted the result of the second democratic election.

    In Syria, Assad had no right to use military force to quell the peaceful protests taking place 2 years ago. 1000′s are dead as a result. What we have now in Syria are some many factions being supported by so many countries and religious terrorist organisations like Al Qaida, its turned into a mess that could easily spill over the borders of Israel, Turkey and Lebanon. I honestly believe that Anti and Pro Assad forced need to come together and agree a way forward. Pro-Assad forces must be involved at this stage. Not having them involved will lead to extreme religeous groupings getting into power and the entire Christian population will be wiped out through a genocidal effort.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 6:00 PM

    Declan, I think he is referring to the young Irishman of Libyan extraction from the South East of Ireland who went to Syria for Jihad against the Syrian people, you really should just stop commenting here, you making yourself look a tad foolish, so, Ill ask again, where did this speculation come from?

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    Aug 24th 2013, 6:10 PM

    Vincenzo, yes you are right and Declan is being deliberately ignorant in misinterpreting my post. Why am I am not surprised.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 6:27 PM

    This is Declans attitude to the anti-coup protestors in Egypt:

    “And then this: “My daughters and son were among tens of thousands of other defenceless and harmless civilians demonstrating against the military coup.”
    So not on holiday, but demonstrating against the military regime.
    And the sit-ins have lasted for 7 weeks.
    Thus far across Egypt 32 churches have been completely burned, 19 churches have been damaged, 5 Christian schools and 7 church-related buildings have been destroyed, along with almost 200 homes, businesses, hotels and pharmacies owned by Christians.
    Cut them loose”

    Anyone see an inconsistency on Declans attitude to violent regimes?
    One violent regime is a friend of Israel (Mubarracks Egyptian Military),
    The other is no friend of Israel (Assads regime), but is being opposed by groups that are going around beheading Christians on camera and claiming allegiance to Al Qaida.

    Declan, please disclose your true motivation on these threads.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:20 PM

    Here’s what the beloved “rebels” are doing in Syria on a daily basis. The men are being given a “quiz” about praying.

    Graphic content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2kIuMEcY5B8#t=170

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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:38 PM

    David, words fail me, we really have no idea. Those poor men, and all the thousands of other innocents, irrelevant whether they’re on one side or the other, or neither. RIP.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 2:07 PM

    Savagery.These people are worse than animals.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:30 PM

    I don’t know who used the chemical wepons both sides have shown in the recent past a total disregard for human life. There are no goodies and baddies in this conflict just a horrible death toll and misery for the people of the region.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 11:55 AM

    Are we going to hear from the “one man propaganda puppet” called seoirse?

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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:15 PM

    As it is becoming more evident with every hour that goes by and critical thinking is allowed to take hold it has become clear that this does indeed appear to be a pre planned atrocity, carried out by the ‘rebels’ or an intelligence agency of the West to gather support for an imperialist invasion.

    Videos uploaded of the atrocity by the ‘rebels’ the day before the chemical attack occurred.
    The Voltaire Network has shown how one of the main photos that had been ‘verified’ as a photo from the scene of the Chemical attack was actually a photo from an atrocity in Egypt during the Muslim Brotherhood revolt.

    It goes on and on.

    Given that the Syrian ‘rebels’ have been documented as having carried out previous chemical attacks before in Syria, this is increasingly looking like a sick orchestrated propaganda event using innocent victims.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:26 PM

    Seoirse,

    keep up the good work, do not be intimidated by people who don’t even know what happened in this country over the last 40 years, people who have been section 31′d.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:28 PM

    independent observers view this gas attack as suspect given that immediately after the ‘attack’ ‘rebels’ could be seen walking around without any masks.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:57 PM

    Maybe they had no masks?

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:01 PM

    Tom. Then why is Assad obstructing the UN team from investigating? As of last night the UN team were still sitting their hotel In Damscus (David) twiddling their thumbs. Request after request go to the scenes of these massacres has been if not flatly refused, been put off. Why?
    If Assads hands are clean of this he should let them investigate?

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:10 PM

    Seoirse. You were taken to task yesterday by The Journal staff over your claims that the photos were false. They have been authenticated as real. So get over it.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:14 PM

    Tom, are you suggesting that seoirse knows more about this then the people over there who are living through this?

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:15 PM

    Tom experts in Chemical Warfare from across the globe that viewed the video footage All agree this was a chemical attack by The symptoms shown by those affected. They surmised the from the symptoms it was either Sarin gas or VX. But were more inclined to say Sarin gas.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:20 PM

    Re Mick

    You are wrong.

    Experts have said this does not match the criteria of the said chemical attack.

    One of the verified photos has been shown to be from an event previous to the chemical attack.

    Look up the voltairenetwork website to see the dated photos.
    ‘Verified’ seems to have lost its meaning these days.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:24 PM

    Mick, even Wikipedia will tell you that sarin is lethal to those who come in contact with the victims. You’re just making stuff up at this stage. Further to that, I’ve yet to see any expert suggest it was sarin or any other type of “conventional” chemical agents. On the contrary, experts have cast doubt on the claims: http://www.euronews.com/2013/08/21/expert-casts-doubt-on-chemical-weapons-footage-from-syria/

    Evidently, you don’t know anything about sarin because the symptoms shown are absolutely not those that are associated with it.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:29 PM

    Look at the news other then what spew from the Kremlin or Tehran. And Sarin is a Non Persistent agent. In other words it dispersion quickly.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:30 PM

    Again Mick, you’re intentionally leaving out crucial facts (as well as making shit up). The area, as you well know, is under increased clashes and has been for months. There is a Syrian army offensive on the area and just today there are reports that Syrian troops (in Jobar) are suffocating due to the effects of an unidentified gas. Logic dictates that sending in a UN investigative team (presumably with no protection) would be an unwise move. Having said that, who knows what moves are being taken. I’ve not seen any official statement which declines access to the scene by Syria. You’re also making up “repeated requests” – one request has been made and again, you or I don’t know what negotiations are taking place in Syria between the UN team and the government.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:32 PM

    Yet again, you leave out the most important context. Sarin disperses quickly, yes, but how quickly are you talking? Seconds, minutes, weeks? Are you making this up as well, or are you really that ignorant?

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:35 PM

    Even your trusted mainstream media outlets are reporting that the Syrian government has pledged “maximum cooperation” with the UN team.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:39 PM

    Sarin disperses within 15 to 20 in Air and may last up to 30 mins more in clothing. And go back and check the symptoms in wikipedia. They match all they symptoms of those in the video.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:41 PM

    Ahh David the UN team are fully equipped and even have a mobile Lab with them. So that excuse doesn’t hold water.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:43 PM

    The UN HQ have said so and so have the UN team in Damscus. Remember the ones you said were in Allepo.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:44 PM

    You didn’t account for the fact that the alleged attack took place in an urban, built up area, where presumably the chemicals could enter into a street or building and last for a lot longer.

    I’m curious to know, what you have to say about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvAMA8G-aTU

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    Aug 24th 2013, 2:53 PM

    You know exactly what he’ll say David, they’re prepared for a government chemical attack, can read the chap like a children’s bedtime story now at this stage, don’t waste your time arguing with this buffoon!

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:11 PM

    Golden, you can be read from a mile away.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 4:57 PM

    Firstly David its public knowledge that the West have supplied Gas Masks to the Rebels. Secondly those grenades are CS gas. And Thirdly how do we know where that video came from. Its posted on a pro government web site. For all we know its government security services.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 6:04 PM

    Now why on earth would they supply gas masks to the rebels, and not to the civilian population? If there is such a threat of the SAA using chemical weapons? Hmmm one does wonder….

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    Aug 25th 2013, 8:36 PM

    @Andrew
    The link to the author of the article you referenced is broken – has it been taken down since you posted your comment?

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    Aug 24th 2013, 1:15 PM

    why should Assad use chemical weapons now – when reports say that he is winning this war – and has 70% of support of population .
    also why should US complain – they helped Sadam use chemical weapons against the Kurds in t e Iran / Iraq war
    “A chemical weapon is not only used out of desperation; it can also used
    rather bombastically, as in 1988 when used by Saddam Hussein against the
    Kurds in the northern Iraqi town of Halabja.”

    The big difference between Saddam 1988 and Assad today. Saddam had full support of US, EU, NATO and Warsaw pact and Arabs. He had US navy sinking Iranian warships and stopping Iranian tankers while escorting Kuwaiti tankers that were carrying Iraqi oil. US blocked all UN efforts against chemical attacks he carried out against Iranians and Kurds. Not even a statement in condemnation came out of UN in that time thanks to Reagan Administration.
    —–the usual Hypocrisy from the West

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:08 PM

    “David Byrne is an analyst and researcher for Syria Report, providing situation reports and regular updates. David also writes for China’s Global Times newspaper, specialising in the Middle East and foreign policy.”

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:22 PM

    Somebody here is fond of throwing out JFK quotes, so ill throw this out too, it’s most relevant to Syria at the moment.
    “There is another type of warfare—new in its intensity, ancient in its origin—war
    by guerrillas, subversives, insurgents, assassins; war by ambush instead of by combat,
    by infiltration instead of aggression, seeking victory by eroding and exhausting the
    enemy instead of engaging him. It preys on unrest.”
    John F. Kennedy

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    Aug 24th 2013, 4:14 PM

    Latest from the area is that chemical weapons have been found in rebel tunnels in Damascus with soldiers being suffocated.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 5:20 PM

    Just heard from a reporter buddy of mine that the Saudis, who have been funding and arming al-quaida, sorry the ‘rebels’, have been implicated.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 12:47 PM

    Chemical weapons make for nice neat even if horrific photos, the bombs and bullets don’t always kill so neatly and most of the victims seem to be innocent citizens, matter a damn who is shooting at who.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 2:53 PM

    Some big boy toys on the way from Russia to Assad, things can only worsen for the civilians who get in the way as both sides in this have turned savage.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 2:45 PM

    Who the hell cares who did it? It’s been done and those poor families have lost loved ones. That’s what people should be caring about. Thugs on both sides.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:04 PM

    @Luke, the very issue at stake here is who did what. The media are portraying this as Assad is the bad guy. The images and reports on your tv screen/newspaper are showing you images of dead children to stir those emotions which will bring you to the assumption that the ‘good guys’ need to get into Syria to help the poor civilians.The only way ‘we’ can invade with UN sanction is if it is to help the people. Yet, we are human and can be fooled quite easily whether we like it or not. Do not be fooled and certainly do not pay any attention to one sided arguments or the ‘Judith Miller Syndrome’. The last thing we need is another Iraq which was invaded based on lies.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 4:50 PM

    Having caused all this war in the ME Obama is now going to make it worse, He is incompetent and should take a hike.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 6:07 PM

    So Obama has caused every single conflict in the Middle East today? I didn’t realise he had so much power when George W Bush was president.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:10 PM

    “David Byrne is an analyst and researcher for Syria Report, providing situation reports and regular updates. David also writes for China’s Global Times newspaper, specialising in the Middle East and foreign policy.”

    From the above linked article.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 4:50 PM

    Nice one Andrew. Let the truth set you free David.

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    Aug 24th 2013, 3:10 PM

    It’s called truth…this should be a must watch for anyone who wants to know whats really going on in Syria.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To8MVbmyLYA

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