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White House Could Release Syria Intelligence Assessment As Soon As Today

by Catherine Thompson

08.29.13 | 9:27 am

In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by the United media office of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a member of a UN investigation t... In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by the United media office of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a member of a UN investigation team takes samples of sands near a part of a missile is likely to be one of the chemical rockets according to activists, in the Damascus countryside of Ain Terma, Syria. The intelligence linking the Syrian regime and President Bashar Assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack that killed at least 100 Syrians is no âslam dunk,â with questions remaining about who actually controls some of Syria's chemical weapons stores and doubts about whether Assad himself ordered the strike, U.S. intelligence officials say. MORE LESS

White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday that an unclassified intelligence report about Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime’s use of chemical weapons could be released to the public as soon as today.

Earnest said in the daily White House press briefing that to his understanding, the report “has not been finalized as of this moment,” but is “on track” to be produced by the end of the week. Asked if the report could be released today, Earnest said “I’m not ruling out today.”

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Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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