U.S. spy agencies recorded each step in the alleged attack, from the extensive preparations to the launching of rockets to the after-action assessments by Syrian officials.
The turquoise tones of RÃo Celeste (Spanish for "Blue River") – one of Costa Rica’s most prominent natural jewels – "is mostly an optical phenomenon, not a chemical effect in the water," a research team formed by experts from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the National University (UNA) reported this week.
Nobel Peace Prize winning former President Oscar Arias said that a military response to a suspected chemical attack last week would cost hundreds of thousands of "innocent" lives.
Recent criticism leveled at Chile by the U.N. for the country’s treatment of its indigenous minority prompts a human rights historian to question Britain’s current support for Chile’s military establishment.
The mission's preliminary findings criticized the martial behavior of law enforcement towards indigenous peoples and the need to pass pending legislation for autonomous communities.
