[AIN] RE: FROM JOBY WARRICK -- FOLLOW UP

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• Publication Date: September 16, 2013

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Hey Joby,
A confusing one, indeed. I'll plan to give you a ring once I've done the due diligence.
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Hey� hope it was a good weekend there.
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Just circling back after seeing the UN inspectors' report on CW. Oddly, they're also referring to a 330-mm artillery rocket
similar to the one mentioned in the HRW report. We'll cite the UN's conclusions in our story but just wanted to mention
again in case there's concern there that the UN folks might be wrong.. Definitely a weird, confusing one..
Best,
joby
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Re: from joby warrick -- two quick
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Joby,
Happy to look into this
for you. I'll be back in touch later today.
Thanks!
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-- two quick syria questions
'morning,
Wanted to run two items by you for a Syria CW story in the works today. Easy stuff, hopefully.
--On CW locations in Syria: We saw today's WSJ story on an elite Syrian team moving munitions among
up to 50 sites. FWIW, one of my colleagues was at an off-the-record press dinner a few days ago in
which a very senior IC official mentioned a total of 50 sites associated with either storage or production.
We haven't used the figure since the conservation was off the record, but we're wondering now if it's
OK to use the '50 sites' figure and attribute to "u.s. officials,' now that it's out there? The context is
simply to say that there are lot of potential hiding places and the regime has been moving things around
pretty frequently since the conflict began. (if you're able to confirm that the moving is more frequent
now, it would be helpful.. The WSJ also asserted that we are less certain about active storage places
than we were a few moriths ago, which runs counter to what we've been told by others.)
--On CW munitions: Human Rights Watch put out a very detailed report this week on the rockets used in
the Aug 21 attack.. The HRVV report cites recovered evidence of two kinds of rockets, 140 mm and a very
unusual 330 mm, both strongly associated with CW delivery. Just wanted to ask there's any
disagreement there about whether the regime used those rockets, or their association with chemical
warfare. HRW makes the case that neither the rockets nor the launchers have ever been used by rebels,
as far as anyone knows.
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(Here's the link the hrw report, just for reference. http://mm.hrw.org/content/syria-government-likely-
culprit-chemical-attack)
Really appreciate the help,
Joby
Joby Warrick
National Security Correspondent, The Washington Post
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