i m not alone in this assessment. you have seen clear statements from the league of arab state as well as the european union holding the regime in damascus responsible for these horrendous chemical attacks. bill: there must have been pictures or video or something more than that. what was it, sir? as a matter of principle we never comment on detailed intelligence reports. but as you have seen, there is a widespread conviction that the re jeep in damascus is responsible. we know that the attacks were launched from areas controlled by the government into areas controlled by the opposition. and of course it wouldn t make sense for the open significant to attack their own people with sceptical weapons in areas they already control. bill: mr. secretary-general i