Tekkim Chemical Test Video

On December 6, 2012, as fears gpread that the Syrian government was preparing to use deadly Sarin nerve gas, a rather convenient Youtube video appeared making a strong counter-point; "rebel fighters testing chemical weapons in Syria," as the story was broken by Syria Tribune. The report was based almost totally on the video published the day before - by the same Syria Tribune - of an apparent rebel chemist in a makeshift lab, gassing two rabbits to death and reportedly threatening the same to Syria's Alawite minority. The large abundance of various commercially produced chemicals shown in the lab add some weight to his threat.

The video's authenticity of it is not at all certain, but until it's clear the thing is fake, the implications are grave enough it's clearly worth a closer look.

The Video Source
forthcoming...

The Lab
Appears to be a wealthy person's home, not a proper lab. It's not visibly clear at all where it is - Syria, Turkey, or elsewhere.

The Chemicals
The vast majority of the chemicals shown are commercially produced by Tekkim, which is reportedly a Turkish company. It's not at all certain if the containers are really full or perhaps emty. The rabbits dying like that suggest there are at least some deadly chemicals in the room. One unusual, smaller container of dark, reddish fluid bears different markings (unreadable) that stand out in an ominous way.

(rest forthcoming...)