Tekkim Chemical Test Video

On December 5, 2012, as fears spread 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 video shows an impressive array of various chemicals made by Turkish company Tekkim, and a masked rebel chemist apparently using some of the stock, gasses to death two rabbits in a plastic cage. Announcing the apparent launch of a "destructive wind chemical brigade," he then threatens Syria's Alawi community ("enemies of God") and supporters of the Syrian government with the same fate.

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 following is extremely incomplete at the moment. Please see the discussion page for some of the information being discussed prior to inclusion here.

The Video Source
The video embedded at Syria Tribune was published the day before by the same Syria Tribune, although it's apparently not the original posting. Who made the original posting and how they obtained it is not yet clear.

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The Lab
The location 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 laboratory glassware on the Bunsen burner is labeled Lamtek, based in Istanbul.

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The Chemicals
The vast majority or perhaps all of the chemicals shown are commercially produced by Tekkim, which is reportedly a Turkish company, most of them in one-kilogram plastic bottles of roughly cubical shape. It's not at all certain if all the containers are really full, or is some are perhaps empty props. The rabbits dying like they do, stretching out and convulsing, 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 a possibly ominous way.

(more forthcoming...)