The many leaks in Assad's inner circle & the ***** Hotel General!

"...U.S. officials said Tuesday that the possibility that an Aug. 8 assassination attempt on Assad prompted him or a senior official in his regime (at a time when he clearly has the upper hand) to order the use of chemical weapons last week against towns in the suburban district of Ghouta is a “working theory that analysts are looking at.”“It’s at the very least plausible,” said one official, who like the others spoke on condition of anonymity.
Salim Idris, commander of the Free Syrian Army, said sources in Assad’s inner circle tell him that’s exactly what happened. ..."