Russian sources say that no S-300 anti-aircraft missiles have been shipped to Syria as yet, rejecting claims by Assad that he had received the first shipment of the long-range surface to air missiles.
Another letter containing possible Ricin was intercepted by the White House mail screening service in Washington on Thursday. The letter has been sent on to the FBI for testing and further investigation.
In an interview on a Hezbollah-controlled television station in Lebanon, Syria's president said that he has accepted the first shipment of S-300 anti-aircraft from Russia.
Police say they have no clue as yet why the Camp LeJeune marine, 23-year-old Lance Corporal Esteban J. Smith traveled 1,500 miles to Eden, Texas, or if that was in fact his final destination, to carry out mass shootings. But, the killings started out with his wife according to reports.