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Vol. 15 · No. 126 · Wednesday, 21 October 2026

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Report: Solution to Syria chemical weapons crisis result of drug and alcohol bender

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sources confirm that the solution to the chemical weapons crisis in Syria came as a result of an all-night bender attended by Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.

According to sources, Hagel texted Kerry stating that he felt overworked and needed a “wingman to blow off steam and bitch about my boss." Fellow veteran Kerry agreed, stating that he had some “righteous weed and a few pills left over from Theresa’s accident."

“Yeah those two bums were down here,” said Mike O’Leary, bartender at The Velvet Lounge, a D.C. dive bar. “They came in looking like they had been at it for a bit. Reeked of reefer and whiskey. But they were paying with cash and kept downing the beers on a Sunday night, so what do I care?”

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