Crazy how so many Western media outlets treat @bellingcat as a reliable, independent source without mentioning that it receives ample funding from Western states & cutouts. A UK gov't agency even privately noted that BC is "somewhat discredited."
I had my own brush w/ Bellingcat's "somewhat discredited" approach recently: they published a hoax in a pathetic bid to attack an OPCW whistleblower, and then accused me of hiding damning evidence that in reality didn't exist. thegrayzone.com/2020/10/28/dra…
Here's @democracynow credulously reporting the Navalny story from "the online investigative website Bellingcat", without mentioning that Bellingcat is a NATO member state-funded outlet. BC's funders include the US gov't regime change cutout, the National Endowment for Democracy:
This new NYT reporting says a lot: the "details" that "directly implicated" Russia in Navalny poisoning were immediately "provided" to Germany by CIA & MI6. That raises many Qs. It's at least worth acknowledging, especially given that Bellingcat functions as a CIA-MI6 toll farm.
Official story is implausible: Russia tails Navalny to kill him, yet easily discovered; wants to kill a Western hero who is no threat to Putin at home; tries to poison him but yet doesn't get right dose, saves his life, lets him fly to Germany; sabotages Nordstream 2 pipeline.
Oh, and "shortly after" Navanly is flown to Germany, the "details" that "directly implicated the Russian government" -- including the individual identities of his Russian poisoners -- just happen to be provided by the intelligence agencies of Russia's biggest geopolitical foes.
Then guess what happens: Germany faces pressure to cancel a massive pipeline that would increase Russian ties w/ western Europe. Yet Putin, a master strategist, either didn't think this would happen or decided meh, it's worth poisoning a marginal, US-adored opposition figure for.
Correction to earlier tweet: not "sabotages" Nordstream, but *threatens* it.
My nominee for most accurate headline of the year: foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/17/bel…
Bellingcat is an impressive propaganda success. US/UK/NATO-state funded "open source" website happens to constantly "confirm" allegations made against Official Enemies. But don't worry, as state flunkies gush over Bellingcat's "research," they assure us there's no connection:
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