@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate Ok here goes.
1. He’s still using documents that he knows contradict the claims he is making. For example the document suggesting Ian Henderson join the investigation Aaron previously presented as proof that Henderson “lead the inspections” is from AFTER said inspections.
1. He’s still using documents that he knows contradict the claims he is making. For example the document suggesting Ian Henderson join the investigation Aaron previously presented as proof that Henderson “lead the inspections” is from AFTER said inspections.
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate 2. Here we can see that @aaronjmate is dishonestly referring to documents suggesting Ian Henderson might join the investigation as “contemporaneous” when in fact they are after the fact, hence proving Ian Henderson did not partake in the key inspections prior to the document date
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate 3. Here we see @arronjmate speak as though Russian intimidation of witnesses is theoretical when by their own admission the “Center for reconciliations” a branch of military intelligence w a mil.ru web address, charged w “clearing” civilians did the interviews.
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate 4. Furthermore civilians, including minors, were held, and “interviewed” at a military facility in Damascus proper far from Douma which the Russian military uses. This is a GRAVE violation of international law + is witness intimidation. theintercept.com/2018/04/23/rus…
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate 5. The suggestion that funding which is publicly listed on the @bellingcat website is nefarious must be weighed against the fact that @aaronjmate didn’t even think it was worth mentioning that the Russian military conducted “interviews” while illegally holding witnesses hostage.
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate @bellingcat 6. @aaronjmate has a tendency to quote people who disagree w him as supporters of his thesis. James Harkin + Riam Dalati repeatedly reported or commented on public evidence that supports Assads guilt. @theintercept explicitly called BS on this interpretation of Harkin’s piece
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate @bellingcat @theintercept 7. In fact @aaronjmate (who has blocked me like a fact-check-phobic coward) is so bad at understanding the context of these events that reporters who work at the publications he quotes in support of his thesis have publicly called him out on it.
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate @bellingcat @theintercept 8. Now on to the Hospital. The reason that reporters pointed out that people at the hospital were not exposed... is that they weren’t. Major news outlets opted to show panicked civilians afraid of exposure over a pile dead gassed corpses w burned retinas
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate @bellingcat @theintercept 9. @aaronjmate claims leaked documents suggesting Ian Henderson could join FFM proved Henderson lead the inspections. It’s been since revealed the inspections Aaron claims Henderson “lead” were before the document, in other words Henderson wasn’t present
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate @bellingcat @theintercept 10. So @aaromjmate is fully aware documents he explicitly cited as evidence of OPCW lying about Henderson’s role actually strongly corroborate OPCW’s internal review, down to exact locations + details yet he bafflingly cited them in @thenation today, yikes
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate @bellingcat @theintercept @thenation 11. Not only did @aaronjmate bafflingly accuse OPCW of lying based on a deceptively-redacted document from a source clearly intent on misleading, but he accused other outlets of a massive coverup. A simple fact-check proves he got burned badly + knows it.
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate @bellingcat @theintercept @thenation 12. The article in @thenation from @aaronjmate implies it’s illogical for a regime to subdue a city w Chlorine(which is hard to prove as it doesn’t remain in blood or corpses) yet he thinks a massive false flag was deployed by JAI only for them to surrender Douma the day after 🤷♂️
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate @bellingcat @theintercept @thenation .13 While I’m sure individual commentators may have expressed support for a military response its one hell of an assumption to say “CNN and MSNBC supported bombing” because they reported that people were murdered. This claim is a dumb platitude based on a false assumption.
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate @bellingcat @theintercept @thenation .14 Furthermore if @aaronjmate thinks OPCW whistleblowers live in fear of reprisals or intimidation via being fired imagine how intimidated the civilians who’s children were held at bases by Russian military intelligence felt while televised statements were extracted from them?
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate @bellingcat @theintercept @thenation 15. Speaking of “Show Trials,” witness intimidation + pressure on OPCW what does @Aaronjmate think of Russia flying witnesses under duress to OPCW’s HQ in The Hague for an hrs-long presentation by Russian diplomats where witnesses spoke >5 min total? theintercept.com/2018/04/26/rus…
@NoorNahas1 @aaronjmate @bellingcat @theintercept @thenation .16 - Mentioning Russian’s press conference at the OPCW doesn’t do justice to how truly bizarre it was. Anyone actually willing to watch this atrocity can see how terrified witnesses r as they read prepared hostage statements on command of regime officials
