@thomasphipps@RussiaUN@OPCW Thomas, some specific questions. Does the following statement from a senior OPCW official give you cause for concern?
@thomasphipps@RussiaUN@OPCW 2) This documents details the assessment made by NATO toxicologist confirming the deceased at Douma were not poisoned by chlorine gas. Can you ask the @opcw why this consultation was censored come the Final Douma report?
@thomasphipps@RussiaUN@OPCW 3) This BBC producer has repeatedly confirmed the hospital scenes in Douma were staged. Has the UK government requested that the BBC pass this information to the @opcw? If not, why not?
@thomasphipps@RussiaUN@OPCW@ClarkeMicah 5) The Final OPCW Report fabricates evidence, claiming that evidence of bleach (which would explain chemistry results), had been searched for but not found. This is categorically untrue. There were such observations recorded during the onsite inspections (report forthcoming)
@thomasphipps@RussiaUN@OPCW@ClarkeMicah 6) How does this statement in the Final Douma Report explain the remarkable sideways bounce of the cylinder at location 4?
@thomasphipps@RussiaUN@OPCW@ClarkeMicah 10) As the toxicology report makes clear, these civilians were not killed in the manner claimed by the UK government and suggested in the OPCW final report.
@thomasphipps@RussiaUN@OPCW@ClarkeMicah 11) Given this, is the UKGov not concerned that refusal to listen to the OPCW inspectors raising serious questions, smearing them instead, make it potentially complicit in the cover up of a war crime? @amnesty@hrw
The Syrian Chemical Weapons Narrative involves multiple allegations of chemical weapons use. Few of these were deemed credible enough for the OPCW to investigate. And when they were, as we have learned from the Douma investigation, the investigations are manipulated in order to reach a 'preordained conclusion' @Tracking_Power @Tim_Hayward_berlingroup21.org/courage-founda…
1) A key problem with the allegations, in the first instance, is that they have been supplied by organisations (such as the White Helmets, CBRN task force, Violations Documentation Center) linked to opposition groups and countries seeking to overthrow the Syrian government.
2) As @aaronjmate explains in this article, reliance upon such sources broke a fundamental rule that investigations should not rely upon evidence supplied by intermediaries thegrayzone.com/2022/09/09/syr…
Endorsed by @prospect_uk @bellingcat and
@EliotHiggins in fact play a central role in manufacturing deceptive propaganda. @mtaibbi @joerogan @ggreenwald @elonmusk @KimDotcom @JimmyDoreShow @KitKlarenberg @RyLiberty. A case study:
1) It is now well documented by evidence emerging from dissenting @opcw scientists that the investigation of the alleged chlorine chemical weapon attack in Douma, Syria, 2018, was manipulated so as to reach a 'pre-ordained conclusion'. berlingroup21.org/front-matter-a…
Endorsed by legacy media (@FT) and promoted as a source of truth (@itspetergabriel), @bellingcat and @EliotHiggins in fact play a central role in manufacturing deceptive propaganda. @shellenberger @mtaibbi @joerogan @ggreenwald @elonmusk @KimDotcom. A case study:
1) It is now well documented by evidence emerging from dissenting @opcw scientists that the investigation of the alleged chlorine chemical weapon attack in Douma, Syria, 2018, was manipulated so as to reach a 'pre-ordained conclusion'. berlingroup21.org/front-matter-a…
Censorship and deplatforming are major components of propaganda campaigns. The Westminster Declaration is an important step in the fight back against the censorship regimes emerging across western democracies.
@PanData19 @ForPropaganda @propagandainfocuswestminsterdeclaration.org
1) Especially since, the COVID-19 event, it has become clearer to many that basic democratic principles relating to freedom of expression and rational debate are under siege. propagandainfocus.com/deafening-sile…
2) And at @PanData19 we have documented some of the voices censored for speaking out in the series #deafeningsilencing pandata.org/deafening-sile…
Hot topics at the moment, censorship and deplatforming are critical components of propaganda operations. As contributions to the debate, a selection of relevant papers from @PropagandaFocus showing the breadth and depth of the problem @mtaibbi@rustyrockets@shellenberger