Incredible scene unfolding at UN Security Council: US, UK & allies are trying to *block* the testimony of OPCW's first Director General, Jose Bustani, who has expressed concerns about the Douma cover-up scandal & support for the whistleblowers. Here's UK's @AmbassadorAllen:
OPCW's Douma scandal directly implicates US, UK & France. They bombed Syria in April 2018 over chemical weapons allegations against Syrian gov't in Douma. OPCW inspectors who investigated in Douma later had their evidence suppressed -- under US pressure. thenation.com/article/world/…
The attempt by @AmbassadorAllen & allies to censor Jose Bustani is a transparent display that they want to censor any dissenting point of view -- even from a distinguished speaker such as the OPCW's first director.
It's all the more poignant in light of Bustani's history: as chief of OPCW he was personally threatened by John Bolton, and then ousted, when he stood in the way of Bush's Iraq invasion plans. Here the US & allies are trying to silence him once again. nytimes.com/2013/10/14/wor…
You can watch live here:
US-UK effort to block testimony of OPCW's first Director General, Jose Bustani, succeeds. The vote was 3 yays; 6 nays; and 6 abstentions. Cowardice & censorship wins.
US-UK-France & their allies should be asked: why are you afraid of hearing from this distinguished diplomat?
US-UK-France & their allies should be asked: why are you afraid of hearing from this distinguished diplomat?
After US-UK-France & allies blocked the testimony of OPCW's first Director General at the UN Security Council, the Russian ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, read Bustani's statement into the record. 
Ex-OPCW chief Jose Bustani reads Syria testimony that US, UK blocked at UN thegrayzone.com/2020/10/05/ex-… via @TheGrayzoneNews
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