Rather than addressing substantive issues raised by many regarding their investigation of the alleged chemical weapon attack in Douma, Syria, the @opcw has responded by leaking a letter from its DG, Fernando Arias, & revealing the identify of one of its scientists. @RealDeeptiC
1) Remarkably the @opcw has chosen to leak this information to @bellingcat, a well-known state sponsored propaganda outlet. Interestingly @bellingcat was in communication with individuals manipulating the alleged crime scene at location 2 in Douma:
https://twitter.com/MichaKobs/status/984596184428924928?s=20
2)@EliotHiggins is well known for his abusive behaviour whilst @bellingcat conspired with @ForensicArchi and @cijournalism to rig a public debate between Higgins and eminent US scientist Ted Postol (report forthcoming) @James__Harkin @weizman_eyal see also hiddensyria.com/2020/03/06/for… 
3) the @opcw and @bellingcat appear to be suggesting that the leaked letter effectively refutes all issues and concerns raised about the OPCW's investigation of the alleged attack in Douma. @MaxBlumenthal @aaronjmate bellingcat.com/news/mena/2020…
4) The letter does nothing of the sort and, in fact, appears to largely reiterate material published in the original interim report (the report that was secretly altered and redacted by OPCW management) regarding chemistry results. wikileaks.org/opcw-douma/doc…
5) As such, the letter does not appear to refute the issues raised by the @couragefound panel regarding substantive shortcomings in the final OPCW report on Douma:- couragefound.org/2019/10/analyt… @wikileaks @khrafnsson
6) Nor does the letter address key toxicology, ballistics and witness testimony anomalies detailed by the @couragefound panel. Specifically, regarding toxicology, the OPCW final report suppressed evidence from expert NATO toxicologists.
7) The NATO toxicologists confirmed that these victims piled up at Location 2 were not poisoned by chlorine gas at that location.
8) regarding ballistics, substantial questions remain regarding how this cylinder was able to cause the observed damage at Location 2
9) Whilst the final OPCW report has failed to explain how the cylinder at Location 4 performed a remarkable, physically impossible, sideways bounce across a bedroom
10 The OPCW's purportedly scientific explanation of the cylinder's trajectory is the following glib statement:
11) The Final Douma report also suppressed the testimony of multiple eye witnesses whose accounts did not support the allegation that an attack had occurred. These inconsistencies were carefully documented in the original interim report wikileaks.org/opcw-douma/doc…
12) but were then redacted in secret, without the knowledge of the Douma inspectors, in a blatantly fraudulent attempt to censor the original interim report, as reported by @ClarkeMicah hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2019/11/new-se…
13) The conduct of the @opcw and its staff falls well short of what can reasonably be expected of an international organisation. It continues to attempt to smear and intimidate its staff (the attached is from a senior OPCW official) @RealDeeptiC
14) whilst ignoring the many eminent voices calling for truth and accountability:-
https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1318612863708180481?s=20
15) These voices include Jose Bustani, the First Director General of the OPCW, who recently addressed the UN Security Council regarding the flawed Douma investigation:-
https://twitter.com/Jonathan_K_Cook/status/1318115285468172288?s=20
16) All those who are involved, knowingly or unknowingly, with the suppression of transparent scientific analysis and the truth about Douma, should be aware that it is highly likely these civilian victims were the consequence of a horrific war crime: syriapropagandamedia.org/wp-content/upl…
17) Aiding in the cover up of a warcrime runs the risk of being complicit and legal jeopardy. @RealDeeptiC @RobertF40396660 @braha_seb @blumscientific @LenP91535865. f.y.i @OborneTweets @PeterCronau @SMaurizi @bbclysedoucet @VanessaBeeley @EvaKBartlett
f.y.i. @JefferySachs @MaxAbrahms @joshua_landis @cwccoalition @JPZanders @bbclysedoucet @alextomo @ClarkeMicah @PeterCronau @OborneTweets @afneil @SevimDagdelen @HeikeHaensel @TulsiGabbard @vrin_davan @rogerwaters @pamfoundation @SusanSarandon @medialens @afshinrattansi
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