I spoke to the UN Security Council on Friday about the OPCW's Syria cover-up.

I asked @USUN & @AmbassadorAllen of UK if they'll accept a proposal to let the OPCW's Scientific Advisory Board assess the dispute over the Douma probe & meet the dissenting inspectors:
By the time @USUN & @AmbassadorAllen could answer, they were no longer in the meeting. (I'm not sure at what point they left, possibly before my question though I doubt it).

I hope they answer. If there's nothing to hide, why not let the OPCW's own scientists resolve the issue?
I also responded to a bizarre new claim by OPCW chief Arias in response to questions from @wallacemick & @ClareDalyMEP. ()

Arias said "I don't know why" the OPCW's final Douma report "was contested."

That's demonstrably false, by his own prior statements:
I closed by stating the obvious: by supporting the censorship of the OPCW's Douma investigation, the OPCW leadership & powerful states are denying justice to the Douma victims.

You can't claim to care about the Douma victims while censoring the investigation into their murder.
Will have full video of my UNSC remarks up at @TheGrayzoneNews shortly.

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18 Apr
On Friday, I spoke to the UN Security Council about the OPCW's Syria cover-up.

I gave a presentation debunking the OPCW's key lies about the scandal, & confronted the US & UK about their obstructive role.

Full video: via @TheGrayzoneNews @PushbackShow
I opened with a summary of the OPCW's Syria scandal: OPCW inspectors found no evidence of a Syrian government chemical weapons attack in the city of Douma in April 2018. But their findings were doctored and suppressed, and the entire team was sidelined:
On top of the censorship, a US delegation pressured the Douma team to back US claims of a chemical attack (its pretext for bombing Syria in April 2018).

OPCW has since attacked the dissenters; & US-UK state-funded media actors Bellingcat & BBC have been leaked disinformation:
Read 8 tweets
16 Apr
.@IgnatiusPost reports that Kash Patel -- a former senior US official & House Intel staffer who helped expose intelligence malpractice in the Russiagate probe -- is now facing DOJ investigation for "possible improper disclosure of classified information." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
Nature of the probe is unclear. Given the serious intel malfeasance & major evidentiary holes that Patel helped expose in the Trump-Russia probe, I have to wonder if this politically motivated retaliation. It's curious that there are no details on what he's being eyed for.
As WP article notes, Patel did a rare, extensive interview with me this year about his work investigating Russiagate.

Video/transcript here here: (thegrayzone.com/2021/02/23/hid…)

And my article on it here:
(realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2021/…)
Read 7 tweets
16 Apr
This extremist crank from Bellingcat — a guy so corrupt & sloppy that I exposed a hidden author writing his propaganda — is right about one thing: I’m testifying Friday to the UN Security Council on the Syria cover-up, along w/ two distinguished speakers.
Here’s what I’m talking about re: hidden author writing scam material for Nick Waters of NATO troll farm Bellingcat. thegrayzone.com/2021/03/24/aut…

#Bellingcaught - I never tire of saying it.
The UNSC meeting starts at 10am ET. I’ll post link here right before.
Read 4 tweets
15 Apr
If you need any more proof that the @OPCW censored its Syria chemical weapons probe & covered it up, watch what unfolded at @Europarl_EN today.

OPCW chief Fernando Arias was asked critical questions, including whether he will meet the dissenting investigators. He didn't answer.
.@wallacemick of Ireland asked OPCW chief Arias whether he will account for the scientific fraud in the Douma investigation and why he's refused to meet the dissenting inspectors. Wallace was interrupted by the chair, and Arias refused to answer:
.@ClareDalyMEP of Ireland also asked OPCW chief Fernando Arias if he will meet with the dissenting inspectors who carried out the Douma investigation.

She raises a very key point: if the OPCW has nothing to hide and stand by its claims, why won't it meet its own scientists?
Read 8 tweets
13 Apr
It's been real, king. ✊🏼
We'll always have that time when -- just as OPCW's Syria cover-up was exposed -- Bellingcat quietly deleted a claim that it "partners" w/ OPCW, & @EliotHiggins tried to claim that the "partner" thing was a simply a lowly "copy and paste" error. 🤔
We'll also always have that time when Bellingcat was given an unsent, fraudulent OPCW letter, & then Eliot and gang tried to accuse me of concealing a letter that I couldn't have possibly received (oh and that also contained demonstrably false claims).
Read 5 tweets
13 Apr
Nothing to see here folks. The “evidence” collected by UK-US funded, Al Qaeda-allied “White Helmets” in an Al-Qaeda-controlled province didn’t have the packing tape altered, so rest assured we can trust it. If you dare doubt the AQ chain of custody, just look at our nice graphic:
There are two OPCW probes of Saraqib. First was by FFM; second was by IIT.

New IIT report uses "the findings of the FFM as a starting point" & "analysed the information received from the FFM." (pic 1)

Where did OPCW get "all samples" from? The White Helmets "(SCD). (pic 2-3)
Apologies to Al Qaeda & @EliotHiggins, but I defer to OPCW here: "The OPCW would never get involved in testing samples that our own inspectors don’t gather in the field, because we need to maintain chain of custody of samples from the field to the lab to ensure their integrity."
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