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27 Apr, 7 tweets, 3 min read
Better title:
How Bellingcat produced a lot of hot air and utterly destroyed their own storyline on the Czech spy case!

bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-eu…
The aim of the article is to bolster the rationale for why on earth would Russian intelligence blow up a munition depot in Czechia in 2014 (as the evidence-free "hypothesis" runs).

Answer: because the weapons were destined for Ukraine.
Alas, the Bulgarian arms dealer EMCO (who owned at the time parts of the munitions stored in the Czech depot by operator Imex Group) denied they were intended for export to Ukraine.
So, to save their narrative, Bellingcat turn to two anonymous (!) sources "close to Ukraine military procurement" (!) -- who promptly affirm that EMCO was the only effective provider for the special munitions urgently needed by Ukraine ....
From the correspondence between Imex and EMCO published by Bellingcat, however, it emerges that 1) those specific munitions were not even destroyed by the blast in October 2014; - 2) EMCO had no intention to sell them at the time!

Oops!
Instead of realising that the Ukraine connection - which was never more than a mere speculation - has thoroughly collapsed, Bellingcat now engage in more idle hypothesising: so maybe it was a preventative measure; or else GRU may have been just misinformed ....
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This is a stunning and instructive example for what happens when you start with your conclusion and then make the evidence "fit" it:

you'll unwittingly and blindly present evidence that actually undermines your case!

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18 Apr
The farce continues:
Czech police name Ruslan Boshirov and Alexander Petrov - the two alleged Skripal assassins - as the Russian agents allegedly behind an explosion at a munitions dump in 2014!
#Skripalsaga
They claim they have identified "various passports" the two men carried - but the connection with those explosions sounds rather speculative and more due to the desire to join in the propaganda war against Russia!

ft.com/content/93d8c6… ImageImage
Scepticism over new allegations against GRU (by one of the soberest geopolitical analysts):

Read 28 tweets
15 Dec 20
#Navalny #Navalnychok

The Navalny story now overtakes the Skripal saga in absurdity:

the Western narrative managers have decided to amuse us with exciting new versions of the poisoning, - the Times excells with a theory of a double Novichok attack!

thetimes.co.uk/article/reveal…
The first attack is now tied to Novichok droplets squirted on his underwear, specifically on the elastic waistband.

IMAGINE: Novichok in your pants!
🤓🧐😳😮 Image
Source: the idle speculations of a former Novichok scientist!

Yes, that is all it needs to make it into Western mainstream media, just anything said by a quotable "source", if sufficiently anti-Putin ... Image
Read 9 tweets
27 Oct 20
#WhiteHelmets
Operation "Whitewash Le Mesurier" has started, and Western journos show their enthusiasm for this criminal fraudster:
In the @guardian article @martinchulov paints the image of the misunderstood humanitarian, preposterously even reporting "from the mind" of Le Mesurier ....
😇😂🙄

This is not journalism but an apologetic hagiography!
Read 17 tweets
8 Oct 20
Is there a "fifth Novichok"?

An "American Novichok", as claimed by former member of the UN Commission on Biological and Chemical Weapons Igor Nikulin?

Yes - @collapse_into has found a confirming report:

vertic.org/wp-content/upl…
It's a short report on the 24th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention:

US, Canada, NL proposed to add *2* families of chemicals to the OPCW prohibited list (incl. the "Salisbury Novichok");

Russia proposed to add *5* groups! Image
In the end, a compromise was reached to put *four* new chemicals (or classes) on the list; - the Western states rejected the *fifth*, on the grounds it wasn't "consistent with the guidelines of the Convention" (!?!) - whatever that means .... Image
Read 4 tweets
17 Sep 20
#Navalny

There we have it:
the German gov't referred to EU and NATO for a common response to the suspected poisoning of Alexey Navalny, and the European Parliament now passes a resolution calling for an international probe & suspension of Nord Stream 2!

rt.com/russia/500929-… Image
The resolution has no legal bearing - it is pure political posturing intended to “continue to isolate Russia in international forums” & “to prioritize the approval of EU human rights sanctions”.

How can you call for an investigation - and already anticipate the results?
Meanwhile, the Navalny story is taking on a "Skripalesque" flavour:
now it is the bottle, left in his hotel room in Tomsk!

Read 17 tweets
17 Jul 20
James Le Mesurier, founder of the #WhiteHelmets, was a criminal fraudster!

There were rumours of "financial irregularities" at Mayday Rescue after his death last November, - @volkskrant now presents an account based on an official inquiry:

volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achterg…
In short: Le Mesurier faked receipts for funds designated for a rescue op - but used the $ 50,000 as bonus payments for himself, his wife, and a third administrator!
As the case was clear he admitted the fraud.

Summary:
nltimes.nl/2020/07/17/dut… Image
The Western governments supporting the WhiteHelmets try their best to hide, downplay and explain away the evident fraud, - apparently in order not to tarnish the brand .....

This is preposterous: the facts speak for themselves, and reveal a high level of criminal energy! Image
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