When it comes to their Syria cover-up, OPCW leaders should get their lies straight.
Just one graf from Ahmet Üzümcü, who presided over the Douma cover-up until it was taken over by his successor, current OPCW DG Fernando Arias, has multiple holes & lies. councilonstrategicrisks.org/2021/04/29/the…
Üzümcü claims that the OPCW team in Syria "determined the use of chlorine." He omits a small detail: the actual team found zero evidence of chlorine gas use, but had their findings censored and were then replaced by a "team" that didn't set foot in Syria. thenation.com/article/world/…
Trying to suggest a Syrian cover-up -- rather than the documented cover-up under his watch -- Üzümcü claims that the Douma team deployed "after some delay by the Syrian authorities."
He should consult the OPCW's own final report, which attributes the delay to security concerns:
Speaking of not having the story straight, Üzümcü claims that the final (i.e. fraud) report was "contested by Syria and its partners." He's right. But he should tell that to his successor, Arias, who is now falsely claiming that no one contested it: (
Üzümcü also cowardly attacks OPCW inspectors who challenged the Douma cover-up. He claims they're part of an "intense campaign of defamation," when they in fact raised their concerns internally and were since the ones targeted by an intense, OPCW-approved defamation campaign.
Üzümcü also declares that the "claims" of the dissenting inspectors "were quite clearly not reflecting the truth."
He says so without specifying a single claim from the inspectors and substantiating why they didn't reflect "the truth."
That's because he's lying.
"I didn’t have any single doubt about the integrity of our FFM team members who were involved in the investigations. Their findings were a result of meticulous work..."
Who is he talking about: the original team that did all of the scientific work, or those who doctored it?
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You claim that Berlin Group 21 (BG21) -- eminent voices behind the Statement of Concern (SoC) on OPCW cover-up -- are a "front" for the Working Group (WG), a UK academic collective. You also claim WG "released" SoC in BG21's name.
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:
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. (
.@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.
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.
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?