The Skripal Case: One Year On

4 March 2019 — Off Guardian

An Open Letter from Rob Slane of The Blogmire

Sergey Skripal with his daughter Yulia in their favorite Zizzi restaurant in Salisbury

Dear Assistant Commissioner Basu,

It is now a year since the events in Salisbury that shocked the nation, and indeed the world. Since then, your organisation has conducted an investigation into the case, and has laid out a case about what happened in a series of statements, notably those made on 5th September (no longer available on your website), in which two suspects were formally accused, and another on 22nd November, following the screening of the Panorama documentary: Salisbury Nerve Agent Attack — The Inside Story.

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Statewatch News Online, 4 March 2019 (06/19)

4 March 2019 — Statewatch

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OPCW Syria Report Cripples Western “Chemical Weapons” Narrative By Tony Cartalucci

4 March 2019 — New Eastern Outlook

The OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) has presented its final report regarding an alleged chemical weapons attack on Douma, Syria on April 7, 2018. Despite attempts by the Western media to hail it as “proof” that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in Douma – the report says nothing of the sort.

In fact, the report fails to link any of the alleged 43 deaths to apparent chlorine found at the scene of the alleged attack.

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