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NATO-Backed Network of Syria Dirty War Propagandists Identified
On June 10th, The Guardian’s Mark Townsend published an article headlined “Russia-backed network of Syria conspiracy theorists identified.” (“Russia-backed” has since been removed). The article is based on what Townsend calls a “new analysis” that “reveals” a “network more than two dozen conspiracy theorists, frequently backed by a coordinated Russian campaign.” Continue reading
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Deadly Poison Gas Attack—Blamed on the Syrian Government—Was Really a False-Flag Operation by U.S.-Funded Terrorists
Prestigious Weaponry Expert Censored After Demonstrating that a Deadly Poison Gas Attack Was Really a False-Flag Operation by U.S.-Funded Terrorists Continue reading
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Pressed for answers on Syria cover-up, OPCW chief offers new lies and excuses
Facing growing outcry, OPCW Director General Fernando Arias went before the UN and told new falsehoods about his organization’s Syria cover-up scandal — along with more disingenuous excuses to avoid addressing it. Continue reading
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Tom Cotton Explains Why Warmongers Love The Wuhan Lab Leak Theory
At a recent appearance on Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy, Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton took a break from masturbating to drone bombing footage to explain what it is he and his fellow psychopathic warmongers love so much about the hypothesis that Covid-19 originated in a Chinese laboratory. Continue reading
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The MH17 Trial: The Dangers of Presuming the Fairness of a Geopolitically-Driven Enterprise
Inspection of the MH17 saga teaches us, in the first instance, never simply to presume that an enterprise that appears to have the status of an officially supported and endorsed international legal proceeding must on that account be above reproach. Continue reading
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Watch: At UN, Aaron Maté debunks OPCW’s Syria lies and confronts US, UK on cover-up
In remarks to the UN Security Council, Aaron Maté of The Grayzone debunks the OPCW’s lies about its Syria cover-up scandal and challenges the US and UK on their role. Continue reading
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How Bellingcat Launders National Security State Talking Points into the Press
For a self-proclaimed citizen journalism outfit, an alarming number of Bellingcat’s staff and contributors come from highly suspect backgrounds, including high-level positions in military and intelligence agencies. Continue reading
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Propaganda By Omission: Libya, Syria, Venezuela And The UK
We live in a war-like society; one that supports, and is in league with, the world’s number one terrorist threat: the United States of America. Corporate media propaganda plays a key role in keeping things that way. Continue reading
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Bellingcaught: Who is the mysterious author of Bellingcat’s attacks on OPCW whistleblower?
After publishing fraudulent claims in a bid to smear OPCW whistleblowers, Bellingcat has been caught in another subterfuge that contradicts its stated allegiance to “transparency and accountability”: a hidden, external author writing its material. Continue reading
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5 former OPCW officials join prominent voices to call out Syria cover-up
Prominent signatories and five former OPCW officials are calling on the chemical watchdog to address the cover-up of its chemical weapons investigation in the Syrian city of Douma, and to hear out the dissenting scientists whose findings were censored. Continue reading
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Statement of Concern: The OPCW investigation of alleged chemical weapons use in Douma, Syria
We wish to express our deep concern over the protracted controversy and political fall-out surrounding the OPCW and its investigation of the alleged chemical weapon attacks in Douma, Syria, on 7 April 2018. Continue reading
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OPCW executives praised whistleblower and criticized Syria cover-up, leaks reveal
Exclusive: Documents obtained by The Grayzone show that OPCW executives privately criticized the manipulation of a Syria chemical weapons probe, and supported a dissenting veteran inspector. One official, however, feared helping the “Russian narrative.” These private admissions further expose the public whitewash of the Douma cover-up, and undermine the ongoing attacks on the whistleblowers who… Continue reading
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Diagnosing Disinformation: a reply to Wilson and Starbird
Disinformation is a difficult field of investigation for a distinctive reason. Disinformation implies bad faith, and any discussion of it that relates to real actors or institutions implicitly impugns them. This adds a layer of difficulty for those attempting a dispassionate assessment of different points of view in terms of reasoned disagreements. Continue reading
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Questions for BBC on new White Helmets podcast series attacking OPCW whistleblowers
A new BBC podcast, “Mayday,” uses smears, gaping omissions, leaps of logic, and factual errors in a desperate attempt to repair the image of late White Helmets founder James Le Mesurier, and discredit the OPCW inspectors who challenged a cover-up of their Syria chemical weapons probe. Mayday’s producer has failed to answer the following questions. Continue reading
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Media Silence Marks Ongoing OPCW Cover-Up of Syria Chemical Weapons Scandal
“Clearly the U.S. and its allies do not want transparency and open debate about the OPCW Douma investigation, and one can only conclude that this is the case because they know full well that their claims cannot be substantiated. Smears and censorship are the only tactics they have left.” – Propaganda Expert Piers Robinson Continue reading
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How We’re Misled About Syria: UK Propaganda and the BBC
Previous posts about misleading Syria coverage – from MSF, Amnesty International, Channel 4 and George Monbiot of the Guardian – used the past tense in their title. However, this one is current. At the time of writing, the BBC is about to start airing a new radio series centring on the life and work of… Continue reading
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Inside Bolivia’s right-wing base on eve of election; plus, Ex-OPCW chief defends whistleblowers…
21 October 2020 — Grayzone Inside Bolivia’s right-wing base on eve of election By Anya Parampil, Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton We entered the power base of Bolivia’s far-right, Santa Cruz, where the 2019 coup was hatched, and where the country’s elite seeks to consolidate its hold on power in the election this October 18. Continue reading
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The War on Truth, Dissent and Free Speech Syria, the OPCW Douma Investigation and the Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media
On Saturday 13 June 2020 the Times newspaper published its third attack on academics associated with researching British government propaganda and the war in Syria. This time the attack focused on smearing myself and Professor David Miller with the objective of discrediting an academic organization we established, the Organisation for Propaganda Studies (OPS), designed to… Continue reading
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The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté Testifies at UN on OPCW Syria Cover-up
In remarks to the UN Security Council, The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté details the OPCW’s Douma cover-up scandal and urges UN members to support the chemical watchdog’s inspectors whose evidence was suppressed. Continue reading
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White Helmets Implicated in Cash Embezzlement and Fraud Scandal
Any time you see the White Helmets in the news these days, it’s probably going to be for all the wrong reasons. This latest bombshell is no exception. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 