18 April 2021 — The Grayzone
Tag: opcw
How Bellingcat Launders National Security State Talking Points into the Press
9 April 2021 — Mint Press News
PTHDGB Founder of Bellingcat Eliot Higgins talks to the press at College Green in London.
The spook to Bellingcat Pipeline
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.
Propaganda By Omission: Libya, Syria, Venezuela And The UK
29 March 2021 — Media Lens
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.
Bellingcaught: Who is the mysterious author of Bellingcat’s attacks on OPCW whistleblower?
25 March 2021 — The Grayzone
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.
5 former OPCW officials join prominent voices to call out Syria cover-up
14 March, 2021 — The Grayzone
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.
Statement of Concern: The OPCW investigation of alleged chemical weapons use in Douma, Syria
11 March 2021 — Courage
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.
OPCW executives praised whistleblower and criticized Syria cover-up, leaks reveal
7 December, 2020 — Grayzone
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 challenged it.
Diagnosing Disinformation: a reply to Wilson and Starbird
2 December 2020 — Tim Hayward
Author’s note: This article was originally due to appear in Misinformation Review, the Harvard-based journal that published the piece it responds to. The editorial board accepted the article for publication, but because of the challenging nature of my critique, they decided it should be published under the rubric of a letter to the editor so as to allow a right of reply to the authors of the article criticised. Three weeks after it was sent out to those authors, I was informed that ‘we are unable to publish letters on our site at this time.’ [Submitted to Misinformation Review 22 August 2020; Accepted for publication 30 October 2020; notified of non-publication 30 November 2020.]
Questions for BBC on new White Helmets podcast series attacking OPCW whistleblowers
30 November 2020 — Grayzone
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.
Media Silence Marks Ongoing OPCW Cover-Up of Syria Chemical Weapons Scandal
6 November 2020 — Mint Press
“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
How We’re Misled About Syria: UK Propaganda and the BBC
9 November 2020 — Tim Hayward
by Tim Hayward
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 the late James Le Mesurier, the former British Army officer responsible for establishing the White Helmets, a prime source of information used by the Western media in coverage of the war in Syria. Continue reading
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
