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Categories Russia

Western diplomats need to go back to science class if they believe in Syrian chemical weapons claims, Russian UN envoy says

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The evidence behind well-publicized claims that the Syrian government used poison gas against its own people appears to defy the laws of physics and chemistry, one of Russia’s top envoys has insisted at the UN Security Council. … Read More >Western diplomats need to go back to science class if they believe in Syrian chemical weapons claims, Russian UN envoy says

Categories Shows

BBC admits its error in covering Syria ‘gas attack’ in Douma

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The BBC has admitted that its coverage of the alleged Douma gas attack in 2018 contained insinuations that seriously misled its audience and inaccurately characterized the motives of OPCW whistleblower “Alex” as motivated by money and by making unwarranted connections between Russian and Syrian “state views” and the editorial mission of WikiLeaks. RT America’s Alex Mihailovich shares the details. … Read More >BBC admits its error in covering Syria ‘gas attack’ in Douma

Categories Russia

‘How is it even possible?’ Russia asks OPCW after report claims team was sent to Germany the same day Navalny fell ill in Siberia

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The latest OPCW report containing data on its response to the ‘poisoning’ of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has glaring inconsistencies, Moscow says, adding that the chemical weapons watchdog has failed to explain them. … Read More >‘How is it even possible?’ Russia asks OPCW after report claims team was sent to Germany the same day Navalny fell ill in Siberia

Categories Russia

Naive to think West will change stance on Navalny’s ‘poisoning,’ Russia’s OPCW envoy tells RT after report reveals inconsistencies

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The latest OPCW report might eventually prove that the prevailing narrative around last year’s alleged poisoning of the Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny holds no water, but don’t expect Western nations to admit this. … Read More >Naive to think West will change stance on Navalny’s ‘poisoning,’ Russia’s OPCW envoy tells RT after report reveals inconsistencies

Categories Middle East

As chemical weapons watchdog’s credibility crumbles, OPCW member states strip Syria’s voting rights

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Syria has been stripped of most of its rights at the global chemical weapons watchdog for alleged breaches. The OPCW stands accused of suppressing facts reported by its own inspectors in Syria for political purposes. … Read More >As chemical weapons watchdog’s credibility crumbles, OPCW member states strip Syria’s voting rights

Categories Journalism & Mass media

In moving UN speech, veteran diplomat confronts OPCW ‘stonewalling and smear tactics’ on Syria

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Speaking to the UN Security Council, veteran diplomat Hans von Sponeck calls out the OPCW’s “stonewalling and unacceptable smear tactics” amid growing outcry over the Syria cover-up scandal. … Read More >In moving UN speech, veteran diplomat confronts OPCW ‘stonewalling and smear tactics’ on Syria

Categories World

West cited ‘fake news’ to justify bombing Syria, MEP tells RT after confronting ‘compromised’ OPCW chief over Douma report

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MEP Mick Wallace has made no apologies for grilling OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias during a parliamentary session, telling RT that Arias seemed to be using the organization to back the West’s interventionist agenda in Syria. … Read More >West cited ‘fake news’ to justify bombing Syria, MEP tells RT after confronting ‘compromised’ OPCW chief over Douma report

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Bellingcaught: Who is the mysterious author of Bellingcat’s attacks on OPCW whistleblower?

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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. … Read More >Bellingcaught: Who is the mysterious author of Bellingcat’s attacks on OPCW whistleblower?