Thread: Russian envoy to Lebanon: Any U.S. missiles fired at Syria will be shot down

Originally Posted by Klondyke

UN workers in Syria cannot verify the reports about chemical weapons in Duma area. As per WHO (World Health Org)

WHO probably has some workers on the ground who said that. though, they're not the ones who will investigate the scene.

the organization for the prevention of chemical weapons (OPCW) is and they'll start their investigation tomorrow, apparently.

Originally Posted by bsnub

Originally Posted by Klondyke

You mean "slapped in the face" by White Helmets"?

If you are stupid enough to believe anything that Russia says. But then again you are that stupid.

it would be nice if someone could teach you how to disagree with someone you're debating without acting like an angry kid every time, saying things like "you're stupid".

anyways: of course, it's not about what russia or the u.s. say. it's about what is the truth.

btw, in case you don't recall, mattis said a couple months ago that there isn't conclusive evidence that syria was behind the chemical attacks last year.

weapon experts like hans blix and scott ritter agree with mattis:

Now Mattis Admits There Was No Evidence Assad Used Poison Gas on His People: Opinion

Newsweek

2/8/18

Serious, experienced chemical weapons experts and investigators such as Hans Blix, Scott Ritter, Gareth Porter and Theodore Postol have all cast doubt on “official” American narratives regarding President Assad employing Sarin.These analysts have all focused on the technical aspects of the two attacks and found them not to be consistent with the use of nation-state quality Sarin munitions.


The White House Memorandum on Khan Sheikhoun seemed to rely heavily on testimony from the Syrian White Helmets who were filmed at the scene having contact with supposed Sarin-tainted casualties and not suffering any ill effects.

Likewise, these same actors were filmed wearing chemical weapons training suits around the supposed “point of impact” in Khan Sheikhoun, something which makes their testimony (and samples) highly suspect. A training suit offers no protection at all, and these people would all be dead if they had come into contact with real military-grade Sarin.

scott ritter on the latest chemical attack:

Trump?s Rush to Judgment on Syria Chemical Attack | The American Conservative

By SCOTT RITTER • April 11, 2018

There are two versions of what happened in Douma, a suburb of Damascus home to between 80,000 and 150,000 people. The one relied upon by the United States is provided by rebel forces opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

According to the Violations Documentation Center (VDC), a non-profit organization comprised of various Syrian opposition groups funded by theAsfari Foundation and George Soros’ Open Societies Foundation, atapproximately 12 p.m. the Syrian Air Force attacked the vicinity of the Saada Bakery using munitions believed to contain “poisonous gas.”

The VDC cited eyewitness accounts from members of the Syrian Civil Defense, or “White Helmets,” who described the smell of chlorine and the presence of numerous bodies assessed to have succumbed from gas sourced to a Syrian “rocket.”

There is a competing narrative, however, provided by the Russian government and those sympathetic to its position. After the breakdown of negotiations between the Douma rebels and the Russian government on April 6, the story goes, the Syrian government offensive to liberate Douma resumed.

The Douma rebels, faced with imminent defeat, fabricated the allegations of a chemical attack. Russia had warned of such a provocation back in March 2018, claiming the rebels were working in coordination with the United States to create the conditions for a massive American air attack against Syrian government infrastructure.

The bottom line, however, is that the United States is threatening to go to war in Syria over allegations of chemical weapons usage for which no factual evidence has been provided.