Douma: Three Years On
Eva Bartlett May 20 marked the start of the 2021 Syrian presidential elections. Syrians around the world outside of Syria will cast their votes—if their embassies haven’t been closed,...
Sarin in Syria: chemistry, and cui bono?
Philip Roddis The exchange below took place a few days ago, below the line of an OffGuardian piece on the corruption of the UN’s Organisation for the Prohibition of...
Leaked Report: Douma “Chemical Attack” Likely Staged
Kit Knightly An apparent classified internal report from OPCW suggests that the Douma chemical attack – which allegedly took place in April 2018 – was in fact staged. The...
Douma “Chemical Attack”: Still Waiting for an Apology
As in so many of Australia’s military forays around the world, the legal basis for the Syria involvement is notably absent, although in this particular case their role was...
The Sarin Storyteller
The problem for us “dissidents” – which is to say for the most part “pro-Russian dissidents” – is that we focus on facts, and believe that incontrovertible facts and...
Skripal case: “closely related agent” claim closely examined
What does the UK govts vague claim of "a Novichok class nerve agent or closely related agent” actually mean? Sarin & VX could be described as “closely...
UN Team Heard Claims of ‘Staged’ Chemical Attacks
A widely touted U.N. report accusing the Syrian government of two chlorine-gas attacks relied on shaky evidence and brushed aside witness testimony that claimed some incidents were staged, reports...
