Reply to Chris Williamson's question on OPCW.. Archived Message Posted by David Macilwain on June 11, 2019, 2:42 am from Alan Duncan: ​The UK has full confidence in the expertise and methodologies of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Fact Finding Mission (FFM). We welcome the clearly-evidenced FFM report on Douma that found "reasonable grounds that the use of a toxic chemical as a weapon has taken place on 7 April 2018. This toxic chemical contained reactive chlorine. The toxic chemical was likely molecular chlorine." We have confidence in this conclusion. The OPCW Technical Secretariat has confirmed that all evidence and views were considered in preparing the FFM report. A significant amount of information indicates that the Syrian Regime was responsible for this attack, a regime with a history of using such weapons against its people. No other group could have carried out this attack. The UK considers that the military action in April last year was legal. The UK is permitted under international law, on an exceptional basis, to take measures in order to alleviate overwhelming humanitarian suffering. The action taken was to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people which has been exacerbated by the use of chemical weapons. CW's question didn't state it clearly enough, to avoid this mendacious riposte. If Alan Duncan doesn't know that the UK's own murderers staged this attack and killed 35 innocents for a video, then he should be sacked. If he does know, then he should be held up in front of a firing squad in Damascus. Message Thread: Reply to Chris Williamson's question on OPCW.. - David Macilwain June 11, 2019, 2:42 am Re: Reply to Chris Williamson's question on OPCW.. - CJ June 11, 2019, 3:08 am Bare-faced-lying politician Duncan plying his vile trade, regurging the USukiznato*-approved script. - Rhisiart Gwilym June 11, 2019, 9:27 am   Searching