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    Postol has accused the OPCW leadership of overseeing “compromised reporting” - Aaron Maté Archived Message

    Posted by MikeD on June 19, 2019, 5:40 pm

    Postol has accused the OPCW leadership of overseeing “compromised reporting” and ignoring evidence that challenged claims that the Syrian government carried out a chemical attack in Douma.
    By Aaron Maté

    'Seeking to address why Henderson’s findings were excluded from the final report, Arias (OPCW chief Fernando Arias)claimed that his assessment “pointed at possible attribution,” and was therefore “outside of the mandate of the FFM [Fact-Finding Mission] with regard to the formulation of its findings.” Under OPCW guidelines, the FFM is prevented from assigning blame to parties involved in chemical attacks.

    'But the obvious inference of the OPCW’s published conclusion was to blame the Syrian government – an act of attribution – since the Syrian military (or its Russian ally) was the only warring party in Douma with aircraft.'

    https://thegrayzone.com/2019/06/18/theodore-postol-opcw-syria-gas-attack-douma/

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    • Postol has accused the OPCW leadership of overseeing “compromised reporting” - Aaron Maté - MikeD June 19, 2019, 5:40 pm