Syria – Mainstream Media Lie About Watchdog Report On The ‘Chemical Attack’ In Douma
DISPATCHES FROM MOON OF ALABAMA, BY “B”
The disinformation campaign to frame Syria continues unabated, as is the demonisation of Russia. The Western media fall to new depths of depravity while the mass of the public remains clueless and confused, and unable or unwilling to oppose these crimes.
the OPCW report on the alleged 'chemical attack' in Douma.
The Washington Post writes:
[A] global watchdog concluded that chlorine was indeed used in the city of Douma a day before rebel forces surrendered there.
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In an interim report released Friday, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said its inspectors had discovered traces of “various chlorinated organic chemicals” across two sites it inspected.
The OPCW did not conclude at all that "chlorine was indeed used". It found some chemical compounds which have chlorine, carbon and hydrogen in various configurations as their main elements. There are hundreds if not thousands of "chlorinated organic chemicals". A plastic pipe made from polyvenylchlorid (PVC = (C2H3Cl)n) is made of the same elements. One could call it a "chlorinated organic chemical". Burning something made of PVC will releases various compounds many of which will themselves be "chlorinated organic chemicals". But finding residues of a burned plastic pipe or isolation in a home does not mean that chlorine gas was used in that place. Several of the compounds the OPCW found result from using chlorine to disinfect water. They can be found within the chlorinated water and about anywhere where chlorinated water was used.
The BBC made a similar 'mistake'. It headlined "Syria war: Douma attack was chlorine gas - watchdog".
It took extensive social-media outrage and several hours for the BBC to correct its 'mistake'. It now headlines: Syria war: 'Possible chlorine' at Douma attack site - watchdog. That is better but still a lie. Nowhere do the OPCW report or its Technical Statement (pdf) use the expression 'possible chlorine'. No editorial note was added by the BBC to reveal that the original dispatch was changed.
The Daily Beast headlines: Watchdog: Chlorine Was Used in Syria’s Chemical Attack
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons determined that chlorine was used in the chemical attack in the Syrian town of Douma, but found no evidence that nerve agents were involved.
That is an outright lie. The OPCW report does not say that chlorine was used. It mentions chlorine only twice and only in relation to previous incidents.
The Independent, AlJazeerah, the Australian ABC News and others offer the same lie to their readers.
A possible reason why so many outlets made this 'mistake' is the British news agency Reuterswhich first distributed this false claim:
Reuters has since changed the headline and text of that item from "chlorine" to "chlorinated chemicals" but attached no note of that change. Moreover it does not explain that "chlorinated chemicals" will be found about anywhere.
It is doubtful that these 'mistakes' were made out of sloppiness. The writers likely intend to create the false impression that Syria was responsible for a 'chemical attack' that did not happen. They would further have to explain that the U.S., France and the UK launched a large cruise missile attack on Syria without any reason.
Posted by b on July 7, 2018 at 02:48 PM | Permalink
And, as b noted yesterday, chlorine is commonly added to tap water. So, those kids hosed down at the hospital could have gotten "chlorinated" right then and there. 😉
Posted by: Daniel | Jul 7, 2018 3:29:03 PM | 2
I agree with # 2, and why hasn't anyone else caught that, the water used to hose down the "kids"? Mistakes from the instigators, caught with their pants down. Will they be brought to the bar of justice? Of course not, the fogs of war.
Posted by: Eugene | Jul 7, 2018 3:37:53 PM | 3
Someone should warn these reporters that they are being exposed to these same scary chlorinated chemicals every time they swim in a pool. And they most likely have a stockpile of it in their own basement in a white jug labeled Bleach.
Posted by: UserFriendly | Jul 7, 2018 4:09:59 PM | 5
thanks b... pointing this out is an ongoing task... the big msm outlets revise there headlines after the fact and are not in any way apologetic about any of it either... they are carrying water for the propaganda specialists, paid for by the usa/uk and most ''backward western'' countries, canada included... that is why white helmet data is given regularly without any questions asked... hey - if i was paying millions of $ for what the white helmet type groups were serving up, i would want the msm to peddle it for me too! problem is - many more people are onto these lies and blatant propaganda organizations... they are falling behind in their ability to convince anyone..
Posted by: james | Jul 7, 2018 4:16:38 PM | 6
Chlorine gas is literally the easiest thing in the world to make. Practically guaranteed to if you blow up a janitor's closet. Mix bleach with anything acidic, toilet bowl cleaner, rust remover (CLR), mildew remover, ammonia, even vinegar. https://www.thoughtco.com/mixing-bleach-and-vinegar-609281
Posted by: UserFriendly | Jul 7, 2018 4:24:29 PM | 7
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The nice thing is that they are so easily caught out and evidently forced to change their tune.
Maybe some hope.
Posted by: adamski | Jul 7, 2018 2:55:16 PM | 1