Allegations of chemical weapons attacks in Syria have made the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) a hot-button issue, initially because their reports were to detail what happened, and not assign blame, and now, because they’re being called on to assign blame.
The first such reports are expected soon, and by all indications will blame the Assad government for chemical weapons attacks in 2017. This is expected to be followed on by another round of Western calls to sanction Syria.
This matches the general policy out of the West, which was always to blame Syria whether they did it or not, and to treat their guilt as self-evident no matter what the evidence really says. The OPCW reports are just an additional step, as rules were changed to allow them to again bring up chemical weapons use from years ago.
The attacks in question were already investigated by the OPCW years ago, the West already proposed sanctions, failed, and moved on. Russia seems no less likely to reject this round of sanctions calls, giving the US another chance to condemn Russia.
Syria disarmed under the OPCW before these attacks happened. There was evidence that ISIS was acquiring its own deliverable chemical agents, but the West has broadly ignored that in favor of blaming Assad.
The OPCW is not a neutral entity. It’s opinions need to be taken with a grain of salt.
More like, the OPCW has been completely discredited, and their findings should be ridiculed.
What’s not to love about that? 🙂
A lump of skat!
The organization is worthless now. They got rid of professionals who blew the whistle on the doctored reports.
Any use of ratcheting up tensions? Somebody wants a war — anywhere, anytime, Just want one badly. With war, somebody will keep their money while the society craters. Without war, those at the top of the pyramid end up in the same mess as the rest of us, It is all and always — about money.
The real question: Is anything anyone says ever true when the fiat money giant can print/create millions, bullions, and trillions of dollars out of thin air to buy anybody & everybody to say anything, even after they have been caught telling lie after lie to demonize the victims of the empire. All the while killing, raping & robbing everyone along their path of land theft & exploitation…????????????
OPCW has been hijacked for political purposes their findings are rubbish.
This is commissioned work by the corrupt OPCW, to fit the US and and it`s puppet countries illegal sanctions policy on Syria.
When you are a hammer, not only does everything look like a nail, but you actively go in search of nails to pound. One has to wonder just how long the rest of the world will put up with the non-stop lies and terrorism originating in the US government (both worthless political parties).
Those who wonder “what is Deep State” have the answer: it is those persons who maneuvered this horrible change in the mission of the OPCW. It is also those who are responsible for the refusal of IMF to make loans to Iran or provide humanitarian aid without repercussions. In fact the entire Iran farce is being orchestrated by faceless diabolical persons. Who are they? How is it possible that they wield such power and that the world is unable to counter them?
Given how corrupted this outfit has become , who cares what they believe?