Aaron Maté: Why is OPCW Chief Arias Afraid of His Own Inspecto | G3 News

Aaron Maté: Why is OPCW Chief Arias Afraid of His Own Inspectors?

@G3News: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) leader Fernando Arias has refused to address the manipulation of the OPCW's probe into an alleged chemical attack in the Syrian town of Douma.

A trove of leaks soon exposed a deception both in Douma and then at OPCW headquarters. OPCW inspectors who deployed to Syria had, in fact, found no evidence of a chemical attack. If published, their findings would have undermined the stated pretext for the Western airstrikes, and bolstered suspicions that sectarian insurgents had staged the incident to frame the Syrian government. But senior OPCW officials doctored the team's original report, sidelined its members, and kept its critical findings from the public. US officials were also allowed to visit The Hague and try to influence the probe in their favor.

Rather than investigate the subterfuge, the OPCW leadership—with the backing of the US and other NATO governments—has waged a public campaign against two veteran OPCW scientists who challenged the scandal from within.
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