Ahead of a report by the scandal-plagued OPCW, a former UK/NATO soldier is cited by The Guardian to dismiss "the supposed whistleblower controversy" as part of a "Russian-led disinformation campaign" that was "comprehensively rejected." This is in fact blatant disinformation. 1/

2/ There was no Russian-led "campaign." There is an OPCW inspector-led whistleblower scandal. Two OPCW inspectors *who led Douma investigation* say their evidence was excluded & distorted. 2 other officials back them up. ( https://thegrayzone.com/2020/02/11/new-leaks-shatter-opcws-attacks-douma-whistleblowers/)">https://thegrayzone.com/2020/02/1... ( https://thegrayzone.com/2020/03/12/opcw-whistleblower-mistreatment-douma-investigators/)">https://thegrayzone.com/2020/03/1...

3/ The whistleblowers& #39; claims were not "comprehensively rejected." The OPCW put out a laughable "inquiry" that entirely avoided the whistleblowers& #39; claims & instead tried to impugn their integrity & downplay their roles. https://thegrayzone.com/2020/03/05/opcw-whistleblowers-attacks-cover-up-douma-deception/">https://thegrayzone.com/2020/03/0...

4/ Western media has followed OPCW& #39;s lead & completely ignored engaging with the whistleblower& #39;s voluminous evidence. Adversarial outlets that parroted the false narrative have followed suit too. We& #39;ll see if that changes when the OPCW puts out this new report.

5/ Here& #39;s the Guardian article I quoted, forgot to include screenshot: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/report-set-to-blame-syria-chemical-attacks-on-bashar-al-assad">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...

6/ The collective yawn by Western media -- including adversarial media -- at OPCW whistleblower story is frustrating, but also to be expected by anyone who& #39;s read Manufacturing Consent. I& #39;m hopeful this will change. Evidence is overwhelming, & time has a way of easing cowardice.