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Car plows into crowd at white nationalist rally: Driver ‘intentionally’ accelerates into counter-protesters and hits up to 20 people as riot cops use tear gas to stop violent clashes and a state of emergency is declared
At least one person is dead after a driver intentionally plowed into a group of anti-fascist protesters hitting up to 20 people in Charlottesville, Virginia, after violent clashes erupted between white nationalists and activists on Saturday.
Video shows the Dodge Charger accelerating into the crowd throwing bodies into the air as people scream before reversing at high speed – sending 19 people to the hospital for their injuries and leaving one dead.
It came after violent clashes erupted as hundreds of white supremacists including armed militias marched into Charlottesville sparking violent confrontations with the counter protesters. Police cleared the scene with tear gas but the violence continued.
Horrifying video from the scene of the car attack shows blood spattered on the vehicle’s windshield as victims desperately screamed out for medical help in the aftermath of the smash.
A counter protester had allegedly thrown a rock at the car, causing the driver to swivel around and ram into people and cars in its way, before driving off with someone’s shoe attached to its bumper.
There has been one person arrested in connection to the earlier violence but it remains unclear if the driver of the car has been apprehended.
In addition to the dozen of people hurt in the accident, at least eight people were already being treated for their injures during other destructive clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters at Emancipation Park before the controversial Unite the Right rally.
President Trump admonished the day’s tragic events, saying in a press conference: ‘We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, violence, on many sides… The hate and division must stop, and must stop right now.’
Trump took a break from his time in Bedminister to condemn the violence in Charlottesville but also took the time to announce the signing of legislation to expand a veterans health care program.
He said: ‘We have to respect each other, ideally we have to love each other.’
Trump had earlier tweeted about the violence that erupted amid the white supremacist march. He tweeted that ‘we ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for.’ He then wrote ‘There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!’
The White House was silent for hours about the clashes except for a solitary tweet from First Lady Melania Trump. The president has received previous criticism for being slow to condemn acts of hate done in his name.
The crash occurred approximately two hours after violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters earlier that day during the planned Unite the Right rally.
Hundreds were seen stomping through the city, wearing militia uniforms, waving flags and chanting ‘Blood and Soil’ as they made their way towards the event on Saturday morning.
Counter-protesters flocked to the march in retaliation against the white nationalists, neo-Confederates and alt-right activists, screaming: ‘We’re here, we’re gay, we fight the KKK!’
First Lady Melania Trump tweeted: ‘Our country encourages freedom of speech, but let’s communicate w/o hate in our hearts. No good comes from violence.’
The protest hadn’t officially started but social media videos showed the rally was escalating as people were seen throwing objects, breaking out into fights and people spraying mace into the crowd.
Arrests were made after police in riot gear attempted to clear the park and a group of protesters pushed back against them, while the battle between the two protester groups continued to rage on in the streets of the city.
Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer had denounced the ‘cowardly parade of hatred, bigotry, racism, and intolerance march down the lawns of the architect of our Bill of Rights’ and warned for residents to stay away from the rally.
Police were in position at Emancipation Park and downtown Charlottesville by 6am as they prepared for the rally.
Between 4,000 and 6,000 people from groups including white nationalists, neo-Confederates and alt-right activists were expected to protest at the park, which had recently been renamed from Lee Park.
Right-wing blogger Jason Kessler planned what he called a ‘pro-white’ rally to protest Charlottesville’s decision to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Supporters and counter-protesters screamed, chanted, threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays on each other. Men dressed in militia uniforms were carrying shields and openly carrying guns.
The protest hadn’t yet begun when two people were seriously injured and protesters reportedly deployed pepper spray, according to state police.
Social media videos show the crowd throwing bottles and objects as police film the interaction from behind fences but don’t intervene.
Brawls broke out as people in militia gear tackled others to the ground and began throwing punches.
Christopher Mathias, a reporter for the Huffington Post tweeted: ‘Just witnessed a violent fight in a parking garage. Nazi dude pulled a gun. Some bad injuries.’
Officials declared a local emergency shortly after 11am. Colleen Cook, 26, stood on a curb shouting at the rally attendees to go home.
Cook, a teacher who attended the University of Virginia, said she sent her black son out of town for the weekend.
‘This isn’t how he should have to grow up,’ she said.
Cliff Erickson leaned against a fence and took in the scene. He said he thinks removing the statue amounts to erasing history and said the ‘counter protesters are crazier than the alt-right. Both sides are hoping for a confrontation,’ he said.
In response to the day’s events, the University of Virginia announced on Saturday afternoon that all scheduled events and programming would be canceled.
The announcement stated: ‘This cancellation includes all academic programming, the scheduled community discussions taking place in the University Libraries, and all UVA Athletic events and programming. The University is monitoring the developments in Charlottesville and continues to coordinate with state and local law enforcement.’
The city announced earlier this week that the rally must be moved out of Emancipation Park to a larger one, citing safety reasons. The rally and counter-protests wereexpected to draw thousands of people.
Kessler sued, saying the change was a free speech violation. The city said in a statement that it would abide by the judge’s decision.
Kessler had led a torch lit procession through the University of Virginia campus on Friday night with burning torches, ending at the statue of Thomas Jefferson.
Almost 200 white nationalists, neo-Confederates, and alt-right activists, were heard chanting ‘white lives matter’ and ‘Jews will not replace us’.
They clashed with University of Virginia students who held an anti-racist protest, and were seen holding up signs which read: ‘VA students against white supremacists.’
Students on Friday night were heard chanting ‘go home Nazis,’ a reporter from the Washington Post tweeted.
Police say violence broke out between the rival groups and officers swiftly intervened to break up the riot which they ruled was an unlawful assembly on Friday night.
At least one person was arrested and several on campus were treated for minor injuries, the Daily Progress newspaper said. Several of the marchers were also hit with pepper spray.
The protesters’ decision to use flaming torches seemed to be a deliberate one, to bring back the imagery of KKK violence and cross burning.
Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer denounced the ‘cowardly parade of hatred, bigotry, racism, and intolerance march down the lawns of the architect of our Bill of Rights.’
‘Everyone has a right under the First Amendment to express their opinion peaceably, so here’s mine… I am beyond disgusted by this unsanctioned and despicable display of visual intimidation on a college campus,’ he told CNN.
But Friday night was just a taster of things to come as up to 6,000 people are expected to descend on the college town on Saturday for the Unite the Right rally.
Saturday’s rally will gather at the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at Emancipation Park – a focal point for a number of white supremacist protests since the council voted to remove the structure in April.
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has urged Virginians to stay away ahead of Saturday’s rally.
‘In advance of the rally there have been communications from extremist groups, many of which are located outside of Virginia, who may seek to commit acts of violence against rally participants or law enforcement officials,’ he said in a statement.
‘In the event that such violent or unlawful conduct occurs, I have instructed state public safety officials to act quickly and decisively in order to keep the public and themselves safe.
‘I want to urge my fellow Virginians who may consider joining either in support or opposition to the planned rally to make alternative plans.
‘Many of the individuals coming to Charlottesville are doing so in order to express viewpoints many people, including me, find abhorrent.
‘As long as that expression is peaceful, that is their right. But it is also the right of every American to deny those ideas more attention than they deserve.
‘Men and women from state and local agencies will be in Charlottesville tomorrow to keep the public safe, and their job will be made easier if Virginians, no matter how well-meaning, elect to stay away from the areas where this rally will take place.’
The National Guard will be on standby, McAuliffe said.
They will be met by about 1,000 first responders and law enforcement, while the National Guard will be on standby.
Thousands of white nationalists, including supporters of the Ku Klux Klan white supremacist group, and anti-fascist activists are expected to turn out in Charlottesville, a sleepy town planning to remove a statue of General Robert E. Lee, who led Confederate forces in the US Civil War.
‘The Charlottesville event could be a potentially historic showcase of hate, bringing together more extremists in one place than we have seen in at least a decade,’ said Oren Segal, director of the Center on Extremism at the Anti-Defamation League, a group that monitors and combats anti-Semitism.
Earlier this week, the city had ordered the rally planned for Saturday to be relocated out of Emancipation Park to a larger one, further out of the city, citing safety reasons.
But Kessler, who organized the rally, said on Twitter that the company’s move amounted to an attack on ‘free speech and civil rights.’
He sued added that the change was a free speech violation and that moving the protest away from the Lee statue undermined his event.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Glen Conrad granted a preliminary injunction Friday in a lawsuit filed against Charlottesville by the right-wing blogger which will allow the rally of white nationalists and other extremists to take place at its originally planned location downtown.
The city said in a statement that it would abide by the judge’s decision.
Mimi Arbeit, an organizer of the planned counter-protests, rejected Kessler’s argument that the rally was about freedom of speech.
‘Fascism functions by using the institutions of a democracy towards its own ends,’ she said by telephone.
On July 8 a few dozen Ku Klux Klan marchers gathered in Charlottesville to protest plans to remove the statue of Lee. But they were outnumbered by hundreds of jeering counter protestors.
This time the extreme right hopes to have a stronger showing thanks to the presence of various leaders of the ‘alt-right’ movement that has been emboldened by Donald Trump’s ascent to the White House.
On Friday, City Manager Maurice Jones revealed this will be the largest Virginia State Police deployment in the state in nearly three decades.
‘These are trying and difficult times for our city and our nation,’ Jones said, according to the Daily Progress. ‘We have deep political and ideological differences, and those differences will play out here in our community this weekend. It will be stressful and it will be tense, but I’m optimistic that cooler heads will prevail and we will ultimately be stronger as a community once this event is over.’
Generally, the white nationalist protesters appear to have come from outside the city, and many local residents have raised fears over Saturday’s event.
Last month, hundreds went to City Hall to demand that the protest was cancelled.
Many local businesses have also declared their stores ‘safe spaces’ while both firms and local people have put up signs showing support for diversity ahead of the event.
However, Kessler has even bigger plans for the city.’
‘We’re going to have bigger and bigger events in Charlottesville,’ he told CNN
CIA’s Brennan: Trump Did Not Ask FBI To Drop Russia Investigation
Former CIA Director John Brennan has told Congress that President Trump did not pressure the FBI to drop the investigation into Michael Flynn.
His testimony before the House on Tuesday completely blows the left-wing narrative that Trump unduly pressured the intelligence community to halt their investigations into possible Russia collusion.
When Dem. Rep. Adam Schiff asked Brennan if Trump or any of his aides had pressured the FBI to drop the investigation, Brennan’s response was not anticipated:
Adam Schiff: “With respect to the allegations made recently that the President or his aides may have sought to enlist the member of the IC or Director Comey himself to drop the Flynn investigation, uh have any members of the IC shared with you their concerns that the President was attempting to enlist the help of the people in the intelligence community to drop the Flynn investigation?”
Brennan: “No, sir.”
Adam Schiff: “Are you aware of any efforts the President has made who enlist the support of the intelligence community personnel to push back on a narrative involving the collusion issue that Mr. Rooney was asking about?”
Brennan: “I am unaware of it.”
Former FBI Director, James Comey, also said under oath on May 3rd that the Trump DOJ had not pressured him to halt investigations.
This probably won’t be enough to stop the lying liberal media from continuing with their bogus allegations over Trump-Russia. However, their very own Seth Rich scandal continues to gain momentum so it is understandable why they are desperate to direct attention towards the now debunked Russia accusations.
Putin: Syrian Chemical Attack was a False Flag, Trump to Do It Again and Again
The Russian President possesses credible information that could prove the April 4 chemical attack on Syria (which killed 86 civilians including children) was staged to discredit Syrian President Assad and to launch 59 Tomahawk missiles (in retaliation, of course) at a Syrian airbase on April 6.
Though he hasn’t revealed it yet, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in 2015, claimed to possess secret satellite images that could prove the U.S. government brought down the Twin Towers with controlled demolition.
The 9/11 terrorist attacks, he declared, were orchestrated by the world’s biggest oil consumer to look like an act of aggression by international terrorist organizations. Putin said it was orchestrated to attack countries in the Middle East, the world’s chief oil-exporting region, to control more than half of the world’s oil reserves.
While conspiracy theorists brushed aside his evidence, the European Scientific Journal in 2016 concluded 9/11 was indeed a controlled demolition.
Well, Putin is back. And this time he claims to possess credible information that could prove the April 4 chemical attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun (which killed 86 civilians including children) was staged to discredit the government of Syrian President Bashar Hafez al-Assad (who renounced chemical weapons nearly four years ago). The alleged chemical attack gave the United States an excuse to launch 59 Tomahawk missiles (in retaliation, of course) at a Syrian airbase on April 6.
In a joint press conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Moscow on April 11, Putin — calling on the international community to thoroughly investigate the use of chemical weapons in Khan Sheikhoun and take appropriate action — asked the world to be prepared for more chemical attacks. These, Putin suggests, will also be false flags, conducted to frame the Syrian government:
“We have reports from multiple sources that false flags like this one — and I cannot call it otherwise — are being prepared in other parts of Syria, including the southern suburbs of Damascus. They plan to plant some chemical there and accuse the Syrian government of an attack.
“President Mattarella and I discussed it, and I told him that this reminds me strongly of the events in 2003, when the US representatives demonstrated at the UN Security Council session the presumed chemical weapons found in Iraq. The military campaign was subsequently launched in Iraq and it ended with the devastation of the country, the growth of the terrorist threat and the appearance of Islamic State [IS, formerly ISIS] on the world stage.”
Putin is already proven right, so it seems. Two prominent journalists with experience on Syria claimed the chemical attack was a false flag — designed to make the Trump administration go to war with Assad.
Former U.S. presidential candidate Ron Paul called the Syrian chemical attack a false flag promoted by the media propaganda machine to rally the people behind the United States. The odious propaganda, he added, smearing Assad as a monster for using chemical weapons is strongly indicative of a manufactured opportunity — a false flag. Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi, too, threw his weight around Putin saying:
“I’m hearing from sources on the ground in the Middle East, people who are intimately familiar with the intelligence that is available who are saying that the essential narrative that we’re all hearing about the Syrian government or the Russians using chemical weapons on innocent civilians is a sham.
“The intelligence confirms pretty much the account that the Russians have been giving … which is that they hit a warehouse where the rebels – now these are rebels that are, of course, connected with Al Qaeda – where the rebels were storing chemicals of their own and it basically caused an explosion that resulted in the casualties. Apparently the intelligence on this is very clear.”
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will authorize additional strikes on Syria “if Assad uses chemical weapons again or deploys barrel bombs in the country.” White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters recently:
“The sight of people being gassed and blown away by barrel bombs ensures that if we see this kind of action again, we hold open the possibility of future action. If you gas a baby, if you put a barrel bomb in to innocent people … you will see a response from this president.”
They Have No Proof: MIT Professor Explains Why the Assad Gas Attack Was a Sham
Daniel Lang
The mainstream narrative surrounding the sarin gas attack in Syria simply doesn’t add up. Even if you assume that Assad is nothing but a vile monster who would have no problem with gassing his own people, the attack still doesn’t make sense. That’s because even monsters have a sense of self-preservation.
Just days before the attack, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced a reversal of a longstanding policy in Washington. He said that the US was no longer absolutely determined to oust Assad. America’s six year war against his regime was basically over. So why would Assad reignite a conflict with the world’s preeminent superpower with a chemical weapons attack? A conflict that I might add, would greatly reduce the chances of him remaining in power?
Assad is by no means a good guy. He’s not even an okay guy. He is definitely a despot who relies on violence to suppress the population. But he’s never shown any signs of being suicidal. Six years of fighting to maintain his rule proves that. What’s much more likely is that Assad is being set up.
Don’t believe our government’s claims about satellite photography catching Assad’s aircraft dropping the sarin. In fact, the little evidence that has been provided falls on its face once you take a closer look. That’s the determination of Theodore Postol, a physicist and professor at MIT, who reviewed documents released by the White House regarding the gas attack.
Postol said: “I have reviewed the [White House’s] document carefully, and I believe it can be shown, without doubt, that the document does not provide any evidence whatsoever that the US government has concrete knowledge that the government of Syria was the source of the chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria at roughly 6am to 7am on 4 April, 2017.
“In fact, a main piece of evidence that is cited in the document point to an attack that was executed by individuals on the ground, not from an aircraft, on the morning of 4 April.
That evidence is a photograph of the shell that delivered the sarin gas, which according Postol, shows signs of having explosives set on top of it before being detonated on the ground. That sounds a lot more like the work of the rebels, not the Syrian government.
“The explosive acted on the pipe as a blunt crushing mallet,” Postol said. “It drove the pipe into the ground while at the same time creating the crater.
“Since the pipe was filled with sarin, which is an incompressible fluid, as the pipe was flattened, the sarin acted on the walls and ends of the pipe causing a crack along the length of the pipe and also the failure of the cap on the back end.”
Keep in mind that Postol is an expert in this field. He’s been advising our government on weapon technologies since the Gulf War. He’s not some armchair scientist. More importantly, after working with our government for so many years, he’s all too familiar with how unreliable intelligence reports from the White House can be.
“All of these highly amateurish mistakes indicate that this White House report, like the earlier Obama White House Report [from Ghouta in 2013], was not properly vetted by the intelligence community as claimed.
“I have worked with the intelligence community in the past, and I have grave concerns about the politicisation of intelligence that seems to be occurring with more frequency in recent times – but I know that the intelligence community has highly capable analysts in it.
“And if those analysts were properly consulted about the claims in the White House document they would have not approved the document going forward.”
Once again, our country has made an attack against a sovereign nation without any justification.
Ron Paul: Phony Sarin Attack Carried Out By A Gov’t “Terrified That Peace Would Break Out”
Mac Slavo
The Idlib chemical attack in Syria was a desperate attempt to reignite a war in Syria.
It was a catalyst. A fraudulent pretext, and a false flag.
The past year or so in Syria has decisively pushed out the al-Qaeda lite forces while simultaneously diminishing U.S. influence there as Russia has become the de facto regulating force in the region, making its own bilateral deals with Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
But American objectives are not to be forgotten, and somehow they will be met.
The phony chemical attacks of 2013 and the phony chemical attacks of 2017 were both engineered to garner public support for an attack on Syria, and for ousting Assad to meet the objectives of a secretive agenda.
The effort failed in 2013 after Congress got cold feet about launching another war, and the public spoke out in overwhelming opposition to more war.
In 2017, President Trump acted so quickly that a public dialogue was not possible. No one waited for evidence, inquiries or proof of the deeds done. Instead, it was a hasty pretext to do exactly what cheated presidential candidate Ron Paul suggests was done to prevent ‘peace from breaking out’…
via RT:
“A victory of neo-conservatives” – that’s how Ron Paul, a former member of the US House of Representatives and three-time presidential candidate, described the US strike on Syria, adding that he does not expect peace talks to resume any time soon.
Speaking to RT, Ron Paul said that there is no proof of Damascus’ guilt that could trigger such a rash and violent response from the US.
“I don’t think the evidence is there, at least it hasn’t been presented, and they need a so-called excuse… our government and their coalition.”
“If any of this was true, I don’t know why they couldn’t wait and take a look at it. In 2013, there were similar stories that didn’t go anywhere, because with a little bit of a pause, there was a resistance to it built in our Congress and in the American people. They thought that it was a fraud and nothing like that was happening, and right now, I just can’t think of how it could conceivably be what they claim, because it’s helping ISIS, because it’s helping Al-Qaeda.”
“From my point of view, there was no need to rush. There was no threat to national security. […] “I have no idea what his purpose was. Maybe he just didn’t want to hear the debate, because the last time they debated it, they lost. And this time, it was necessary for them to jump onto this, before people came to know what was really going on.”
Every indication points to the fact that this was a false flag pretext to bomb Syria – designed to keep the U.S. engaged in the region, and upping the ante with direct intervention, all while being engineered to give President Trump a little bump in the polls.
Perhaps more importantly, it earned Trump a few points and pats on the back from the establishment media – who quickly sang his praises in unison after striking Syria, completely reversing on their constant derision of him just before.
Launching a strike, and assuming the role of Commander in Chief means fulfilling his real campaign promises, the ones that really count. Not the ones he made in stadiums and arenas and debates, but the promises he made when he struck a deal. That’s business.
In the world of the Deep State, Donald Trump just became a made man… now that he has launched missiles, true presidential material.
Never mind that just a week before, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told the world that Assad could stay for now. Nobody seems to have tipped him off that there was about to be a 180; or perhaps it was this statement that triggered a coup within the system.
They wagered, rightly, how the President would react.
“I don’t believe that our people or the American government should be the policemen of the world, it makes no sense, it causes us more trouble and more grief, it causes us more financial problems, and it’s hardly a way that we could defend our constitutional liberty.”
[…]
There is a bit of hypocrisy going on here, because at one minute we say, well, maybe Assad has to stay, the next day he has to go, and we’re there fighting ISIS and Al-Qaeda. At the same time, what we end up doing is we actually strengthen them! It is a mess.
“The peace talks have ended now. They’re terrified that peace was going to break out! Al-Qaeda was on the run, peace talks were happening, and all of a sudden, they had to change, and this changes things dramatically! I don’t expect peace talks anytime soon or in the distant future.”
More important questions hang in the balance:
Will this break out into wider war? Are the rumors true that Trump will inevitably send in ground troops? Or is there a master strategy in the works? Who is steering this dangerous game? The POTUS? The generals? The deep state? A shadow advisor?
‘White Helmets’ Believed to Help Fake Chemical Attacks in Syria for US Interests
Source: EV
Nearly everyone aside from those living under a rock are aware of the United States’ recent airstrike against Syria. The airstrike was reportedly commenced in retaliation of a chemical attack launched by Syrian forces, and this is the general narrative the mainstream media has been repeating, but is it the truth?
A report from Veterans Today was brought to our attention, in which it was stated that Donald Trump ordered the Swedish Medical Association to be censored after they claimed White Helmets are murdering children to produce fake chemical attack videos in Syria. Most of this narrative is false, and we’ll elaborate further in a moment, however after investigating the issue, it would appear there’s a shred of truth to it.
To understand the situation in full, one must first understand what is actually happening in Syria right now. And of course, it has more to do with the fossil fuel industry and money than it does humanitarian efforts:
The White Helmets (said to be Al-Qaeda affiliated) are a volunteer group of individuals who act as a rescue team in rebel-controlled areas of Syria. It should be noted that though they claim to be an impartial, non-government organization, they are viewed by many to be a propaganda tool for the US and the UK. In fact, while the White Helmets say they are independent and accept no money from governments, the US has openly admitted to providing the organization with more than $20 million in monetary aid:
Veterans Today has been accused of spreading fake news in the past, and is said to be deeply anti-Israel, making them a questionable source due to their bias on particular topics. This is especially true of their senior editor, Gordon Duff, who happens to be the author of the report in question.
Duff’s main argument is based on the account that “Swedish Doctors for Human Rights had cited the ‘White Helmets’ as child killers,” a claim they deny. Swedish Doctors for Human Rights (SWEDHR) is an “independent, non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental organization engaged in the research and reporting on the effects of war-crimes, torture and human-rights transgressions on civil populations or on individuals.”
Provided below is the main video focused on in Duff’s report (recorded in March), meant to provide “proof” the White Helmets have been killing children. We’ve included this video only because it is relevant to the issue. Warning, it contains graphic images that may not be suitable for all viewers:
Although SWEDHR reviewed the video directly above and provided an original statement on it, they claim Duff misrepresented them in his report. After first clarifying that SWEDHR is not a “Swedish medical association,” the group went on to elaborate that they had never concluded the White Helmets were murdering children. They did, however, state that the White Helmet’s videos were of faked medical procedures conducted on children who were already dead, which is what makes this story relevant:
“Lifesaving procedures on the children showed in the White Helmets videos were found to be fake, and ultimately performed on dead children. The syringe used in the ‘intracardial injection’ performed on the male infant was empty, or its fluid was never injected into the child. This same child showed, briefly, discrete life-signs (uncertain in my judgement) in the first segment of WH Vid-1. If so, this child might have died during the lapse in which the ‘lifesaving’ manoeuvers showed in the White Helmets movie went on. (Which is not the same than affirming that the personnel seen in the videos caused the death of the infant. In forensic terms, the actual cause of death, as well as the mode and the issue of intent, refer to different items than those treated in our analysis).”
This directly excludes the claim that SWEDHR stated White Helmets are killing children, but as we can see, that doesn’t mean the White Helmet videos aren’t propaganda. As for whether or not Trump is trying to censor the Swedish Medical Association due to SWEDHR’s statement on the White Helmets; considering SWEDHR is not a part of the Swedish Medical Association, this scenario is unlikely, however it is slightly curious that Wikipedia is now considering whether or not to delete their page:
The most important fact to take away from this story, is that SWEDHR has found the White Helmet videos to be fake. Considering the White Helmets are likely a propaganda tool for the US and the UK (both nations use the White Helmet’s testimonies and footage as evidence), this would insinuate that the chemical attack by Syrian forces was faked to justify the US’s airstrike on Syria – a move that’s been played before in the recent past.
The most important fact to take away from this story, is that SWEDHR has found the White Helmet videos to be fake.
It should also be noted that the White House claims Syrian forces used sarin gas in this recent chemical attack. Severe exposure to sarin gas (which is the whole point of a chemical attack) causes loss of consciousness, paralysis, convulsions and respiratory failure, all of which can lead to death. Less severe exposure can cause the victim’s bowels and bladder to immediately release, as well as vomiting, eye irritation and trouble breathing – it’s important to wear the proper safety gear, even when handling the victims.
Reports have brought to attention images that show the White Helmets handling corpses – only a few hours after the attack – with little to no safety gear. Other civilians can be seen standing next to corpses with no safety gear at all. Paul Antonopoulos of AMN states:
“… White Helmets are handling the corpses of people without sufficient safety gear, most particularly with the masks mostly used, as well as no gloves. Although this may seem insignificant, understanding the nature of sarin gas that the opposition claim was used, only opens questions.”
Antonopoulos brings to attention various other discrepancies in the official story, such as the fact the location of the images suggests they were taken at a White Helmets base, as well as the fact that the Syrian Army and its allies are in a comfortable position in Syria – it would make no sense for them to conduct a chemical attack at this time. Antonopoulos is correct that the official version of events raises more questions than answers them, first and foremost: if these civilians didn’t die from a chemical attack, what killed them? If they did, was it Assad, or was it staged?
Despite all evidence which points to the contrary, the US and its allies will continue to push their narrative of events, and the mainstream media will continue to regurgitate this narrative with impunity. In reality, the world is witnessing – first hand – a coup in action. The only difference between this coup and many other coups the US has conducted in the past, is that the government has gotten sloppy and doesn’t care anymore that everyone knows they’re corrupt. They are, in fact, trying to normalize it.
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