Thursday, April 25, 2019

BEST OF THE WEB: More than 40 members of the White Helmets admit to staging of chemical attacks in Syria

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At least 40 members of the White Helmets organization have admitted during recent interviews that they staged chemical attacks in Syria to provoke retaliation against President Bashar Assad, Foundation for the Study of Democracy Director Maxim Grigoriev said on Thursday as he unveiled the results of a new study at the UN. "We have interviewed ... 40 members of the White Helmets, including those from Douma, who provided a detailed description of their methods commonly used by their organization to fake scenes," Grigoriev said. The foundation conducted a fact-finding mission in Syria and located both White Helmets members and dozens of other people who participated in the staged attacks, Grigoriev said. "Those people told us in detail how they had to participate in the staging for few dollars to buy some food for their families," he said. One woman recounted how she was given white burial shroud to wrap herself up in and then told to lay on the ground and smear her mouth with...

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