ABC news is trying to pass gun range videos as combat footage from Syria

Re:ABC news is trying to pass gun range videos as combat foo... by EastLondonCoder on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @04:04PM (#21263051)

I like Robert Fisk, he is hell of a solid correspondent but on this case he is absolutely wrong.

The Douma gas attack has been investigated not only by the OPCW, but by organisations such as the UN, the Red Cross and pretty much all serious journalism from the BBC, NYTimes to The Times and Wall Street Journal. They all agree that the Syrian Governmant gassed its own people i Douma.

The consensus is overwhelming, the wiki page on the incident lists 119 sources. I obviously haven't checked all of them but most look credible to me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douma_chemical_attack

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Re:ABC news is trying to pass gun range videos as combat foo... by equalunique on Friday October 25, 2019 @02:08PM (#21357626)

The consensus became less overwhelming since you commented this. See:

“Expert Panel Finds Gaping Plot Holes In OPCW Report On Alleged Syrian Chemical Attack” by Caitlin Johnstone https://link.medium.com/7qYYVU2Z40

Back in 2012, when ISIS beheading videos where showing up on my Facebook newsfeed every week, I recall it was Syrian rebels who were brandishing chemical weapons - but the MSM never mentions it: https://youtu.be/TpIRRRuCEyg

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Re:ABC news is trying to pass gun range videos as combat foo... by thanatropism on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @10:31AM (#21270731)

Do any of these sources address the specific concerns raised by Robert Fisk?

I understand that journalism can't be all about debunking conspiracy theories, but Fisk does seem to have some clout.

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