RSS Feed
April 11th, 2018 
Awake Goy In a Wednesday statement, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that an estimated 500 patients were “presented to health facilities exhibiting signs and symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals,” citing reports from Health Cluster partners.
The statement goes on to say that “more than 70 people sheltering in basements have reportedly died, with 43 of those deaths related to symptoms consistent with exposure to highly toxic chemicals.”
“We should all be outraged at these horrific reports and images from Douma,” said Dr. Peter Salama, WHO deputy director-general for emergency preparedness and response. He added that the WHO is demanding “immediate” and “unhindered” access to the area where the alleged chemical incident reportedly took place.
It comes as Western countries continue to suggest that the Syrian government launched a chemical attack on civilians, without any evidence and ahead of an investigation by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
The allegations also come despite the Russian military traveling to the area and finding no evidence of a chemical attack, and the fact that the alleged attack was initially reported by the rebel-linked White Helmets.
Still, none of this has stopped Western officials from assuming that President Bashar Assad was behind the alleged incident. Trump has already stated that “nothing is off the table” when it comes to possible military action, and US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, wasted no time referring to Assad as a “monster” and accusing Russia of being “covered with the blood of Syrian children.”
At a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday, the US was one of four countries to vote against a Russian-supported draft backing an OPCW fact-finding mission at the site of the alleged attack in the city of Douma, Eastern Ghouta. Haley said the proposal aimed to put Moscow and Damascus “in the driver’s seat” of the investigation, while Russia’s UN envoy, Vassily Nebenzia, argued that the proposal was stonewalled simply because it came from Russia.
Meanwhile, Trump stated on Monday that Washington would be “making some major decisions in the next 24 to 48 hours,” suggesting that news of his next move could be coming later on Wednesday. Nebenzia has warned the US and other Western countries not to carry out an “illegal military endeavor,” adding that he hopes they will “come to their senses.”
Source Article from https://www.rt.com/news/423808-who-chemical-attack-syria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Posted in 
Tags: 
