OPCW cover-up scandal shows ‘culture of lying central to Western narrative,’ ex-diplomat says
The OPCW’s cover-up scandal, under US pressure, of a Syria chemical weapons probe shows “the culture of lying has become so central to the Western narrative,” a former US Senate policy adviser and diplomat says.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons reportedly suppressed evidence that undermined the pretext for the US-led bombing of Syria in April 2018.
The mainstream media is also aiding and abetting such duplicitous cover-ups, disregarding other narratives as bogus, James Jatras suggested in an interview with Press TV on Tuesday.
“Unfortunately the duplicity of the Western governments, the sheer mendacity of the lying is reflected in the mainstream media that are happy to lie for them and not only to cover up the lies of their government... but also to suppress dissenting voices and push them into information ghetto, where they’re dismissed as conspiracy theories or fake news, when they knew from the start that was the truth,” the political commentator said. “But they suppressed it.”
The cover-up, which also aimed to undermine a Russia narrative, is part of the attitude adopted by the Western governments long ago, Jatras suggested.
“There's so many layers of duplicity here; it is shocking but it's not surprising that the attitude of the Western governments is that, ‘We're always right,’” said the specialist in international relations.
Documents obtained https://thegrayzone.com/2020/12/07/opcw-executives-whistleblower-syria-leaks/ by The Grayzone show that OPCW executives privately criticized the manipulation of a Syria chemical weapons probe, and supported a dissenting veteran inspector.
“That only shows not only how political things have become but also that the culture of lying has become so central to the Western narrative; it's warfare against other countries,” Jatras noted.
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