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THE WHITE HELMETS WHITEWASHING STORY – PART II: White Helmets’ Apologists Deconstructed

By Eva Bartlett, Associate Editor at The Indicter Magazine. Editor’s Note: The opinions in this analysis are solely author Eva Bartlett’s. The actual conclusions by doctors at SWEDHR in regards to the White Helmets materials are found in this statement and its accompanied links. / Dr Lena Oske MD, The Indicter Acting Editor and member […]

Neither ‘Sarin’ Nor ‘Syrian’

Image above: machine-translation of facsimile Izvestia column 15 Nov 2017 (Bing.com translator) Editor’s Note: An extended version of this subject is found at “UN ‘Joint Investigative Mechanism’ report on Khan Shaykhun proven inaccurate, politically biased“ . “The ultimate human right is the right to exist. War is the most certain risk for a sweeping obliteration […]

Saudi Arabia: Mirage of Reform in Wahhabism’s Absolute Monarchy

By Gilbert Mercier, Associate Editor at The Indicter Magazine. Crown Prince Mohamed bin-Salman is such a darling of the global mainstream media that many call him, affectionately, by his initials MBS. The new strongman of the Kingdom has often mentioned the need for reforms and modernization of Saudi Arabia, both socially and economically. Can MBS walk […]

Syria Sarin Allegation: How UN-Panel Report Twists and Omits Evidence

By Adam Larson. A Meaningful Report from Independent Experts? On September 6, the latest report of the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (hereafter CoI) was released for public review. [1] First circulated on August 8, the report focuses on many incidents in Syria over the reporting period (March 1 […]

From Watergate to Russiagate: the Hidden Scandal of American Power

By Nozomi Hayase, Ph.D. Member of The Indicter Editorial Board. Click on image above for video Political corruption often leads to a constitutional crisis. The Watergate scandal that took down Richard Nixon shook up American politics. Over four decades later, we are now seeing another scandal associated with campaign officials. Dubbed “Russiagate”, a liberal media […]

Welcome to Hell for Capitalists Who Wreck and Exploit

By Gilbert Mercier, Associate Editor at The Indicter Magazine. Anti-capitalist and anti-globalist protesters, by the thousands, have greeted world leaders and their entourage in Hamburg, Germany, for the G20 summit. About 15,000 demonstrated on Thursday, July 6, 2017, and the riot police cracked down on them with water cannons set on armored vehicles. The local police […]

Saudi Arabia vs Qatar: Middle East Controlled-Demolition Plan?

By Gilbert Mercier, Associate Editor at The Indicter Magazine There is trouble in oil paradise. It seems that all the elements of an already explosive geopolitical concoction are getting vigorously stirred. The palace coup in Saudi Arabia, conducted by King Salman’s own son, Prince Mohammad bin Salman, on June 21, 2017, should be understood as the […]

Channel 4: Preposterous conflating of White Helmets with Grenfell Tower firefighters heroes

By Vanessa Beeley Before the Grenfell Tower blaze had died down to a smouldering monument to the tragic death of possibly hundreds of, so far, unidentified victims, trapped in the molten edifice, Channel 4 produced a programme showcasing the Al Qaeda affiliated White Helmets, holding up banners in “solidarity” with the London firefighters tackling the […]