Herland Report: The British founder of the organisation Mayday Rescue, and former British army officer, James Le Mesurier, who trained the Syrian group known as the White Helmets, has died in Istanbul. A spokesman for the White Helmets confirmed on Monday afternoon the death of James Le Mesurier and said further details were yet to be established, reports The …
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Herland Report: Steve Brown: Long before and ever since the Blackwater Nisour Square massacre, the United States has employed contractors to pursue any particular US military agenda so desired, just about anywhere. However, under US law – depending upon who interprets it and when – US military contractors are not allowed to engage in aggression. Of course, the perception …
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Herland Report: We all remember how the alleged chemical attack in Douma on 7 April, 2018 led to a missile attack on Syria by the US, France and UK. This briefing note summarizes the results of further investigations of the Douma incident and explains relevant scientific issues. This note also examines the processes by which OPCW Fact-Finding Missions and the …
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Herland Report TV (HTV): TV program med Eva Thomassen: Det er en av vår tids største skandaler at vi støtter Al Qaida affilierte grupper i Syria, mens myndighetene tier, sier Eva Thomassen, sosiolog og Norges eneste krigsreporter i Syria. Hun har fulgt Syria krigen på bakken under krigen en rekke ganger. Teaser til TV program med Eva Thomassen her, …
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Dokumentert ingen kjemisk angrep i Douma: Erfarne journalister som Pearson Sharp fra den amerikanske TV statsjonen One America News Network har nå vært i Douma, Øst Ghouta i Syria og undersøkt anklagene fra White Helmets om at det skal ha foregått et “kjemisk angrep” i Douma. Det samme har den legendariske journalisten Robert Fisk. Se førstehåndsdokumentasjonen som Sharp leverer, …
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The US attack on Syria violated all international law: The main effect of the US/UK/France attack on Syria seems to be that Trump has further discredited himself and the US by violating the UN Charter and international law and committing an act of aggression, which is a war crime for which Nazi civilian and military officials were executed, writes Dr. …
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Herland Report: White Helmets bedrageriet: Filmen ”Last Men in Aleppo” er vist over hele den vestlige verden, fått priser, fått folk til å gråte, klappe og gi enda flere penger til 3000 ”redningsheltene” i White Helmets. Men hvem er egentlig White Helmets og hvorfor får vi bare høre bruddstykker om hvem som står bak disse organisasjonene? På Herland Report …
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Herland Report: Moderate political opposition does not involve or support taking up arms against the government, let alone against unarmed fellow citizens. This proposition would be treated as self-evident in our own country, so why are people seemingly ready to discard it when talking about Syria, writes professor at Edinburgh University, Tim Hayward. Moderate uprising does not …
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Herland Report: Norsk bistand støtter Al Qaida i Syria? Hakim Khaidi har et innlegg i Klassekampen 9.august om sivilbefolkningen i Raqqa og Leger Uten Grensers hjelpeløshet. Khaidi er operasjonell leder i Leger Uten Grenser og er ansvarlig for Syria, Irak og Jemen. Khaidi skriver at “Sivilbefolkningen er fanget inne i Raqqa by mens bakkekampene og flyangrepene er voldsomme”. I …
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In the wake of Netflix’s Oscar winning The White Helmets comes the Sundance Festival Grand Jury Prize winning Last Men of Aleppo. Yet, the White Helmets do not typically put others first, at least according to witnesses, and in Aleppo had a reputation for robbing the houses they entered and the people they helped. Not that they helped ordinary …
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