by: Janice Kortkamp

date: February 8, 2019

“Conspiracy theorists”

Throughout the almost eight years of war against Syria those of us in the west sharing about the reality of the situation…

1) That this war was manufactured by the US and allies for regime change using terrorist proxy militants; and

2) The Syrian government did not use chemical weapons against civilians.

… are typically accused of many things including being “traitors” to our home countries, Russian trolls and bots, “Assad apologists” (I personally am a President Assad supporter – not an apologist), whackos, and of course, conspiracy theorists.

But here is a short list of people – who may be considered “more credible” than we independent or citizen journalists, social-media activists, and alternate media watchers – saying things along the same lines as we all have been. I’ve added just one reference for each though several on this list have written or spoken extensively on the conflict. By the way, this list is not all inclusive, there are many I’m sure I’ve missed. Also putting them on this list DOES NOT mean that I support everything each and every one has ever said, done, or written!

General Wesley Clark – former Supreme Commander of NATO Forces in Europe. In 2007 he revealed that immediately after 9/11 the US planned to ‘take out’ 7 countries in 5 years – none of which was involved in 9/11 including Syria. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3B5xzApMZg

Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson – former Special Forces and former Chief of Staff for General Colin Powell while he was Secretary of State. When asked if Assad used chemical weapons his answer is “bull”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgig1QVU2lY

Virginia State Senator Richard Black – US Army Colonel Retired, Marine combat veteran, Major in the Judge Advocate General’s Office. Gone twice to Syria and met with President Assad. The Origins of the Syrian War: http://www.ancreport.com/…/origins-syrian-war-richard-h-bl…/

US Congresswoman from Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard – Iraq war veteran. Sits on Foreign Affairs and Armed Forces committees. Former co-chair of the Democratic National Committee. Currently running for Democratic nominee for US president. Gabbard also went to Syria and met with President Assad. Gabbard co-authored the “Stop Arming Terrorists” bill: https://gabbard.house.gov/news/StopArmingTerrorists

Dr. Ron Paul – former surgeon in the USAF, long-time Member of the House of Representatives and Libertarian presidential candidate. “‘The Evidence Is Very Clear’: The US Has Aligned Itself with Al-Qaeda in Syria” https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-evidence-is-very-…/5654541

Philip Giraldi – Formerly in the US Army and a CIA officer of 20 years. He is Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest. “Destroying Syria: Why does Washington hate Bashar al-Assad?” http://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/destroying-syria/

John Kiriakou – Former CIA agent turned whistle blower who was persecuted by the US government for refusing to participate in the CIA torture program. “Western intel on Douma incident virtually non-existent, no ground sources”https://www.rt.com/…/423986-syria-strike-intelligence-war-…/

Colonel Pat Lang – Former head of US Defense Intelligence Agency’s operations in the Middle East. “US strikes on Syria based on a lie.” https://gosint.wordpress.com/…/former-dia-colonel-us-strik…/

General Mike Flynn – Former head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency who stated in interview that the Obama administration had made a willful decision to use Al Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood, and what would be later called ISIS as assets in Syria. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EghwCDNyiY

US Senator for Kentucky Rand Paul – co-authored with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard the “Stop Arming Terrorists” bill and been actively pursuing an end to US involvement in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan etc. https://www.paul.senate.gov/…/dr-rand-paul-introduces-stop-…

Dennis Kucinich – long-time Member of the House of Representatives and Democratic presidential candidate who has gone many times to Syria during the war. “‘Deep state’ elements pushing for Syrian conflict” https://www.rt.com/usa/425457-deep-state-us-syria/

James Jatras – former US diplomat. “‘He hands out weapons like Christmas cookies’ Obama slammed for ‘giving terrorists guns’” https://www.dailystar.co.uk/…/barack-obama-arms-rebels-syri…

Jack Murphy – Green Beret veteran who was embedded with US troops ordered to train “moderate rebels” for Syria. He wrote a detailed report claiming the US was training “the next generation of al Qaeda” and that US backed “moderate rebels” were acting as supply lines to get weapons to al Qaeda. “US Special Forces sabotage White House policy gone disastrously wrong with covert ops in Syria.” https://thenewsrep.com/…/us-special-forces-sabotage-white-…/

Alastair Crooke – former UK MI-6 agent and senior level British diplomat. “A Major Regional Reset: The Syria Outcome Will Haunt Those Who Started This War” https://www.mintpressnews.com/entering-syria-outcome-wil…/…/

Peter Ford – former UK Ambassador to Syria. “A Guide to Decoding the Doublespeak on Syria” https://21stcenturywire.com/…/a-guide-to-decoding-the-dou…/…

Seymour Hersh – Pulitzer prize winning investigative journalist. “The Red Line and the Rat Line” about alleged chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian government. https://www.lrb.co.uk/…/seymo…/the-red-line-and-the-rat-line

Robert Parry – a Pulitzer finalist for his work exposing the Iran-Contra conspiracy. “Echoes of Iraq-WMD Fraud in Syria” https://consortiumnews.com/…/echoes-of-iraq-wmd-fraud-in-s…/

Gareth Porter – Winner of the Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. “Have We Been Deceived Over Syrian Sarin Attack? Scrutinizing the Evidence in an Incident Trump Used to Justify Bombing Syria” https://www.alternet.org/…/what-really-happened-khan-sheik…/

John Pilger – Australian journalist and BAFTA award-winning documentary film maker. Regarding the fake news being reported about the war in Syria by mainstream media. “Hold the Front Page, the Reporters are Missing” https://www.counterpunch.org/…/hold-the-front-page-the-rep…/

Stephen Kinzer – American author, journalist and academic. He was a New York Times correspondent, has published several books, and currently writes for several newspapers and news agencies. “The media are misleading the public on Syria” https://www.bostonglobe.com/…/8YB75otYirPzUCnlwa…/story.html

Theodore Postol – professor emeritus of Science, Technology, and International Security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a critic of U.S. government statements about missile defense. He has also criticized the US government’s analysis of the alleged 2013 Ghouta and Khan Shaykhun chemical attacks in Syria. “Physical evidence cited by the White House Report contradicts its own conclusions, according to MIT’s Professor Ted Postol” https://www.scribd.com/…/Report-by-White-House-Alleging-Pro…

Scott Ritter – William Scott Ritter Jr. was a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998. “Weapons Inspector Refutes U.S. Syria Chemical Claims” https://consortiumnews.com/…/weapons-inspector-refutes-u-s…/