Ryan there are plenty of other sources with credible evidence showing how dubious the white helmets are and also who funds them. Look them up.
Focus on the message, not the messenger.
Why would assad, who is on the verge of victory, use chemical weapons? What has he got to gain?
On the other hand the "rebels' have everything to gain from hoaxing an attack.
Given the tactics Nato have employed in the past to get what they want, setting assad up is right up their alley. Iraq was a set up, Afghanistan, Libya...Syria...All countries of strategic interest for Nato, all went down the same road: a relentless narrative besmirching the respective regimes, instigating unrest by using clever social media campaigns, civil war breaks out, chaos ensues.,,
Only this time things aren't going to plan for Nato in Syria :)
Oops didn’t mean to Endorse!! For sure agree with CR's comments that US/NATO are meddling in the Middle East, to serve their own interests, but some of his other points strongly disagree.
Toured Syria for 2 weeks in 1998. Ruled by Assad’s father back then. Sure you can only learn so much from being a tourist, but country gave the impression then of being very stable. Cliche but people were easily the nicest of 5 ME countries we visited (unlike the Egyptians).
They were happy, just curious of tourists, no hidden agenda, and you saw family groups out and out, even if most of the women were veiled. I remember a bunch of school girls burst into giggles as I ran to catch a bus in me shorts, in Homs. Having a beer atop Aleepo citadel at dusk listening to the call to prayer from all the mosques. Camel races at Palymra (spp). It’s all very very sad to me seeing the mess Syria is now.
Still have no doubt that the Assad’s we’re both dictators, who ruled with an iron fist. Their Secret Police would have used torture etc. Assad senior quelled some internal rebellion in the 1970s? with blatant plane bombing of people in Homs I think.
Current civil war sprung out of the Arab Spring - and for sure US/NATO staff would have met ‘rebel’ leaders in London or wherever - to plot Assad’s over throw. Who knows the extent of their involvement after that. Truth goes out the window in war.
The White Helmets are mostly heroes with a huge death toll, so if they stage the odd propoganda stunt to draw attention you can hardly blame them. If Assad had stood down or allowed some type of free election/power transistion, then tens of thousands of lives would have been saved, and evilness of IS wouldn’t have grown so quickly. Problem is that often the egos/selfishness of a few individuals (on both sides) over ride everything, and millions of mostly innocents suffer.