Former head of Britain's special forces says Assad 'doesn't need to use gas' because he's 'already won the war' but give May 'benefit of the doubt' over intelligence
By Mark Nichol For The Mail On Sunday
Major General Jonathan Shaw (pictured) said: 'Why would Assad use chemical weapons at this time? He's won the war'
A former head of Britain's Special Forces has challenged Theresa May's claim that President Assad was behind the chemical attack in Douma.
Major General Jonathan Shaw said: 'Why would Assad use chemical weapons at this time? He's won the war.
'That's not just my opinion, it is shared by senior commanders in the US military. There is no rationale behind Assad's involvement whatsoever.
'He's convinced the rebels to leave occupied areas in buses. He's gained their territory. So why would he be bothering gassing them?
Speaking exclusively to The Mail on Sunday, the ex-SAS and Parachute Regiment commander added: 'The jihadists and the various opposition groups who've been fighting against Assad have much greater motivation to launch a chemical weapons attack and make it look like Assad was responsible.
'Their motivation being that they want to keep the Americans involved in the war – following Trump saying the US was going to leave Syria for other people to sort out.'
His views were echoed by Admiral Lord West, former head of the Royal Navy, who said: 'If I was advising President Assad, why would I say use chemical weapons at this point? It doesn't make any sense. But for the jihadist opposition groups I can see why they would.
'But one must give Theresa May the benefit of the doubt and trust she has seen some unequivocal evidence which leaves no doubt that Assad was behind the atrocity.'
But the ex-commander of the Army's chemical weapons regiment, Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, said: 'A sophisticated nerve agent was used at Douma, not just chlorine. Only Assad has the capability to produce these substances inside Syria. And using chemical weapons is his standard modus operandi.'
Except it isn't. There is no proof Assad has used chemical weapons since 2012, yet he's been blamed several times and each accusation builds on the previous. Yet, there is no benefit for him to use chemical weapons, and there is great benefit for others to use them especially if it keeps America in Syria. That is the whole point and that should be obvious to everyone as it has been to me for more than a year.
Yet the media isn't even questioning the absurdity of Assad using chemical weapons to keep America in the war. Other than The Mail and Fox's Tucker Carlson, I see no other media asking what should be so obvious. In fact, when a retired British General attempted to raise the question on Sky News, he was summarily cut-off by Samantha Washington.
Marine Le Pen raised the issue of the insanity of bombing a chemical weapons storage facility - she's a politician. Still no media find it odd that the west would think it proper and moral to bomb a chemical weapons facility. No-one, not even military intelligence is that stupid to think such a thing is a good idea. Yet, it appears they think American, British and French people are stupid enough to believe it is a good idea. And, apparently, they were right, certainly as far as the media is concerned, and the people believe what the media tells them, no matter how stupid it is.
Most media bought the WMD lies (this was not poor intelligence, it was 'faked' intelligence by Dick Cheney, this has been documented) leading to the war in Iraq; and they are buying the chemical weapons lies just as enthusiastically. What a shame there is no hunger for the truth in MSM today.
"Still a man he hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest", Paul Simon, The Boxer.
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