OPCW Must Come Clean: Open Letter To States’ Representatives

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timhayward's avatarTim Hayward

Following revelations of grave flaws in its Syria reporting, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons must allow whistleblowers’ evidence to be heard at the coming OPCW Conference of States Parties. That’s the message from the following public figures who have signed an Open Letter to OPCW permanent representatives.

José Bustani, Ambassador of Brazil, first Director General of the OPCW and former Ambassador to the United Kingdom and France.

William Binney, a former technical director at NSA

George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury

Noam Chomsky, Emeritus Professor, MIT

Alain Chouet, former chief of the Security Intelligence Service within the French external intelligence service (DGSE)

Marcello Ferrada de Noli, Professor Emeritus, former head Research group Cross-cultural Injury Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute. Chair Swedish Doctors for Human Rights – SWEDHR

Anne Gazeau-Secret, former French Ambassador, The Hague

Katharine Gun, former GCHQ (UKGOV), Whistleblower

John…

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Dr Piers Robinson is Co-Director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies. He was Professor/Chair in Politics, Society and Political Journalism at the University of Sheffield 2016-2019. He was previously Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Manchester 2005-2016 and Lecturer in Political Communication, University of Liverpool 1999-2005). He researches communication, media and world politics, focusing on conflict and war.