Are the White Helmets real or fake?
Mayday tells the extraordinary real story of the man who organised the White Helmets – rescuers who film themselves pulling survivors from bombed out buildings in rebel-held areas of Syria – and investigates claims that, far from being heroes, they are part of a very elaborate hoax.
Is there a conflict of interest in writing a podcast about white helmets?
All of this poses a major conflict of interest. The White Helmets is the topic of your podcast.
Who are the White Helmets and what do they do?
That’s because he was the co-founder of an organisation called the White Helmets, a civil defence force that works in rebel held areas of Syria. Dressed in hard hats and fleece jackets, they rescue people from under the rubble of buildings bombed by the Syrian and Russian militaries.
Is the Mannequin Challenge proof of the White Helmets'videos?
He wasn't a White Helmet - he was a media activist. He hoped the mannequin challenge might help people in the West connect to what was going on in Syria. It never occurred to him that it would be used as proof that the White Helmets' videos were fake.
Who was the leader of the White Helmets?
A dashing former army officer in his 40s, Le Mesurier had made his name as the co-founder of the White Helmets - the group of several thousand young Syrian men and women who pulled survivors and bodies from the rubble of bombed-out buildings in rebel-held areas of the war-ravaged country.
How did the White Helmets and James Le Mesurier get pulled into a deadly battle for truth?
The British man behind the Syrian civil defence group, the White Helmets, found himself at the centre of a battle to control the narrative of the Syrian war. Russian and Syrian propagandists accused his teams of faking evidence ...
Where was the White Helmet rescue?
media caption. White Helmet volunteers carry out a dramatic rescue of a girl trapped under rubble in 2017 in Damascus. Much of the footage showed the destruction caused by Syrian and Russian war planes.
Was the White Helmets murdered?
As the news of the 48-year-old's death broke around the world, lots of people - including many friends and associates - assumed he had been murdered. The White Helmets were a thorn in the side of the Syrian and Russian governments, bearing witness to the bombing and killing of innocents and posting the videos online.
Who is the white helmet?
Mayday’s producer has failed to answer the following questions. The new BBC podcast Mayday covers the life and death of James Le Mesurier, the former UK military officer who founded the group The White Helmets, which has operated extensively in Syria’s proxy war. The White Helmets have been marketed to Western audiences as a neutral aid ...
Who founded the white helmets?
A British former military officer-turned-mercenary, James Le Mesurier founded the White Helmets in southern Turkey in 2014.
What is the Grayzone calling attention to?
Here, The Grayzone is calling attention to glaring issues surrounding one particular topic: the OPCW’s scandal-ridden Douma investigation.
What episode does the White Helmets play in Douma?
The Douma hospital staging also raises serious questions about the role of the White Helmets, the subject of your series. As you report in episode 7 , the White Helmets were clearly involved in the events at the Douma hospital.
What did John Whelan say about the doctored report?
In this letter, published in November 2019 by Wikileaks, Whelan expressed his “gravest concern” about the doctored report that was about to be published. He alleged that it “misrepresents the facts,” thereby “undermining its credibility.”.
When did Wikileaks offer confidential information?
Wikileaks tweeted this offer out on April 9, 2018, before the OPCW investigation had even begun.
Who is the anonymous source in the Canister on the Bed?
In an extra episode, “The Canister on the Bed,” Hadjimatheou attempts to refute the OPCW inspectors who have challenged a cover-up of their investigation into an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria in April 2018. Hadjimatheou relies extensively on an anonymous source, identified as “Leon,” whom she claims “works for the OPCW.”.
Who is the founder of White Helmets?
White Helmets founder James Le Mesurier falling to his death from the top floor of his Istanbul home in uncertain circumstances in November 2019 created a myriad of extremely serious problems for a great many powerful people.
How many people does the BBC reach?
“The BBC currently reaches 308 million people worldwide, and its goal is to reach 500 million by 2022.
When will Hadjimatheou be back on the BBC?
Despite her documentary’s plaudits, Hadjimatheou remained largely unheard of until November 2020, when the BBC broadcast a 10-part podcast series, Mayday, of which she was again sole presenter and producer.
Who is the cameraman for Inside Aleppo?
The previous year, London’s Channel 4 News broadcast a series of documentary-style shorts called Inside Aleppo. Habak was specifically named by presenter Cathy Newman as lead cameraman – presumably in the context of his ARK employment – for one report, “Up Close with the Rebels“.
Was Le Mesurier's White Helmets a rehabilitative narrative?
To clean up the mess that Le Mesurier’s plunge left, a rehabilitative, exculpatory narrative was rubber-stamped by the BBC.
