Twitter was flooded with commentary about Nikki Haley's call to arms against Russia during the Security Council meeting on Wednesday afternoon. But no one bothered to report what Russia had to say.
Russia's deputy United Nations ambassador Vladimir Safronkov said that the West's "obsession with regime change is what hinders this Security Council."
He noted that for Washington and its partners, "everything is guided by regime change" and allegations that Assad used chemical weapons in an attack in Idlib province on Tuesday are based on "falsified reports from the White Helmets", an organization that has been "discredited long ago".
"Dead" victim of "sarin gas attack" in Syria opens her eyes. pic.twitter.com/zKjuzAMuwr
— Justin Raimondo (@JustinRaimondo)April 5, 2017
Can someone tell us what were these kids doing inside a secret Qaeda hideout dug deep inside a mountain?! Another cheap WH act! pic.twitter.com/brNKcX9zTm
— Fares Shehabi (@ShehabiFares)April 4, 2017
He further added that "taking [the White Helmets] at face value is not professional and not serious."
So the guy who supplied "evidence" on the Idlib gas attack is a "committed jihadist" previously brought up on terror charges.
VERY credible! pic.twitter.com/8rfvmsaaEk— Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo)April 7, 2017
Another angle of the "fire hose" location: Seems to be a #WhiteHelmets base, with hideouts dug into the rock pic.twitter.com/Vvl5bA12Q6
— Ian Grant (@Gjoene)April 4, 2017
Safronkov pointed out that "the White Helmets are getting mixed up in their reports. Their versions keep changing. They speak of bombs from helicopters, then from planes".
Russia's Vladimir Safronkov exposes #WhiteHelmets, blasts imperialists, trashes report at UNSC. #SyriaGasAttack
— Zain Mankani (@zainmankani)April 5, 2017
Russia's UN representative observed that in "photos and videos we see the White Helmets acting very unprofessionally. Their behavior is very relaxed in these extreme circumstances. All of this is clearly meant to provoke. All of this has been reflected in the resolution."
Safronkov then asked the US, UK and France: "Did this event take place? Have you even checked what you wrote?"
Russia's representative finished by slamming the UK for blaming Russia for the deaths of children in Syria. He said that the UK "does nothing" for Syria except "submit drafts meant to provoke" and "pressure investigations" into reporting politically favorable results.
We can't find a single mainstream report that focuses solely on Safronkov's comments.
Apparently the media can't even identify who Safronkov is.
Here's how the geniuses at the Interpreter reported this — but misidentifying the person who was actually speaking. What's the difference? They're all Russians:
So far nothing RU ambassador Pyotr Ilichov is saying is true. This speech is just filled with conspiracy hashtags like Alex Jones's SEO
— James Miller (@Millermena)April 5, 2017
There's something very wrong when the media won't even report the other side.