2018 Douma Chemical Attacks
Douma — the April 2018 alleged chemical attack used to justify strikes on Syria — was debated by Haz directly, on the forensics.
From the Haz vs Ellen | InfraredShow Debate
- The canister: "In the video, is the canister on the ground? No, it's not. It's on the roof... So the canister just conveniently fell right on this hole? 'I think the canister created the hole.' Yeah, of course, like that's exactly what that would look like, right? So what does this picture prove exactly?"
- The physics: "Look at the scale of damage — it's like an exact hole... Concrete is weaker than rebar; that's why rebar reinforces concrete. We don't use concrete to reinforce rebar."
- Ground truth over armchair forensics: "None of it matters, because the doctor who was on the ground in Douma [testified differently]..."
The position
The Douma photos are stage-managed evidence — a cylinder resting neatly on a rebar-reinforced roof hole betrays the story. Same playbook as Iraq WMD: unverifiable atrocity claims, inspectors overruled, strike first (OPCW, Scott Ritter, Waging Peace book).