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| − | '''James Le Mesurier''' was a UK “security” specialist and "ex" British military intelligence officer<ref>''[https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/04/03/about-those-chlorine-gas-attacks-in-syria/ "About Those Chlorine Gas Attacks in Syria"]''</ref> who founded the [[White Helmets]] and the [[Mayday Rescue Foundation]]. He was found dead in November 2019.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50375869</ref> | + | '''James Le Mesurier''' was a UK “security” specialist and "ex" British military intelligence officer<ref>''[https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/04/03/about-those-chlorine-gas-attacks-in-syria/ "About Those Chlorine Gas Attacks in Syria"]''</ref> who founded the [[White Helmets]] and the [[Mayday Rescue Foundation]]. He was found dead, aged 48,<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/james-le-mesurier-death-white-helmets-istanbul-fall-syria-spy-russia-a9198071.html</ref> in November 2019.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50375869</ref> |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | Le Mesurier | + | Le Mesurier worked in various [[NATO]] intervention theatres including [[Bosnia]] and [[Kosovo]], as well as [[Iraq]], [[Lebanon]], and [[Palestine]]. He has also been placed in a series of high-profile posts at the [[United Nations]], [[European Union]], and the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]].<ref>''[http://21stcenturywire.com/2015/10/23/syrias-white-helmets-war-by-way-of-deception-part-1/ "Syria’s White Helmets: War by Way of Deception – Part I"]''</ref><ref>''[http://www.wrongkindofgreen.org/tag/james-le-mesurier/ "Syria’s White Helmets: War by Way of Deception – Part II"]''</ref><ref>''[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-conflict-aleppo-white-helmets-air-strikes-nobel-peace-prize-jo-cox-a7346591.html "Syria conflict: The Nobel Peace Prize-nominated White Helmets pulling survivors from the destruction of war"]''</ref> |
==White Helmets== | ==White Helmets== | ||
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| − | The {{ccm}} | + | The {{ccm}} had little to say about Le Mesurier, although he spoke to ''[[Al Jazeera]]'' in 2015.<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/qa-syria-white-helmets-150819142324132.html</ref> Since 2017, he has attracted the attention of various alternative media outlets including [[21st Century Wire]]<ref>http://21stcenturywire.com/2017/08/01/james-le-mesurier-the-british-mercenary-who-founded-the-white-helmets/</ref> and [[Off-Guardian]]<ref>https://off-guardian.org/2018/04/17/who-is-james-le-mesurier/</ref> |
==Exposure== | ==Exposure== | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 11 November 2019
 James Le Mesurier      (soldier, spook) | |
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| Born | 1971 |
| Died | November 2019 (Age 48) |
| Alma mater | Sandhurst |
| Founder of | Mayday Rescue Foundation, White Helmets |
| Victim of | premature death |
| Interest of | "Philip Cross" |
James Le Mesurier was a UK “security” specialist and "ex" British military intelligence officer[1] who founded the White Helmets and the Mayday Rescue Foundation. He was found dead, aged 48,[2] in November 2019.[3]
Contents
Career
Le Mesurier worked in various NATO intervention theatres including Bosnia and Kosovo, as well as Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine. He has also been placed in a series of high-profile posts at the United Nations, European Union, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[4][5][6]
White Helmets
- Full article: White Helmets
- Full article: White Helmets
In 2013 James Le Mesurier founded Syria's White Helmets.[7]
Mayday Rescue Foundation
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Mayday Rescue Foundation
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Le Mesurier also founded the Mayday Rescue Foundation.
James Le Mesurier in Istanbul.
Reporting
The commercially-controlled media had little to say about Le Mesurier, although he spoke to Al Jazeera in 2015.[8] Since 2017, he has attracted the attention of various alternative media outlets including 21st Century Wire[9] and Off-Guardian[10]
Exposure
On 8 November 2019, Maria Zakharova, Press spokesperson for the Russian Federation accused White Helmets founder, James Le Mesurier, of being an MI6 agent with links to Al-Qaeda.[11]
Death
On 11 November 2019, the body of James Le Mesurier was discovered near his home in Istanbul and Turkey has launched an investigation into his death. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a director of the Doctors Under Fire campaign group and a friend of Le Mesurier, said:
- "It's absolutely tragic. He was one of the few people who have made a humanitarian footprint in Syria."[12]
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:British 'spy' Le Mesurier was likely running away from someone before his death | article | 10 December 2019 16:24:00 | Ibrahim Ayral | A look at some of the irregularities regarding Le Mesurier's fatal fall. The author suggests he may have tried to jump across the street from the roof of his house in order to evade pursuit. |
| Document:Journey To Aleppo Part I: Exposing The Truth Buried Under NATO Propaganda | Article | 20 September 2016 | Vanessa Beeley | The Syrian people are suffering under the ‘moderate rebels’ and ‘opposition forces’ backed by the US, NATO member states and their allies in the Gulf states and Israel. Yet their suffering is largely ignored in the mainstream media unless it furthers the agenda dictated by the US State Department. |
| Document:Narrative Managers In Overdrive After Death Of White Helmets Founder | blog post | 12 November 2019 | Caitlin Johnstone | There is an immense narrative management campaign dedicated to controlling what people think about what’s happening in Syria. Whoever controls the narrative controls the world. Official Narrative control comes before any other priority the empire might have: before resources, before land, before even war itself. It’s up to us to see through their lies and bring an end to the lie factory. |
| Document:The Sad Death of James Le Mesurier | blog post | 12 November 2019 | Craig Murray | James Le Mesurier’s usefulness to Western security services, Israel and their Gulf allies came to an end when the jihadist headchoppers to whom Le Mesurier had been providing logistic support and invaluable propaganda, lost their last secure footing in Syria. |
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References
- ↑ "About Those Chlorine Gas Attacks in Syria"
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/james-le-mesurier-death-white-helmets-istanbul-fall-syria-spy-russia-a9198071.html
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50375869
- ↑ "Syria’s White Helmets: War by Way of Deception – Part I"
- ↑ "Syria’s White Helmets: War by Way of Deception – Part II"
- ↑ "Syria conflict: The Nobel Peace Prize-nominated White Helmets pulling survivors from the destruction of war"
- ↑ "FORGET OSCAR: GIVE THE WHITE HELMETS THE LENI RIEFENSTAHL AWARD FOR BEST WAR PROPAGANDA FILM"
- ↑ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/qa-syria-white-helmets-150819142324132.html
- ↑ http://21stcenturywire.com/2017/08/01/james-le-mesurier-the-british-mercenary-who-founded-the-white-helmets/
- ↑ https://off-guardian.org/2018/04/17/who-is-james-le-mesurier/
- ↑ "Zakharova: Moscow urges London to clarify whether founder of 'White Helmets' had connections to Al-Qaeda""
- ↑ "James Le Mesurier, White Helmets co-founder, discovered dead in Turkey"
