{"id":357311,"date":"2018-04-18T13:27:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T12:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/syrian-chemical-weapons-attack-was-staged-by-islamic-jihadi-propagandists-it-is-likely-no-one-died\/"},"modified":"2018-04-18T13:27:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T12:27:09","slug":"syrian-chemical-weapons-attack-was-staged-by-islamic-jihadi-propagandists-it-is-likely-no-one-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/syrian-chemical-weapons-attack-was-staged-by-islamic-jihadi-propagandists-it-is-likely-no-one-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack Was Staged by Islamic Jihadi Propagandists, It Is Likely No One Died"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><head><base href=\"https:\/\/redice.tv\/\"\/><meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0\"\/><meta property=\"fb:app_id\" content=\"966242223397117\"\/><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The former UK Ambassador to Syria,\u00a0Peter Ford, told BBC Radio Scotland regarding the alleged Douma chemical weapons attack: The Syrian government is probably not guilty The sources claiming there was a chemical weapons attack are pro-Islamist jihadi propaganda outlets The incident was probably staged,\u2026\"\/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/redice.tv\/a\/i\/n\/18\/04172100-DuomaWaterCover.jpg\"\/><meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\"\/><meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\"\/><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Former UK Ambassador to Syria: Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack Was Staged by Islamic Jihadi Propagandists, It Is Likely No One Died\"\/><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"\/><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/redice.tv\/news\/former-uk-ambassador-to-syria-syrian-chemical-weapons-attack-was-staged-by-islamic-jihadi-propagandists-it-is-likely-no-one-died\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:card\" 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Died<\/title><\/head><body id=\"wp_automatic_ReadabilityBody\"><\/p>\n<header id=\"t\">\n<nav id=\"m1\"\/><b id=\"l\">Red Ice News<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Future is the Past<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"a\">\n<nav id=\"m2\"\/>\n<div id=\"f\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width:320px)\" ><source media=\"(max-width:360px)\" ><source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" ><source media=\"(max-width:768px)\" ><source ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Former UK Ambassador to Syria: Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack Was Staged by Islamic Jihadi Propagandists, It Is Likely No One Died\" data-src=\"http:\/\/redice.tv\/a\/c\/n\/18\/04172100-DuomaWaterCover.ab94b306.jpg\" src=\"\/0.png\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div id=\"wo\">\n<div id=\"w\">\n<article>\n<p>The former UK Ambassador to Syria,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Ford_(diplomat)\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Ford<\/a>, told BBC Radio Scotland regarding the <a href=\"red-ice-tv\/staged-chemical-attack-in-syria-provoking-irreversible-conflict\" target=\"_blank\">alleged Douma chemical weapons attack<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Syrian government is probably not guilty<\/li>\n<li>The sources claiming there was a chemical weapons attack are pro-Islamist jihadi propaganda outlets<\/li>\n<li>The incident was probably staged, and it is likely that no one actually died<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jxs53OqAkN8\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Comments<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"s\">\n<div class=\"tabs\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"tabs\" id=\"tab1\" checked=\"checked\"\/><label for=\"tab1\"><span class=\"bolt\">Most Hit<\/span><\/label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"tabs\" id=\"tab2\"\/><label for=\"tab2\"><span class=\"ct\">Comments<\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div id=\"tab-content1\" class=\"tab-content\">\n<figure><a 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