"He is believed to have fallen from the balcony of his apartment..." James Le Mesurier dead.

[OnDoutside]

Another Russian special ?

James Le Mesurier: White Helmets backer found dead near his home in Istanbul

Former army officer helped start the White Helmets, credited with saving thousands of lives in Syria

A former British army officer, who helped start the “White Helmets”, an emergency response group in Syria, has been found dead near his home in Istanbul, just days after the Russian foreign ministry menaced him, accusing him of being a spy. James Le Mesurier, 48, was the director of Mayday Rescue charity that trained members of the Syria Civil Defence, nicknamed the White Helmets, playing a major role in its creation in Turkey in 2013.

He was awarded an OBE for his work helping Syrians three years later.

The police have yet to confirm how Mr Le Mesurier died, but he is believed to have fallen from the balcony of his apartment in the Turkish city at dawn on Monday. His death comes just three days after he was publicly attacked by Maria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman, who on Friday claimed he was a “former agent of Britain’s MI6, who has been spotted all around the world”.
He and the White Helmets had been the subject of a disinformation campaign spearheaded by Moscow and their allies in Damascus for years.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/james-le-mesurier-death-white-helmets-istanbul-fall-syria-spy-russia-a9198071.html

[saidsimplesimon]

1. The FSB in action.

I will not give Vlad a headline. He is LHAO.

[lapucelle]

2. ...

[Sanity Claws]

3. How Russian!

[Haggis for Breakfast]

7. I'd say . . .

how Soviet.

[Moral Compass]

4. The Russian MO

Not the first person to be thrown off his balcony by the Russians. Or was it the Turks this time.

Regardless, this was not an accidental death.

[emmaverybo]

5. Tragic. For doing good. Poor family.

[renate]

6. this is so tragic and awful

He literally did more good in an average minute of his existence than Trump or Putin have done in their entire lives, even accidentally.

I don't understand how Republicans can continue to suck up to such an evil government, even with kompromat. Just defy the Russians all at once, so everyone's kompromat comes out, and it's too much to take in so it just fades away. It's how the entire Trump administration has gotten away with its two-scandals-a-day pace.

[Duppers]

15. +1000

Well said.

[Nasruddin]

8. Jan Masaryk

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Masaryk|

[Lonestarblue]

9. Putin strikes again.

People who annoy him have a habit of throwing themselves off balconies or through windows. But Trump loves this guy because he is jealous of his ability to kill people with impunity. Trump would love to kill a few people.

[eggplant]

10. He shot himself with polonium on the way down. Clearly suicide.

[bdamomma]

11. Very tragic

indeed. The Russian mafia strikes again.

[Mendocino]

12. We are making out the report now,

we haven't decided whether he committed suicide or died while trying to escape.

Captain Renault from Casablanca

[LuvNewcastle]

13. That's one thing that old fucker Reagan was right about.

They're an evil empire. And they're taking over our venal empire.

[Hortensis]

14. The bastards, all of them! This is so tragic, and so angering.

As his government states, he was a British soldier and a true hero.

[efhmc]

16. Isn't is odd how these dissenter never live to die of an old age.

Can we get an actuary to figure the life expectancy odds.

[KPN]

17. I don't know. Donny called Vlad: "He very

forcefully denied any Russian involvement.”

WhyTF are we — or anyone in the western world frankly — not all beyond skeptical? I would love to see our Democratic Party leaders publicly express serious skepticism about this shot! We should. Americans should hear the truth at every opportunity: Russia is not our friend; Russia is our enemy. Even fucking Mitt Romney knows that!

[jb5150]

18. Shot himself twice in the head .. reloaded,

shot himself 2 more times …. don't you hate when that happens.

[dflprincess]

19. You know how Donnie says he wants to invite Vlad to D.C.?

What happens if Vlad does show up & Trump shows him the Truman Balcony?

[Ilsa]

20. Trump is fine with "doing business" this way.

Putin is his idol.

Too bad Putin won't hang him by the ankles over the Truman Balcony.

[OhNo-Really]

21. Truly sad.

✨✨🙏✨✨

Rest In Peace Great Soul

56,000 lives saved since 2011.