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muriel_volestrangler

(101,258 posts)
Mon Nov 11, 2019, 10:03 AM Nov 2019

British founder of White Helmets found dead in Istanbul

Source: The Guardian

The British founder of the organisation that trained the Syrian rescue group known as the White Helmets has died in Istanbul.

A spokesman for the White Helmets confirmed on Monday afternoon the death of James Le Mesurier, but said further details were yet to be established.

A diplomat told Reuters that Le Mesurier was found dead near his apartment in central Istanbul’s Beyoğlu neighbourhood. Turkish media reports said he was found with fractures to his head and legs near the apartment building on Monday morning.
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The Guardian has previously documented how the organisation has been the target of a disinformation campaign, conducted with the support of the Russian government, that positions it as an al-Qaida-linked terrorist organisation.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/11/british-founder-of-white-helmets-found-dead-in-istanbul-james-le-mesurier



Suspicious deaths in Turkey are very suspicious. Especially of people targeted by the Russians.
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British founder of White Helmets found dead in Istanbul (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Nov 2019 OP
... dewsgirl Nov 2019 #1
K&Fuckin'R Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2019 #2
Greenwald, Snowden and Assange were unavailable for comment... Blue_Tires Nov 2019 #3
So he was beaten and left for dead . . . Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2019 #4
The story has been updated to say it's thought he fell from a balcony muriel_volestrangler Nov 2019 #5
I'd have to see video to believe that it was a suicide. Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2019 #6
Oh no ... Delphinus Nov 2019 #7

muriel_volestrangler

(101,258 posts)
5. The story has been updated to say it's thought he fell from a balcony
Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:09 PM
Nov 2019

and it's being treated as suicide. However, with both Turks and Russians involved, I'd want good evidence before accepting that.

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