H<\/em><\/strong>uffington Post UK\u2019s <\/em>Senior Editor Chris York has published what is by my count<\/a><\/strong><\/span> his 12th<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0smear piece against a small group of academics and independent journalists who\u2019ve expressed skepticism of Establishment Syria narratives.<\/span><\/p>\n York\u2019s obsessive deluge of hit pieces revolve around British academics Tim Hayward and Piers Robinson, as well as independent journalist Vanessa Beeley.\u00a0Every<\/strong><\/span><\/a> word<\/a> in<\/a> this<\/a> sentence<\/a> hyperlinks<\/a>\u00a0to<\/a> a<\/a> different<\/a> article<\/a> smearing<\/a> them<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n York\u2019s 12th such hit piece is much like the preceding 11: it omits<\/strong><\/span><\/a> fundamentally crucial facts<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, it hides<\/a><\/strong><\/span> the shady nature<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of its sourcing, it makes outright false claims<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and will only be believed by individuals who either don\u2019t research this subject very deeply or whose paychecks depend on their not thinking about it too hard. But, more importantly, it\u2019s his 12th such hit piece<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n A dozen smear articles. A dozen. Not against politicians. Not against powerful government leaders or massive celebrities. York\u2019s smears focus on two professors with some 22,000 Twitter followers between them both, and Beeley, whom York himself refers to as an \u201cobscure blogger\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/a> while authoring smear piece<\/a><\/strong><\/span> after smear piece<\/strong><\/span><\/a> after smear piece<\/strong><\/span><\/a> about her<\/span><\/p>\n The 'useful idiots': How these British academics helped Russia deny war crimes at the UN https:\/\/t.co\/UGvquum1nm<\/a><\/p>\n — Chris York (@ChrisDYork) January 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n