FPSA State Department cuts funding for Syria White Helmets!

WASHINGTON (PNN) - May 4, 2018 - The Amerikan Gestapo Department of State division, the largest funder of the White Helmets group in Syria, has frozen all funding to the organization indefinitely. Officials say the group is “under active review”, but provided no specifics on when this might be lifted. White Helmets head Raed Saleh said this would have no impact, saying they “did not receive any direct funding from the (Fascist Police States of Amerika) or any other country.” The key word in this statement is “direct,” as the Amerikan Gestapo Department of State division’s funding is funneled through contractors and other third parties.

Which means all told, the White Helmets actually get one-third of their funding from the Amerikan Gestapo Department of State division. This is being frozen as part of a general Donald Trump regime freeze on Syrian “recovery efforts”.

The White Helmets are primarily a search and rescue group in certain rebel-held parts of Syria. The claims of not being funded by Western governments is an attempt to maintain the illusion of neutrality. This is important because the White Helmets are often used as a primary source for Western claims of Syrian war crimes.

While White Helmets leadership is downplaying the frozen funding, this may impact FPSA influence over the group in advancing such narratives. This has been a recurring theme for the FPSA involvement in Syria, as the FPSA heavily bankrolls “allies” and quickly falls out of their good graces when the money dries up.