The American Chemical File… A History of Accusations Without Evidence
By: Abdelaziz Yaqoub
In a world where the boundaries between science and politics blur, laboratories can at times become deadlier than cannons. When lies are dressed as truth, and chemical formulas are used to justify bombing and sanctions, the roles are reversed—scientists become soldiers, labs become courtrooms, and truth… becomes the casualty.
At the heart of this reversal stands the United States of America. Not content with merely possessing weapons, it has also mastered the language of weaponry. It not only produced technology but crafted narratives to justify intervention and legitimize chaos. It transformed “lab-based information” into the gateway for devastating wars and reports bearing scientific stamps that reek of politics—and perhaps oil, or something even more concealed.
1. Iraq — The Lie That Shook the Middle East
That glass vial brandished by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell at the United Nations Security Council in 2003 symbolized the collapse of international values. It was said to contain “biological evidence,” but in truth, it was a license to invade Iraq under the banner of “liberation.”
The narrative of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) was played like a symphony, only to be dismantled later by the likes of President Donald Trump and others: no labs, no programs, no threat, no WMDs. Intelligence had been fabricated—some extracted through torture, some drafted in the backrooms of political agendas.
Yet no one paused. Iraq wasn’t liberated—it was destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of children and civilians perished. Sectarian chaos was seeded across the region. And America withdrew as it came—without accountability, without shame.
2. Sudan — From Al-Shifa to Khartoum: A Renewed Stage of Injustice
In 1998, American warplanes bombed the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum, diverting attention from President Bill Clinton’s scandal with Monica Lewinsky. The pretext: the factory was allegedly producing chemicals for biological weapons. The evidence? A trace of “EMPTA” found in the soil—conveniently ignoring that it is also used in veterinary pharmaceuticals.
No investigation was awaited. The factory was leveled. Its doors—once producing life-saving medication for malaria patients—were shut. Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese were left without medicine. And it was etched into Sudanese memory that America could lie… and move on.
Today, a similar scene reemerges. Amid a bloody war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, new claims surface accusing the Sudanese army of using chemical weapons. No official reports, no field visits from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)—just misleading videos, crafted in the shadows of chaos, and unverified testimonies echoed by well-known media outlets. It’s a thinly veiled attempt to impose new sanctions and internationalize the conflict based on unilateral logic, not balanced truth.
3. Libya — Imaginary Disarmament of a Weapon That Never Existed
In 2003, Libya declared it had abandoned its WMD programs. Yet after the regime’s fall, it was revealed that what had been handed over was little more than the remnants of a rudimentary project.
Still, America and its allies seized the narrative to justify a 2011 military intervention under the guise of “protecting civilians.”
The state collapsed, Gaddafi was killed, hell broke loose—and America exited, as if nothing had happened.
4. Syria — Where Narratives Are Engineered in Laboratory Corridors
Since 2013, the Syrian government has faced recurring accusations of using chemical weapons. Some of these claims were based on incomplete reports, others manipulated under political pressure—as revealed by leaks from within the OPCW.
With every U.S. strike, truth was buried deeper. The Syrian people were crushed between the anvil of the regime and the hammer of accusation, with no space for neutrality or independent investigation.
5. Latin America — When Independence Becomes a Biological Threat
Cuba has faced accusations since the 1990s of possessing a mysterious bioweapons program—despite United Nations denials.
Venezuela has been charged with dual-use capabilities.
Bolivia and Nicaragua received their share of fabricated “security warnings.”
These accusations served as covers for a broader agenda: to shrink the space for anyone refusing to toe the American line—ignoring sovereignty, diversity, and planting seeds of doubt around those who dare raise their heads outside the Western herd.
Final Word: When Labs Become Warzones
Certain American circles have succeeded in transforming scientific truth into a tool of domination. Laboratories, once devoted to protecting humanity, have been turned into courtrooms issuing “fatwas of guilt,” justifying bombings, sanctions, and the dismantling of nations.
It’s time for genuine accountability—not just for the accused regimes, but for those who fabricate accusations, market them, and strike in their name.
How many reports, prepared in a dimly lit lab, have ignited the destruction of entire nations?
How many peoples have been displaced, countries ruined, destinies reshaped—simply because someone decided that chemistry could be weaponized?
History does not forget, and the global conscience does not forgive—no matter how delayed. And the American voter? They are becoming more aware.
