Theodore A. Postol ( born 1946 ) is a professor emeritus of Science , Technology , and International Security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a critic of U.S. government statements about missile defense . He has also criticized the US government 's analysis of the 2013 Ghouta chemical attack in Syria . Working with Maram Susli ( known online as " Partisan girl " ) , he has argued that the Ghouta chemical attack does not seem to have been launched by the Syrian government . He has also criticized the analysis by the US and other western governments of the April 4 , 2017 , Khan Shaykhun chemical attack in Syria
Ghouta chemical attack
Ghouta chemical attack
Theodore Postol