[(Title)] Another ‘Fake Chemical Attack’ Would Trigger Major Crisis in Syria, Former UK Envoy Says.

There is a real risk that the West could use another alleged chemical attack to justify actions in Syria which could spark a dangerous crisis, former UK ambassador to Syria Peter Ford told RT.

英国前驻叙利亚大使彼得·福特告诉RT电视台，西方真的有可能利用另一次所谓的化学攻击来为在叙利亚的行动辩护，这些行动可能引发一场危险的危机。

Speaking on RT's political show CrossTalk with Peter Lavelle, Ford warned that Syria watchers were too focused on a potential crisis in the Golan Heights (Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967 and a source of numerous tensions between Damascus and Tel Aviv).

在RT的政治节目CrossTalk上与彼得拉维勒交谈时，福特警告说，叙利亚观察者过于关注戈兰高地的潜在危机（1967年以来被以色列占领的叙利亚领土以及大马士革与特拉维夫之间许多紧张局势的根源）。

Yet, the real threat of escalation comes from the potential of another  "Douma-like situation,"  the ex-envoy said, referring to April's alleged gas attack in a besieged rebel stronghold in Eastern Ghouta, which resulted in US-led airstrikes against the Syrian government's military and scientific facilities.

不过，这位前特使说，然而，升级的真正威胁来自另一个“类似杜马的情况”的可能性，他指的是4月份在东部Ghouta被围困的反叛分子据点进行的瓦斯攻击，这导致了美国领导的对叙利亚政府的军事和科学设施的空袭。

"We're in danger of looking at the wrong flashpoint. It's not the Golan. The real potential flashpoint is a return to a Douma-like situation,"  Ford said.

“我们有望看到错误的爆发点。不是戈兰高地。真正潜在的爆发点是回到类似杜马的局面，”福特说。

"Remember in April, we were close to World War 3. We were talking in those terms.

“还记得在4月份的时候，我们几乎要触发第三次世界大战，我们那时讨论过这个词。”

And the same scenario could be reproduced at any moment, but most likely it will be reproduced when the moment comes for the siege of Idlib, which is some months down the track.

同样的情况可以在任何时刻重现，但很可能它会在伊德利布被围困的那一刻被复制，这是几个月后的轨道。

"But it's perfectly foreseeable that the same conditions will be produced, and I believe there will be another fake chemical attack, which will trigger a really dangerous crisis."

“但是完全可以预见，同样的条件将会产生，我相信会有另一场假化学攻击，这将引发一场非常危险的危机。"

Notably, the US-led missile attack on Syria was conducted without waiting for a formal investigation to determine if chemical…

值得注意的是，美国领导的对叙利亚的导弹攻击是在没有得到叙利亚是否有化武的正式调查结果的情况下进行的。