Western coverage of Aleppo has been disturbingly shallow and biased. The British press is morphing into a mouthpiece for al-Qaeda. Consider its coverage of yesterday’s assassination of Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey. It is borderline sympathetic. The killer’s words — or rather, certain of the killer’s words — have been turned into emotional…
As the Syrian Army completes the liberation of Aleppo from Al-Qaeda-led terrorist groups, you would think that there would be universal celebration of a landmark defeat of international terrorism. Not so, as we are assailed with reports of Syrian-led forces committing cold-blooded executions, women committing suicide, fearing they will be raped by Syrian soldiers, people…
“This is my last message.” If you’ve been watching Western and Gulf state mainstream media coverage over the last two weeks, or even just social media, you will have seen this popular meme – the last doctor, the last hospital, the last message, the last video, the last tweet, and even the last apple. It won’t be…
The recent barrage of reports alleging that the Syrian Arab Army is committing “atrocities” against the liberated people of Aleppo stems from unsubstantiated Twitter accounts and melodramatic YouTube videos. The glorious liberation of Aleppo by the victorious Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has finally arrived, yet the Mainstream Media is predictably doing its utmost to cast a dark pallor…
A French journalist created a stir on Twitter after launching an open poll which asks if people think the media lies. At least 91 percent of the respondents said ‘yes,’ adding that the media hides information, and even comparing journalism to prostitution. The poll was launched by French journalist Jean-Jacques Bourdin, editor-in-chief of RMC radio,…
After a day of claiming up to 82 civilians were “shot on the spot” by Syrian forces battling to retake the northern city of Aleppo from armed terrorists who have occupied it since invading the city in 2012, no evidence or even the source of the claim has surfaced. According to the BBC, the UN…
