Shooting the Messenger in #Syria

Shooting the Messenger in Syria

clip from article: Instead of reporting regime violence, his comments included:

"The situation seemed reassuring so far;"

"Yesterday was quiet and there were no clashes;"

"Some places looked a bit of a mess but there was nothing frightening;" and

Assad's government has been "very cooperative."

In other words, he contradicted Western propaganda and confirmed evidence of an externally generated insurgency. As a result, he's now assailed as unreliable. Efforts are made to discredit him. Media scoundrels cheerlead it. It's their customary role. "Shoot the messenger."

...In fact, most AL members are notorious pro-Western despots. Their record includes attacking, killing, arresting, imprisoning, and brutalizing their own people for protesting for political, economic and social justice. [read more at link]