@emptywheel …but sometimes we aren't that important. We didn't start Libyan or Syrian revolutions, their people did.
@earwulf I see you 1) believe everything you read abt Syria and 2) ignore all the stuff abt CIA involvement in Syra?
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@emptywheel I follow a lot of Syrians on twitter, read reports from journalists who are actually in the country. -
@earwulf As do I. There have been a slew of claims debunked. BOTH sides are engaging in tons of propaganda. -
@emptywheel Quite true, have to take everything with a grain of salt, but I tend to trust ordinary citizens over dictatorial governments
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@emptywheel I'm willing to look at the Russian sponsored propaganda (globalresearch.ca) that's out there but I don't find it very credible. -
@earwulf And we are? Nuh uh. BOTH sides are deep deep deep in the propaganda game in Syria. -
@emptywheel There are lies and hidden motivations on "our" side as well, no doubt. The attempt to make Manaf Tlass seem credible for example -
@earwulf Sure, and the lies we told Russia to get the mandate we exceeded in Libya, which is why we can't get UN sanction in Syria. -
@emptywheel That's probably not the only reason the Russians are supporting Assad more strongly than they did Gaddaffi… -
@earwulf Sure, it's not the only reason. they see this (correctly) as a grand plan to remap hegemony in the ME. Pretty good reason to oppose -
@emptywheel But whose "grand plan"? The Syrian people just want freedom. The right to protest without being shot, to elect their government. -
@earwulf Given that it fits into KSA's aggressive plans, you might wonder how much it's motivated--or will be permitted--to be democratic. - 3 more replies
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