The reaction of the self-proclaimed "legitimate media" to the death of a terrorist (who they call a "rebel", rather like Reagan's calling the Contras in Nicaragua and the Muhajadeen in Afghanistan "freedom fighters") shows us why we need alternative media, and, therefore, why our ruling overlords are stomping down so hard on alternative media.
As Syria moves into Idlib province to liberate the towns and cities there from the brutal head-chopping, throat-slitting, missile-launching terrorists that the US, Turkey, NATO, and the GCC countries have been supplying, training, arming and backing for the last 8 years, the media is ramping up the "Save Private Al Qadeda" campaign. We saw this before the liberation of east Aleppo and Ghouta province, both of which are now rebuilding, sending their children back to schools, and living their lives without being monitored by crazed religious fanatics, backed and armed by the USA.
Caitlin Johnstone is one of the best sources of clear-eyed analyses of the way the news is spun by the self-proclaimed legitimate media, 98% of which is owned by just 5 corporations.
A favorite of the US was killed yesterday, and the imperial media was devastated. As Caitlin points out....
"Today, mass media outlets are mourning the death of a well-known Jaysh al-Izza fighter named Abdel-Basset al-Sarout with grief-stricken beatifications not seen since the death of war criminal John McCain. An Associated Press report which has been published by major news outlets like The New York Times, The Guardian, PBS and Bloomberg commemorates Sarout as a “Syrian soccer goalkeeper” who “won international titles representing his country”, as “the singer of the revolution”, and as “an icon among Syria’s opposition”.
She also points out how the Mighty Wurlitzer spins the words to downplay and lionize a mass murderer...
“God willing we will work with them shoulder-to-shoulder when we leave here,” Sarout has been translated as saying in the speech. “And we are not Christians or Shiaa to be scared of suicide belts and car bombs. We consider these things as strengths of ours, and God willing they will be just that. This message is to the Islamic State and our brothers in Jabhat al-Nusra, that when we come out of here we will all be one hand to fight Christians and not to have internal fights among ourselves. We want to take back all the lands that have been filthied by the regime, that were entered and taken over by Shiaas and apostates.”
This bloodthirsty terrorist warmongering was taken by the aforementioned AP hagiography and twisted into the single sentence, “He repeatedly denounced rebel infighting and called on Syrians to unite against government forces.”
That is some impressive spin! But the Atlantic goes farther, turning this call for blood (imagine the reaction if a Proud Boy made such a speech in the USA), into an integral part of his greatness...
"The Atlantic‘s Hassan Hassan framed Sarout’s unconscionable agendas as mere “flaws” which actually add to his inspiring and heroic story, tweeting, “Some individuals celebrated as heroes make you doubt all stories of heroes in history books. Others, like Abdulbasit Sarout, not inspire of but despite his flaws, make those stories highly plausible. He’s a true legend & his story is well documented. May his soul rest in peace.”
Yeah, come on, everybody’s got flaws. Some people suck at parallel parking, some people team up with ISIS and Al-Qaeda on genocidal extermination campaigns. We’ve all got our quirky little foibles."
The propaganda of the imperial media will only worsen if members of the US Special Forces or CIA are captured, as they direct the terrorists and their activities in Idlib.
Citizens of the US and its vassals should be very suspicious of all media claims and cautious of their outrage.
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