Moon of Alabama — The "Free Syrian Army" Media Efforts Are A British Government Operation

Sykes-Picot, after all.

More news from the snake pit.

No unveiling of the truth about the "western" attack on the Syrian state and its people seems to any effect on the ongoing media operations. On April 20 the U.S. military spokesperson for the anti-Islamic State coalition told some truth about the role of al-Qaeda in the "rebel" occupied eastern Aleppo city:

That said, it's primarily al-Nusra who holds Aleppo, and of course, al-Nusra is not part of the cessation of hostilities.

Only two weeks later the NYT propagandist Anna Barnard has the Chutzpah to claim that al-Qaeda only

has a small presence in Aleppo

Lies get repeated even after they have been debunked again and again. The relentlessness of the propaganda onslaught is effective in suppressing any larger opposition to it.

Moon of Alabama
The "Free Syrian Army" Media Efforts Are A British Government Operation

Catholic Herald — Syrian archbishop criticises US for ‘siding with al-Qaeda’

Ouch! Smackdown.

Archbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo has said the CIA has been training Syrian rebel groups which are 'al-Qaeda under a different name'

Catholic Herald
Syrian archbishop criticises US for ‘siding with al-Qaeda’

Simon Caldwel

Thierry Meyssan — Why does France want to overthrow the Syrian Arab Republic?

More about the snake pit.

Voltaire Network
Why does France want to overthrow the Syrian Arab Republic?
Thierry Meyssan

See also

France: seeking old mandate in Syria
Sarkis Tsaturyan

Oh, and while you are at Voltaire Net, for laughs, this is the advice W would be getting if he were still president.

How America can counter Putin’s moves in Syria
Condoleezza Rice, Robert M. Gates

Ren TV — The Syrian opposition unexpectedly sided with Russia against the US

A representative of the opposition has exposed the lies of Western media about Russian air strikes in Syria.

The Syrian opposition has suddenly issued a statement, denouncing the Western media lie about Russia's air strikes in Syria. Its representative Qadri Jamil said that Russia does not bomb the "moderate opposition", as reported by the American and European media, according to Sputnik.

"It is illogical to say that the Russians are bombing the opposition. They are bombing the radical opposition "Jabhat An-Nusra", which some European media called "the Syrian opposition". But it cannot be called "moderate opposition", they are the radical Islamists who should be the object of the bombing", - he said.

Moreover, Jamil said that the forces of the "Free Syrian army" should give Russia their positions so as not to become targets of Russian air strikes.

Also the representative of the Syrian opposition made another sensational statement. The "Free Syrian army" announced that it is not a terrorist organisation and is ready to join the fight against the militants of the "Islamic state" with government forces.

Also the "Free Syrian army" has declared its readiness to cooperate with Moscow.

Big deal if it pans out. Seems to contain the seed for a settlement after the Islamic militants are dispatched.

Fort Russ
The Syrian opposition unexpectedly sided with Russia against the US
Ren TV
Translated by Kristina Rus