Agree completely ceemac Archived Message
Posted by mike on May 24, 2019, 6:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Why Media Lens don't use Vanessa Beeley as source"
In his faux academic paper cited by the ML, Nafeez Ahmed argues that not all armed opposition should be considered jihadi extremists "... overstating the claim of no distinction between moderate and extremist rebel groups, and thereby oversimplifying the dynamics of the conflict." As we know from talking to civilians in the country, ordinary Syrians don’t make that distinction. We never heard anyone say: ‘Thank goodness for those ‘moderate rebel' terrorists; no parent should have to see their child blown to pieces immoderately’ This is one of my major gripes with corporate media types, including Ahmed, who’ve never set foot in the country and spoken with people there face to face; they have no idea what most civilians think and when people like Vanessa Beeley, Eva Bartlet, Alison Banville, David Macilwain, Mark Taliano and so many other honest and honourable journalists bring back voices from Syria, Ahmed and the anglozio media mouthpieces are more than happy to ignore them or worse to snidely suggest their testimonies were coerced. Many have the unforgivable audacity to go further and attack the messengers. Silencing ordinary Syrians whose testimony and personal experience does not conform to the western narrative serves only to prolong their suffering. ML must know this deep down. Here's an interview I did last year with a resident of Aleppo discussing how soldiers from the Syrian Arab Army did not see their families for 3-4 years while they were protecting the ancient citadel. Ahmed would have us believe this interview was given under duress or that Abdul was 'toeing the government line' now that Syrian forces have liberated the city.
Also note the story of how the inmates of the prison to the north of Aleppo fought alongside their guards and SAA soldiers and were even given weapons to help fight off terrorist attacks. Imagine that!!! Did we read about this in the Guardian? Many inmates were pardoned for their efforts but sadly many more died either in the fighting or from preventable dietary related diseases after the prison was surrounded by terrorist groups for over 18 months with no access to outside help. See https://bsnews.info/epic-steadfastness-aleppo-central-prison/
NB. Reading this on the Citadel of Aleppo we can understand why it was so important to defend... One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Aleppo preserves remnants of more than four millennia of Near Eastern history. The Citadel of Aleppo is a densely layered microcosm of this long and complex history. The majority of the structures on the citadel were erected by the Ayyubids in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, but substantial structures are also preserved from the Ottoman period (beginning in the sixteenth century). The citadel was built on a natural limestone outcropping rising some 100 feet (30 meters) above the level of the surrounding plain. Its high walls, imposing entry bridge, and great gateway remain largely intact and dominate the skyline of the city. Within its walls, the fabric of the citadel’s inner spaces has been compromised by a succession of invasions, earthquakes, and natural decay caused by exposure to the elements. Recent excavations uncovered substantial remains of an important Bronze Age neo-Hittite temple, in use for the most part of the third and second millennia B.C. The temple is decorated with an elaborate system of reliefs that depict deities and fantastic creatures and that are an important addition to the record of this early period in Syria’s history. This is a photo I took of Aleppo from steps of the citadel
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