Friday, April 18, 2014

The propaganda account of the Economsit about Syria: they are cheering Al-Qa`idah

"Moreover, the mainstream rebel forces appear to have contained, or at least diminished, what had been a looming threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS). Last year this extreme jihadist group, which is commanded by Iraqis and largely manned by foreign fighters, had rapidly expanded its influence in rebel-held areas. Its cruelty and pan-Islamist ideology prompted a Syrian nationalist backlash. Since open intra-rebel fighting erupted in January, ISIS has been pushed back to a rump territory in and around the central city of Raqqa. ISIS’s efforts to break out, either into Kurdish-held regions of the north-east or towards the town of Abu Kamal on the border with Iraq, appear to have been repulsed. This is one reason why other rebels have been freer to reassert their pressure on government forces in Aleppo."  Mainstream? They are talking about Nusrah and its sisters.

PS What is hilarious about this article is the feverish propaganda content of all Economist's coverage about Syria. For the last three years, the Economist has been insisting that the rebels are marching toward victory. Week after week, even bizarrely this very week.