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2012-05-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syrian Government Denies Blame for Houla Massacre

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Posted by Fred 2012-05-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 Facts: Bashir al-Assad is Alawite,the Syrian army is run by Alawites, al-Houla municipality (in western Syria) is inhabited by ... Alawites.
In such clannish society it is rather impossible to kill their own.
Looks like the carnage was all staged by political and religious opponents...

Posted by vendaval 2012-05-28 01:14|| 2012-05-28 01:14|| Front Page Top

#2 vendaval hello. In this area of the world I would have to agree with your opinion.

Posted by Dale 2012-05-28 08:19|| 2012-05-28 08:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes, thanks Vendaval.

Tribalism or ethnocentrism, was the first of man's attempts at socialization. Some hold that tribalism is a form of early communism, but few would deny it is the source of a great deal of social conflict. Our United States of America is one of the only functioning and successful counter-theses of ethnocentrism. As urbanization continues to alter politics and power, how long we will continue to function as a non-ethonocentric free society is anyone's guess.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-05-28 09:01|| 2012-05-28 09:01|| Front Page Top

#4 What's "odd" is how the media so easily forwards these unlikely allegations without doubts....

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-05-28 12:40|| 2012-05-28 12:40|| Front Page Top

#5 In such clannish society it is rather impossible to kill their own

I would never go with "impossible". Too many variables.

What's "odd" is how the media so easily forwards these unlikely allegations without doubts....

Blame it on too few (and reliable) reporting assets on scene, too little time to verify and too much pressure to "get it to press", and the intent of the media to establish a narrative rather than simply report.

Posted by Pappy 2012-05-28 14:05|| 2012-05-28 14:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Shorter Pappy:

"Blame it on ~~too few (and reliable) reporting assets on scene, too little time to verify and too much pressure to "get it to press", and~~ the intent of the media to establish a narrative rather than simply report."

Posted by Barbara 2012-05-28 15:01|| 2012-05-28 15:01|| Front Page Top

#7 "layers of editors and fact checkers" overridden by a lastline editor with an agenda

Posted by Frank G 2012-05-28 15:31|| 2012-05-28 15:31|| Front Page Top

#8 They don't teach non-Aristotelian logic in journalist schools?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-05-28 15:59|| 2012-05-28 15:59|| Front Page Top

#9 They don't teach ~~non-Aristotelian logic~~ in journalist schools?

They indoctrinate.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-05-28 17:59|| 2012-05-28 17:59|| Front Page Top

#10 PRO-ASSAD RUSSIA is not a happy camper this AM, but is refusing to alter or change its stance toward the Regime.

OTOH IIRC TOPIX > EXPERT: RUSSIA HAS MUDDLED THE CAUCASUS SITUATION SO BADLY THAT IT CAN'T GET ANY WORSE?

Yokay, I'll say it - OR CAN IT???

* SAME > UNCLEAR IFF NATO IS READY TO TRUST UNSTABLE SOUTH CAUCASUS TO TURKEY, in 2022? or shortly thereafter. See below.

* SAME > ABDULLAH GUL MAY BECOME NEXT NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > ABDULAH GUL MAY REPLACE RASMUSSEN AS HEAD OF NATO { NATO THINKTANK PROPOSES APPOINTMENT OF TURK TO POSITION OF SECRETARY-GENERAL OF NATO IN TEN YEARS [circa Year 2022?].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-05-28 23:58|| 2012-05-28 23:58|| Front Page Top

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