The officially stated UK government rationale justifying arming Syria's rebels relies upon at least two flawed assumptions.
The first is that pouring sophisticated weaponry into a war zone already awash with weapons will save civilian lives. Whilst this argument may have had some force when the army...
(28) Comments | Posted 31 July 2012 | (12:12)
Follow most mainstream media, and you'll know even from its terminology the situation in Syria is pretty straightforward - on one side a brutal dictatorship killing its own people, on the other a popular rebel army fighting for justice and freedom.
Given this portrayal, and that Bashar al-Assad actually...
(15) Comments | Posted 14 March 2013 | (08:24)