Syria perspective

American media covers the world through American eyes. Let's look at Syria the way the rest of the world does

"Fifteen years after the September 11 attacks, the term “terrorist” is nothing more than an instrument anyone can wield for whatever reason. Hamas, elected to govern in Gaza, can be reduced to a “terrorist” organization. The Islamic Brotherhood in Egypt is “terrorist.” The Russian-speaking rebels in eastern Ukraine—my favorite example—are nothing more than terrorists.....Emptied of meaning, in the Syrian context the term is nearly 100 percent a tool in the service of strategic, political and ideological agendas."
   --Patrick L. Smith 

http://www.salon.com/2016/01/28/cruel_bastards_hang_together_all_you_need_to_know_the_world_according_to_the_new_york_times/