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At the outset of the uprising in Syria some 26 months ago, the standard western media slant was to portray the demonstrators as freedom-loving, oppressed civilians. When President Bashar al-Assad sent in his security forces to quell the violence, western nations, including Canada, championed the rebels in their “David versus Goliath” struggle to overthrow a demonic dictator.
It was, of course, far too simplistic a formula to describe the complexity of the ethnic and sectarian divisions which were fuelling the Syrian civil war.
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May 15, 2013
Written by Scott Taylor
It would appear that after more than 26 months of violent strife in Syria, Canada’s Foreign Affairs minister is beginning to understand that this is a very complex equation.
In the early days of the uprising in Syria, which coincided with similar demonstrations in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, John Baird made it clear to Canadians that we were on the side of the angels.
This, of course, meant that in each case we were for the pro-democracy-loving mobs in what was quickly dubbed the Arab Spring movement.
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May 8, 2013
Written by Scott Taylor
Since the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, the story of a terror attack on American soil has dominated the headlines of all major U.S. media outlets.
Every angle, every clue is being examined in an attempt to determine what motivated the young Tsarnaev brothers to blow up innocent civilians.
As ethnic Chechens, the obvious link is to Islamic radicalization and, in the drive to find the truth, the media uncovered a rather tenuous link to Canada.
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May 1, 2013
Written by Scott Taylor
The success of a terrorist attack lies in the perpetrator’s ability to create a fear far in excess of the actual threat or damage caused.
In this, the media proved to be the Tsarnaev brothers’ best ally, with its extensive and continuous coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing.
While the attack was shocking and horrific, the casualty count of three dead and two dozen seriously injured was miraculously low, given the circumstances.
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