Assad Supporters
Despite forcibly threatening any nation that intervenes in Syria, the government continues to complain about the foreign media's biased allegations. This striking report tries to cover their side of the story.
Assad has run Syria as a one-party state for decades. Fear and suspicion is endemic, with civilians scared that, "if I talk my throat will be cut". Yet the Syrian government has complained bitterly about the international media bias towards the opposition, claiming they have been misrepresented and atrocities have been fabricated. They argue that the opposition are not as peaceful and idealistic as one assumes, having performed their own, less publicised, "massacres". Ahmad Arnous, Deputy Foreign Minister, insists, "there's external interference in our affairs...a conspiracy to topple the Government for the benefit of Israel. The majority of people support the leadership of this country".
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