Al Arabiya–one of the more grotesque war propagandizing outlets with the blood of Syrians on its hands–is sharing leaked videos of Bashar al-Assad from 2018, filmed (likely secretly) by his former advisor, Luna al-Shibl. These videos are being widely shared on social media, so I wanted to add my comments.
The sleazy media outlet is framing the leaked videos in ways to incriminate Assad as laughing at the Syrian people, but it is easy to see they are taken out of context and that Luna was the one making sneering remarks and commentary.
In the below video (a clip from a longer ~5 minute compilation), it is she mocking Syrian soldiers, not him.
Regarding the “to hell with Ghouta” comment Assad made:
Given that the whole Ghouta fake chemical attack was orchestrated by the regime change axis via their terrorist proxies, who could blame him for saying that? Does it mean “To hell with the people of Ghouta”? No. I read it as, “To hell with this Western/Gulf project that was designed to be a pretext to tear apart Syria,” not, “to hell with the people trapped, starved and tortured by terrorists in Ghouta.”
Keep in mind, also, that Ghouta had been for years prior the hotbed of terrorism from which shells hit Damascus homes and streets, killing over 10,000 civilians (in Damascus). Some context deliberately omitted from clickbait media.
Leaking this footage is for the purpose of whitewashing the Joolani terrorist regime right near the one year anniversary of Assad’s, and Syria’s, overthrow.
Since last December, many Syrians who rejoiced at his overthrow have realized this new Syria is a monstrous place where any civilian can be abducted or assassinated by the goons under the rule of the so-called “President” Abu Mohammed al-Joolani (Ahmad al-Sharaa), as has been ongoing since he took power.
What this leaked video actually reveals is that Assad was surrounded by traitors.
As for Al Arabiya and other sites gleefully sharing these clips, they’re broadcasting how morally bankrupt and devoid of journalistic integrity they are. Their message: Look at this shiny clickbait, don’t look at the ongoing slaughter of civilians by terrorists under the rule of the al-Qaeda headchopper in a suit in charge.
*Regarding Ghouta, some of my writings:
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