Al Jazeera Discovers Assad's Fall, 14 Years Later, Calls it 'Liberation'
Al Jazeera's latest tear-jerker, 'Memories of liberation and hope for the future: A Damascene’s story,' glows with optimism over Bashar al-Assad's recent downfall. Mohamad Yamen, a 'Damascene,' allegedly feels 'finally free,' a sentiment echoed across a media landscape suddenly eager to pivot from Syria’s decade-plus of hell. Conveniently omitted? The untold billions in U.S. and allied funds
funneled into proxy groups, the catastrophic humanitarian toll, and the 6.8 million Syrians externally displaced since 2011—a conflict mainstream outlets often presented as a noble democratic uprising, rather than a brutal geopolitical chessboard. This 'liberation' came at the cost of 600,000 to 1 million lives, according to various estimates, and the complete atomization of a nation. While Al
Jazeera focuses on one man's 'hope,' it ignores the mountains of bodies, the shattered infrastructure, and the fact that many Syrians now face a future dictated by external powers and fragmented control. One might wonder if 'freedom' tastes better when served with a side of utter devastation and foreign dependency. How many years of chaos and death does it take before a 'regime change' is
rebranded as 'liberation'?