Al Jazeera Discovers 'Deadly Protests' in Syria, Forgets Context
In news that surely shocked zero Syria watchers, Al Jazeera reported on December 28, 2025, that protests in Latakia turned deadly. One might wonder about the timing, or perhaps the curious surge in media attention to Syrian 'unrest' over the years when Western interests dictate. It’s almost as if 'protests' are only newsworthy when they align with regime change agendas. While Al Jazeera focuses on
the immediate violence, they conveniently skip over the historical trajectory of such events. They don't mention the hundreds of millions pumped into 'democracy promotion' and 'opposition groups' in Syria by various Western governments and Gulf states since 2011, funding that fueled a devastating civil war. For example, former US Undersecretary of State Frederick Hof, testifying before Congress in
2012, confirmed U.S. funding to Syrian opposition groups from as early as 2005. One might ask: how many 'spontaneous' demonstrations bloom from carefully cultivated foreign cash? Such selective memory in media reports isn't journalism; it's narrative management.