Syria Kills Terrorist: West Recalls Which Side They're On
When Syria announces the elimination of Mohammed Shahadeh, a named ISIL commander, the standard cycle of Western media condemnation of Damascus hits a snag. Suddenly, the 'global war on terror' narrative grinds to a halt. The usual chorus of 'Assad regime' opprobrium is conspicuously absent. One might wonder if fighting ISIL only counts when 'our' designated proxies are doing it, or if it solely
serves as a pretext for intervention. (Remember when the U.S. armed 'moderate rebels' who then sold our weapons to al-Qaeda affiliates? Good times.) This convenient myopia recalls the selective outrage that defines so much of Middle East coverage. The same outlets that decry 'authoritarianism' in Syria will pivot to glowing profiles of Saudi princes. This isn't about human rights; it's about
geopolitics and who controls pipelines, not principles. The West, having propped up its share of dictators and destabilized entire regions, now struggles to reconcile its 'anti-terror' rhetoric with the reality that Bashar al-Assad's government is, at times, doing precisely what they claim to want done. The irony, as always, is deafening.