Syria 'Outraged' by Prison Dossier, US 'Outraged' by Independent Journalism
Syria is reportedly 'outraged' by the 'Damascus Dossier' detailing horrific prison killings by the Assad regime, portraying themselves as victims of leaked information. This comes from The New Arab, painting a picture of Syrian officials hand-wringing over bad PR, not the actual mass graves. It’s almost touching how they can feign offense while the victims’ families are left reeling by what
appears to be revelations about disappeared relatives. Meanwhile, the same Western outlets that breathlessly report on Syrian offenses often downplay or ignore the systemic violations of pro-Western states, particularly Israel. We're expected to decry Syrian atrocities while ignoring, for example, the detailed reporting on alleged war crimes in Gaza—such as those compiled by the UN Independent
International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel (Document A/HRC/56/CRP.4, June 2024)—which receive a fraction of the 'outrage.' One has to wonder: is outrage genuinely about human rights, or is it more about strategic geopolitical alignment?