Syria to Help US Fight Iran, Says Envoy Who Isn't Tom Barrack
The New Arab's headline boldly declares Syria will 'help US fight Iran-backed armed groups,' citing 'US special envoy Tom Barrack' for Syria. This is remarkable, given that Tom Barrack is a convicted felon, pardoned by Trump, who pled guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the UAE—not a US envoy to Syria. The article's metadata even lists 'Tom Barrack' as the source. It appears this
isn't a diplomatic breakthrough, but rather a spectacular case of mistaken identity or perhaps wishful thinking. Journalists are meant to, you know, do basic fact-checking. Listing a man convicted of illegal lobbying for another country as the US Special Envoy for Syria, especially when no such position is currently held by anyone named 'Barrack,' demonstrates a fundamental disconnect from
reality. One might wonder if the rush to push a narrative outweighed verification.