Syrian Diplomacy or Imperial Rearrangement?
📰 THE STORY: France24 reports that Syria's al-Sharaa met with Putin in Moscow for the second time in four months, framing it as ongoing diplomatic engagement between the two nations. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: What's consistently ignored is the decade-plus long Western-backed regime change operation in Syria. Since 2011, the US and its allies have funded and armed
various 'rebel' groups, including al-Qaeda affiliates, aiming to overthrow the Assad government. The 'White Helmets,' heavily promoted by Western media, were exposed as a propaganda arm often working alongside these extremist elements. This intervention left Syria devastated, created millions of refugees, and killed hundreds of thousands. Russia intervened in 2015 at the request of the Syrian
government, preventing a complete collapse and effectively halting the Western-backed proxy war. Double Standard: Western media decries Syria's reliance on Russia as a sign of authoritarian alignment, yet they completely ignore NATO's own interventions. The 2011 NATO 'intervention' in Libya, for instance, destroyed Africa's most prosperous nation, led to the resurgence of slave markets, and
directly facilitated the flow of weapons and jihadists across the region — including into Syria. The US maintains an illegal military presence in Syria, stealing its oil, while condemning any Syrian-Russian cooperation. Follow the Money: The 'Syrian conflict' has been a massive boon for the military-industrial complex. The Pentagon's budget for 'counter-terrorism' operations, including in Syria,