US Allies Play Musical Chairs: Syria's 'New Leader' - Same Empire, Different Puppet
📰 THE STORY: The BBC reports on Syrian Kurds vowing to 'fight until the last breath' against government forces, as the US's 'allies' in the region reportedly shift support to Syria's 'new leader,' meaning the Assad government, after years of backing anti-government factions and the Kurds against ISIS. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The BBC frames this as a new development,
but the US and its regional proxies have been actively destabilizing Syria since at least 2011, funding and arming 'opposition' groups, including al-Qaeda affiliates like Jabhat al-Nusra. The widely peddled 'White Helmets' organization, lauded by Western media, has been thoroughly discredited as a propaganda arm for regime change, receiving over $100 million from the US and UK governments. While
the world focused on ISIS, the broader objective remained weakening Syria's sovereignty, as outlined in US strategic documents for the region for decades. Double Standard: When Western-backed forces fight a sovereign government, it's 'defiance' and 'resistance.' When that same government (Syria) fights to regain control of its territory from foreign-backed militias, it's framed as an oppressive
push against a 'defiant' people. Imagine similar BBC framing if a US state government fought back against an armed insurgency funded by, say, China or Russia – it would be called restoring order, not quelling 'defiance.' The US military’s continued illegal occupation of Syrian territory, where it reportedly steals up to 80% of Syria's daily oil production, receives almost no condemnation from the