Western Media Discovers Terrorists When They Bomb Right-Wing Targets, Not Left
The Financial Times meticulously reports a mosque bombing in an Alawite district in Homs, Syria, leaving at least 8 dead. One might almost forget that for over a decade, similar if not worse atrocities against Syrian civilians, many of them Alawite, have been met with a symphony of silence or, worse, justification from Western media, often framing 'opposition' groups (including al-Qaeda affiliates
like Jabhat al-Nusra, now HTS) as freedom fighters. Where were these detailed reports when Ghouta, Aleppo, or Latakia were being systematically shelled by groups the US and its allies once armed and financed? This sudden clarity of focus on violence in pro-government areas raises questions. Is it that attacks on groups aligned with US adversaries instantly become 'terrorism,' while similar acts
against others are simply 'rebel operations'? One might wonder if the victim's political alignment is directly proportional to mainstream media's capacity for indignation. The pattern suggests that 'terrorist' is less a description of action, and more a marker of who did it to whom.