{"article":{"id":245692,"heading":"Robert Fisk\u2019s anti-Syria propaganda","author":"Cem Ert\u00fcr","created":"2011-05-02 05:30:15","modified":"2026-10-25 17:02:54","last_modified":"Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:02:54","article":"<p><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">The Indepedent, 31 March 2011<strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12pt;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Robert Fisk&rsquo;s anti-Syria propaganda<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: purple;\">[propaganda alert]<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">compiled by Cem Ert&uuml;r<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">29 April 2011<strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Out of Syria&rsquo;s darkness come tales of terror<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nWitnesses who fled across the Lebanon border tell&nbsp;Robert Fisk what they saw.<br>\r\n<em> <br>\r\nby Robert Fisk, The Independent, 29 April 2011<\/em><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/opinion\/commentators\/fisk\/robert-fisk-out-of-syrias-darkness-come-tales-of-terror-2276392.html<br>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<strong>Could Assad&rsquo;s regime be on the road to civil war?<\/strong><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nIf the dead soldiers are victims of revenge killings, the opposition is prepared to use force.<br>\r\n<em> <br>\r\nby Robert Fisk, The Independent, 27 April 2011<\/em><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/opinion\/commentators\/fisk\/robert-fisk-if-the-rumours-and-conspiracies-are-true-then-president-assads-regime-is-on-the-road-to-civil-war-2275155.html<br>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<strong>Shifting blame to Lebanon may be the method in Assad&rsquo;s madness<\/strong><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nMany Arabs were appalled that Mr Obama would apparently try to make cheap propaganda over the tragedy<br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\n<em>by Robert Fisk, The Independent, 25 April 2011<\/em><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/opinion\/commentators\/fisk\/robert-fisk-shifting-blame-to-lebanon-may-be-the-method-in-assads-madness-2274436.html<br>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<strong>Every concession makes the President more vulnerable<\/strong><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nEvery dictator knows that, when he starts making concessions, he is at his most vulnerable.<br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\n<em>by Robert Fisk, The Independent, 23 April 2011<\/em><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/opinion\/commentators\/fisk\/robert-fisk-every-concession-makes-the-president-more-vulnerable-2273755.html<br>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<strong>But what if the spirit of rebellion spread to Iran?<\/strong><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nA new paperback thumped out of my mail package from London this week.<br>\r\n<em> <br>\r\nby Robert Fisk, The Independent, 23 April 2011<\/em><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/opinion\/commentators\/fisk\/robert-fisk-but-what-if-the-spirit-of-rebellion-spread-to-iran-2273779.html<br>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<strong>Can Assad do what it takes to cleanse his regime?<\/strong><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nThere are those in Syria who say it is over, there is nothing the President can do.<br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\n<em>by Robert Fisk, The Independent, 20 April 2011<\/em><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/opinion\/commentators\/fisk\/robert-fisk-can-president-assad-do-what-it-takes-to-cleanse-his-corrupt-regime-2270109.html<br>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<strong>The Arab awakening<\/strong><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nIt began not in Tunisia this year, but in Lebanon in 2005.<br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\n<em>by Robert Fisk, The Independent, 15 April 2011<\/em><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/opinion\/commentators\/fisk\/robert-fisk-assad-the-arab-spring-stops-here-2257883.html<br>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<strong>Assad: The Arab Spring stops here<\/strong><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nWhile Syria&rsquo;s protesters demand freedom, the President has a stark message for his people.<br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\n<em>by Robert Fisk, The Independent, 31 March 2011<\/em><br>\r\n<em> <\/em><br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/opinion\/commentators\/fisk\/robert-fisk-assad-the-arab-spring-stops-here-2257883.html<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">____________________________________<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: red;\">related articles:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Libyan scenario for Syria: Towards a US-NATO \"humanitarian intervention\" directed against Syria? <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/span><\/b><\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">by Rick Rozoff, Global Research, 30 April 2011 <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/index.php?context=va&amp;aid=24562<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Media disinformation and the Syrian protest movement <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/span><\/b><\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">by Voltaire Network, Global Research, 27 April 2011 <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/index.php?context=va&amp;aid=24522<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Britain, the traitor nation: Media disinformation and crimes against humanity in Libya <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/span><\/b><\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">by Dr. David Halpin, Global Research, 24 April 2011 <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/index.php?context=va&amp;aid=24476<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Al Jazeera's war on Gaddafi <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/span><\/b><\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">by Stephen Lendman, 23 April 2011 <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">http:\/\/sjlendman.blogspot.com\/2011\/04\/al-jazeeras-war-on-gaddafi.html<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Media disinformation: The protest movement in Syria Western media coverage of the events in Daraa <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/span><\/b><\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">by Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, 28 March 2011 <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/index.php?context=va&amp;aid=24016<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">____________________________________<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: red;\">from the archives:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Color<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> revolutions<\/span><\/b><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">, <\/span><\/strong><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">old<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> and n<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">ew<\/span><\/b><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><em><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal;\">by Stephen Lendman, 1 July 2009<\/span><\/em><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">http:\/\/sjlendman.blogspot.com\/2009_06_01_archive.html<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">____________________________________<\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/911blogger.com\/node\/25378\/edit?desination=node\/25378","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"Below is a compilation of articles published by Robert Fisk between March 31 and April 29 in The Independent. 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