Bashar al-Assad

June 28, 2017

Why does the BBC describe the Khan Sheikhoun chemical attack as ‘suspected’?

Several investigations have shown that the Assad regime carried out a chemical weapons attack on Apr...

April 5, 2017

BBC’s ME editor suggests Syria chemical attack related to Israel

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen has a theory about the chemical attack in Syria - and it involves Israel....

May 16, 2016

Respected Mid-East analyst slams the Indy for publishing smear by Robert Fisk

Cross posted from Harry’s Place When The Independent went entirely online in late March, its r...

March 6, 2016

BBC News promotes unchallenged Assad propaganda

The synopsis to a filmed report which, in addition to being shown on BBC television, appeared on the...

February 23, 2016

An award-winning BBC interview and a dictator’s legacy wish

Last week’s Royal Television Society awards ceremony for television journalism saw BBC News wi...

September 29, 2015

BBC does damage control after Bowen’s Assad advocacy

In an article titled “Bashar al-Assad is still the problem” which appeared recently in t...

September 27, 2015

Did Bashar al-Assad prompt a Guardian correction? Editors award Golan to Syria

A September 24th edition of the Guardian ‘Corrections and Clarifications’ included the f...

September 15, 2015

BBC News’ migrant crisis coverage: Bowen embeds with Assad

BBC News coverage of what it terms the “Europe migrant crisis” has recently involved sen...

February 11, 2015

BBC’s Assad interview and the ‘related articles’

Considerable efforts were put into the promotion of Jeremy Bowen’s interview with Bashar al As...

November 15, 2014

SOAS London event dispells 'simplistic' view that Hizbullah is a terror group

Cross posted from London-based blogger Richard Millett  To say that my question “Is this boo...