Free Word, 19 May 2014 Noted Syrian writer and former political prisoner Yassin al-Haj Saleh explains how the West reports the news in Syria - and imagines what coverage would emerge if Britain suffered an equivalent crisis Yassin al-Haj Saleh is a noted Syrian writer, public intellectual and former political prisoner born in al-Raqqa, Syria. He was…
Raging with the Machine: Robert Fisk, Seymour Hersh and Syria
PULSE, 25 April 2014 In the West, Robert Fisk and Seymour Hersh are considered critical journalists. They occupy dissident positions in the English-speaking press. Among Syrians, however, they are viewed very differently.The problem with their writings on Syria is that it is deeply centered on the West. The purported focus of their analysis – Syria,…