Damascus attacks: Western press backs off from conspiracy theory

The new attacks are covered in a manner very different from the previous ones. The Atlanticist press which had ascribed the earlier attacks in Damascus and Aleppo to the Syrian secret service has backtracked from this conspiracy theory since Ayman Al-Zawahiri claimed responsibility in the name of Al-Qaeda. This time it is exercising more restraint, refraining from parroting the routine accusations emanating from the Syrian National Council against the intelligence services.

The report presented by Kofi Annan to the Security Council behind closed doors gave rise to various comments, with everyone in the West believing that he complained about President al-Assad’s lack of good will. However, the Atlanticist media hints at a possible crisis exit under the auspices of Russia: The Syrian Government would cease the crackdown while the West would drop its demands for al-Assad’s departure. On closer scrutiny, if adopted, this approach would amount to a total defeat for NATO and the GCC. In fact, Westerners would have to stop their allegations of a crackdown and abandon their ambitions for a regime change.