'Whitewashing War Crimes': How UK Academics Promote Pro-Assa

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Academics at some of the UK’s top universities pushing pro-Assad propaganda have been accused by parts of the Syrian community of “peddling conspiracy theories” and “whitewashing” war crimes.

The Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media (WG) has been set up by a number of left-wing professors to examine the “role of both media and propaganda” and provide “reliable, informed and timely analysis for journalists, publics and policymakers”.

Although in its infancy, the group’s published material as well as public posts by its members have already drawn accusations of circulating Islamophobic tropes and “wilfully ignoring the depravity of the regime”.

Two of the academics in particular, Professor Tim Hayward of Edinburgh University and Professor Piers Robinson of the University of Sheffield, promote the work of a fringe group of bloggers and activists who have been accused of spreading false information about the Syrian civil war, which is now in its eighth year.


As part of an ongoing series on propaganda and disinformation in the Syria conflict, HuffPost UK has analysed some of the material published by the academics, including an open letter to the Guardian newspaper. The survey reveals a number of problematic areas and false claims, and illuminates the murky world of online pro-regime activism the academics are promoting.

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[Lady Murasaki]

So what’s new?
Since when was any kind of propaganda the absolute truth?

[Didge]

So what’s new?
Since when was any kind of propaganda the absolute truth?

Holy crap on a cracker

Nothing is new, with the fact you do not believe the evidence, from the UK, France and Russia

Are you saying what they have presented is propaganda?

Seriously "comrade"?

[Lady Murasaki]

So what’s new?
Since when was any kind of propaganda the absolute truth?

Holy crap on a cracker

Nothing is new, with the fact you do not believe the evidence, from the UK, France and Russia

Are you saying what they have presented is propaganda?

Seriously "comrade"?

Everything is.

[Didge]

So what’s new?
Since when was any kind of propaganda the absolute truth?

Holy crap on a cracker

Nothing is new, with the fact you do not believe the evidence, from the UK, France and Russia

Are you saying what they have presented is propaganda?

Seriously "comrade"?

Everything is.

Really?

Is what ever anyone says to you is propaganda?

So when a child says they love their parents and they visa versa, is propaganda to you?

[Lady Murasaki]

So what’s new?
Since when was any kind of propaganda the absolute truth?

Holy crap on a cracker

Nothing is new, with the fact you do not believe the evidence, from the UK, France and Russia

Are you saying what they have presented is propaganda?

Seriously "comrade"?

Everything is.

Really?

Is what ever anyone says to you is propaganda?

So when a child says they love their parents and they visa versa, is propaganda to you?

I’m talking about what we’re presented with through the media. Try to stick on topic.
You seem to think everyone is gullible on here.
You will get the same contempt back that you show others on this site.
Try to be a bit more grown up in presenting your arguments.

[Didge]

So what’s new?
Since when was any kind of propaganda the absolute truth?

Holy crap on a cracker

Nothing is new, with the fact you do not believe the evidence, from the UK, France and Russia

Are you saying what they have presented is propaganda?

Seriously "comrade"?

Everything is.

Really?

Is what ever anyone says to you is propaganda?

So when a child says they love their parents and they visa versa, is propaganda to you?

I’m talking about what we’re presented with through the media. Try to stick on topic.
You seem to think everyone is gullible on here.
You will get the same contempt back that you show others on this site.
Try to be a bit more grown up in presenting your arguments.

You said everything is propaganda, thus clearly you do not believe that

I am not concerned if you give me contempt. Espically when you have not debated anything from the article

You say about being grown up when you distrust so much?

That is trust issues

[Lady Murasaki]

Holy crap on a cracker

Nothing is new, with the fact you do not believe the evidence, from the UK, France and Russia

Are you saying what they have presented is propaganda?

Seriously "comrade"?

Everything is.

Really?

Is what ever anyone says to you is propaganda?

So when a child says they love their parents and they visa versa, is propaganda to you?

I’m talking about what we’re presented with through the media. Try to stick on topic.
You seem to think everyone is gullible on here.
You will get the same contempt back that you show others on this site.
Try to be a bit more grown up in presenting your arguments.

You said everything is propaganda, thus clearly you do not believe that

I am not concerned if you give me contempt

You say about being grown up when you distrust so much?

That is trust issues

No I didn’t, look at the enlarged bit.

I mistrust people who try to twist my words.

That’s not trustworthy is it?

[Didge]

No I didn’t, look at the enlarged bit.

I mistrust people who try to twist my words.

That’s not trustworthy is it?

So you basically mistrust anyone

So again still waiting for you to actually debate anything from the article

So when someone presents facts to you, you mistrust that then?

Are you not able to differentiate between facts and misinformation?

[Trapper John]

No I didn’t, look at the enlarged bit.

I mistrust people who try to twist my words.

That’s not trustworthy is it?

So you basically mistrust anyone

So again still waiting for you to actually debate anything from the article

So when someone presents facts to you, you mistrust that then?

Are you not able to differentiate between facts and misinformation?

If you want debate you're talking to the wrong poster - she only responds with short, unitelligable sound bites.

[Didge]

No I didn’t, look at the enlarged bit.

I mistrust people who try to twist my words.

That’s not trustworthy is it?

So you basically mistrust anyone

So again still waiting for you to actually debate anything from the article

So when someone presents facts to you, you mistrust that then?

Are you not able to differentiate between facts and misinformation?

If you want debate you're talking to the wrong poster - she only responds with short, unitelligable sound bites.

That is certainly the impression I am getting

Anyway, have things to do

Cheers

[Lady Murasaki]

No I didn’t, look at the enlarged bit.

I mistrust people who try to twist my words.

That’s not trustworthy is it?

So you basically mistrust anyone

So again still waiting for you to actually debate anything from the article

So when someone presents facts to you, you mistrust that then?

Are you not able to differentiate between facts and misinformation?

I mistrust twisters like you.
The article is about misinformation, have you read it yourself?
When I’m presented with facts I don’t always take it at face value, I use my own vast experience, knowledge, research and gut instinct to work out what’s trustworthy and what isn’t.
You are untrustworthy. IMO

[Lady Murasaki]

No I didn’t, look at the enlarged bit.

I mistrust people who try to twist my words.

That’s not trustworthy is it?

So you basically mistrust anyone

So again still waiting for you to actually debate anything from the article

So when someone presents facts to you, you mistrust that then?

Are you not able to differentiate between facts and misinformation?

If you want debate you're talking to the wrong poster - she only responds with short, unitelligable sound bites.

I don’t need lots of words to get to the point, Mr. Flannel.

[Red Okktober]

When I’m presented with facts I don’t always take it at face value, I use my own vast experience, knowledge, research and gut instinct to work out what’s trustworthy and what isn’t.

Typical liberal

Disregard the facts, and come to your own conclusion using your own 'vast' experience, knowledge and gut instinct instead.

To put it another way - you ignore the truth and make things up to suit your agenda.

As recently displayed in the hate crime discussion.

[Lady Murasaki]

When I’m presented with facts I don’t always take it at face value, I use my own vast experience, knowledge, research and gut instinct to work out what’s trustworthy and what isn’t.

Typical liberal

Disregard the facts, and come to your own conclusion using your own 'vast' experience, knowledge and gut instinct instead.

To put it another way - you ignore the truth and make things up to suit your agenda.

As recently displayed in the hate crime discussion.

Idiot.