In his thoroughly incoherent speech Tuesday (just listen to it for a minute or two at any point and you’ll see what I mean), Bashar al-Assad talked about the necessity of controlling the entry of foreign correspondents into Syria.
I see what you mean, Bashar. You let journalists into the country and the next thing you know, they’re dancing at opposition demonstrations (as this Japanese correspondent did in Homs):
On the other hand the death of French journalist Gilles Jacquier– killed along with eight Syrians in an RPG attack in Homs– is a reminder of the risks that members of the press take when they enter areas of conflict to try and give the rest of us some idea of what’s happening.
(Via EA WorldView, which also brings us the latest app for covering up what’s happening in Syria.)
