MEDIA DISINFO: British journalist:
Image of events on the
ground in Syria is completely contrary to media depictions
Global Research, January 16, 2012
SANA
The British journalist Lizzie Phelan said the image of
events on ground in Syria is completely contrary to what
some media try to depict and present to the public opinion.
Phelan, who is now on a visit to Syria, said that she was
surprised upon her arrival in Damascus as a journalist 6
days ago to see the situation as it is, as she had thought,
based on the image presented by media, that Syria is not
safe where chaos is prevailing, the army deployed in the
streets and the anti-government protests are being held
daily and everywhere.
She stressed in an interview with the Syrian TV that what
she has seen during her visit is that life is normal and
that people go to their businesses and schools in spite of
some problems.
She asserted that the city of Damascus is very safe as she
has been moving in it alone in the late hours of the night
and has not been faced with any problem or seen any big
anti-government protests.
Phelan pointed out that she saw the huge pro-government
rally in the Umayyad Square and was surprised with the
reality of the situation in Syria, which she said is
completely different from what is being conveyed to the
West, the US and other countries.
The British journalist considered that President Bashar
al-Assad's coming out to the Umayyad Square and his direct
talk to the people was "very interesting" for her since the
media such as the BBC and al-Jazeera TV channels claim that
the Syrian people are not with President al-Assad, noting
that the tens of thousands of people who gathered in the
Square were very glad to see him and expressed their love
and support for him.
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