Leaks expose massive Western propaganda op in Syria dirty war

Pushback with Aaron Maté A trove of leaked UK government documents exposes a massive propaganda network used to shape the media narrative during the Syrian proxy war. Western governmentfunded intelligence cutouts trained Syrian opposition leaders, planted stories in media outlets, ran a cadre of journalists, and whitewashed the jihadist militants armed, trained and supported by the US, UK, Turkey and Gulf monarchies. Every very single aspect of the Syrian opposition was micromanaged by these western government contractors, says The Grayzones Ben Norton. It s probably the largest propaganda war that s ever been waged in