Tag: Syria: The myth of Assad

NOVANEWS By Nureddin Sabir Editor, Redress Information & Analysis Nureddin Sabir views the misleading results of a flawed survey which suggests that more than half of the Syrian population want Bashar Assad to stay as president, and notes with dismay the uncritical coverage given to the survey by prominent mainstream and alternative media.  Could it be true that most Syrians are in favour of Basher Assad remaining president of Syria? If Jonathan Steele of the Guardian newspaper is to be believed, the answer is yes. His counter-intuitive conclusion is based on a recent YouGov Siraj internet survey on Syria commissioned by Al-Jazeera’s Doha Debates, which are funded by the Qatar Foundation. The claim According to Mr Steele, The key finding was that while most Arabs outside Syria feel t...