Global Research Newsletter: The Houla Massacre Disinformation!

In the wake of the Houla massacre and the flow of disinformation aimed at blaming the Syrian government for the atrocities, Global Research brings to the attention of its readers a selection of key articles, which demonstrate unequivocally that the massacre was committed by the US-NATO supported Free Syrian Army (FSA). According to Prof. Chandra Muzaffar, There is no credible, independent entity that can help reveal the entire truth about the Houla massacre. The United Nations Human Rights Council, which has passed a resolution condemning the massacre hastily targeted the Syrian government as the culprit without waiting for reports from the UN-Arab League Observer Mission in Syria. This is one of the reasons why China, Cuba and Russia voted against the resolution. The Council has since the outbreak of the conflict in Syria 14 months ago adopted an antagonistic attitude towards the government. In all its submissions to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, it has ignored or downplayed the views of the Syrian government. According to Ronda Hauben, in an article entitled "The United Nations and the Houla Massacre: The Houla Massacre: The Information Battlefield: The narrative that is being spread by much of the mainstream western and Arab satellite media is a narrative that blames the Assad government for the Houla massacre. At first that media claimed that the people killed, including women and children, had been killed by shelling from Syrian troops attacking the town. In examining the videos and photos put on- line or provided by the opposition making these claims. However, it became evident that many of the victims, particularly the women and children, had been killed at close range by bullets and knives, and not by the shelling of heavy weapons by the Syrian military.