Obliterated from colonial media messaging is the fact that the legitimate Syrian government — the same government that Canada and its allies are trying to destroy — is and has always been the only polity that protects religious pluralism in Syria. The West’s sectarian terrorist proxies, for instance, have always targeted Christians for murder, and Christian churches, shrines, icons etc. for destruction.[2]

Mark Taliano, September 2016. Terrorist-damage (FSA, al Nusra Front) to the Shrine of Saint Takla, Maaloula, Syria.

Mark Taliano, September 2016. Terrorist-inflicted destruction of religious icons, Shrine of Saint Takla, Maaloula, Syria.

The interests of Canadians are not being served when our government and its allies falsely represent Syria, and when they continue to engage in criminal Regime Change operations against Syria.
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Mark Taliano is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG) and the author of Voices from Syria, Global Research Publishers, 2017.
Notes
[1] Mark Taliano. “Socialism for the Rich.” Global Research, 17 August, 2018. (https://www.globalresearch.ca/socialism-for-the-rich/5650876) Accessed 30 December, 2018
[2] Mark
Taliano. “America Seeks to Destroy Syrian Civilization, Replace it With
Terrorism and Ignorance.” Global Research. 22 March, 2017. (https://www.globalresearch.ca/america-seeks-to-destroy-syrian-civilization-replace-it-with-terrorism-and-ignorance/5581148) Accessed 30 December, 2018.
