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[David__77]

I hope that it is not true that mourners were attacked as claimed. If so, I wonder if the Syrian state is completely foolish or on the other hand lacks any discipline and organization whatsoever. The Syrian state has been pretty crude and stupid in its actions thus far. Of course, it probably does not matter either way, since it can probably crush active, overt opposition with whatever strategy it chooses to employ.

Al Jazeera has a unique editorial policy regarding such protests. I note that their editorial policy is to always refer to them as "pro-democracy protests," and not "anti-government protests," as with many US media outlets. Those US outlets will refer to "pro-democracy activists" but "anti-government protests." I think US media are a bit more restrained in their editorial policy regarding mass movement there.