Assad’s politics - and those of his father before him - have historically been associated more with the left than the right. His late father, President Hafez al-Assad, was the closest Middle East ally of the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War. The son has enjoyed the stalwart support of international leftists throughout his attempt to crush the six-year-old rebellion against his rule. In recent months, however, Assad has become an icon also for the far right, whose leaders and spokesman have heaped praise on the ferocity with which he has prosecuted the war, his role in fighting the Islamic State and his perceived stance against Muslims and Jews. https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/13/syrias-assad-has-become-an-unexpected-icon-of-the-far-right-in-america/
The weekend tragedy in Charlottesville was at least partly inspired by Moscow’s propaganda. If we don’t start to take this problem seriously, like Europe we will soon be facing more and worse extremism with a distinct GRU footprint. http://observer.com/2017/08/charlottesville-alt-right-counterintelligence/
Пропутинская пропаганда от главного организатора нацистского митинга в Виргинии, январь 2017:
Russia is a natural ally to the United States: both are nationalistic and facing a deadly Islamic threat both inside their borders and in the Middle East. Both countries are reckoning with the ascendant economic might of China. With all the talk about the Russian boogie man lately it’s time for some real-talk about why Russia could and should be a major U.S. ally during the Trump administration. http://gotnews.com/analysis-russia-will-one-americas-greatest-allies-trump-administration/
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Assad’s politics - and those of his father before him - have historically been associated more with the left than the right. His late father, President Hafez al-Assad, was the closest Middle East ally of the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War. The son has enjoyed the stalwart support of international leftists throughout his attempt to crush the six-year-old rebellion against his rule.
In recent months, however, Assad has become an icon also for the far right, whose leaders and spokesman have heaped praise on the ferocity with which he has prosecuted the war, his role in fighting the Islamic State and his perceived stance against Muslims and Jews.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/13/syrias-assad-has-become-an-unexpected-icon-of-the-far-right-in-america/
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The weekend tragedy in Charlottesville was at least partly inspired by Moscow’s propaganda. If we don’t start to take this problem seriously, like Europe we will soon be facing more and worse extremism with a distinct GRU footprint.
http://observer.com/2017/08/charlottesville-alt-right-counterintelligence/
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Russia is a natural ally to the United States: both are nationalistic and facing a deadly Islamic threat both inside their borders and in the Middle East. Both countries are reckoning with the ascendant economic might of China. With all the talk about the Russian boogie man lately it’s time for some real-talk about why Russia could and should be a major U.S. ally during the Trump administration.
http://gotnews.com/analysis-russia-will-one-americas-greatest-allies-trump-administration/
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