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Re:What was Syria like before the war by Phil_Latio on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @05:16AM (#14408639)
Well I mean this, and it's just the info you find on wikipedia, there is more:

> Observers have questioned whether Bana understands the concepts that she tweets about. She is a seven-year-old child who does not speak English. A journalist for The New Yorker noted that her "video statements often have a scripted quality, as if she is being coached by her mother to communicate her thoughts in a language that she is only beginning to learn."

> In a now deleted tweet, Bana said it is "better to start 3rd world war instead of letting Russia & assad commit #HolocaustAleppo".

> In a separate incident, Bana appeared on Turkish television program Channel TV, where she was asked what her favorite food was, and she replied, "Save the children of Syria".

"Bana" is a media campaign.

>The problem in WtD was that it was intended to rouse nationalistic furore justifying a military intervention.

Yes

Re:What was Syria like before the war by RandVal30141 on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @10:35AM (#14410297)
""Bana" is a media campaign."

A child.

Re:What was Syria like before the war by alva on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @11:16AM (#14410601)
"Bana" is both a real child and very likely a well resourced propaganda operation.
Re:What was Syria like before the war by cat199 on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @02:28PM (#14412282)
So many conspiracies!

I simply must put on my white helmet to keep out the radiation..

Re:What was Syria like before the war by baursak on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @01:15PM (#14411625)
Nayirah, for example, was also indeed a child. But she was also a propaganda operation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_(testimony)