Former UK Ambassador to Syria: A Guide to Decoding the Doublespeak on Syria
by: Peter Ford for 21st Century Wire
date: February 6, 2019
Intro:
The prospect of US withdrawal from Syria has taken the use of doublespeak by frothing neocons and their liberal interventionist fellow travellers to a new level.
Here to help the confused observer is a glossary of some of the most frequently used key terms and their true meanings, along with guidance on usages deemed taboo in Western policy-making and media circles.