Who needs evidence when Nir can come up with anecdotal evidence? And read that Aljazeera created a "culture of Revolution."

"NR: While the revolution is strongest among the Sunni population, I have met many activists from Druze, Christian and even Alawite backgrounds."  Let me get this straight, Nir; so the fact that you "met" these individuals it means that all sects and groups are involved?  This is like somebody saying: I met Sunnis in the Amal movement or I met a non-Druze in Jumblat's party.  Nir then tells us about the secularism of the folks:  "I have met many secular activists, who for example drink alcohol or date the opposite sex. There are female activists who dress in western fashions."  I mean, Nir: how do you attest to the fact that they are dating?  I mean, you are watching them demonstrate or shoot and suddenly they turn to you and say: Hi Nir. Look.  We date.  Or do they engage in sexual activities during protests?  Similarly, how do you now they drink?  You saw them protesting with whiskey bottles in hand?  And as for as the Western fashions: I mean, I am looking at the videos that are being propagated by the Ikhwan-dominated opposition that you talk about and not only don't I see women in Western clothes, I have rarely seen women period.  Also, Nir tells us that they are secular folks and that the beards are intended to imitate Castro and not some Sunna thing and that Islam is not a factor, but then he says:  " It helps them to believe in paradise and martyrdom."  Nir then revisits the woman question:  "Women are playing a rather limited role in the uprising. This is in part because the uprising is strongest in socially conservative areas."  Wait: socially conservative? We just read that protesters are dating and that Islam has no role and that whiskey bottles are flying in the air during protests? Which is the case, Nir?  And then we learn that women exist but at the back of the bus, I mean, the demonstration:  "there are women's demonstrations or a crowd of women in the back of protests chanting along."  And then Nir reports this: "Some are very socially liberal. The liberals are always welcomed when they visit more conservative opposition strongholds."  OK, first how would you know if "liberals" are being welcomed in more conservative strongholds, and second: did we not learn earlier from you that all of them are liberals in Western clothes and drinking whiskey and dating while protesting?  And here we learn that Nir is not really generalizing and that he is relying for his observations on a very large sample of women and men:  "Most striking was a woman I met in Damascus' Barzeh neighbourhood."  Don't scoff, please. This woman that Nir met was selected as a representative sample of all Syrian women.  Here Nir may have been a bit deceptive:  "Demonstrators frequently sing praises of satellite channels they view as sympathetic to the revolution".  Why not spell it out, Nir?  They sing the praises of Saudi and Qatari channels.  Why keep that reference vague?  Here, Nir tells us this:  "The most impressive of these is the Homs Revolutionary Council".  Wait, Nir: is that Homs Revolutionary Council that has been sending salutations to the Saudi King and then also saluted the King of Jordan?  Revolutionary indeed but of a different kind.  And then Nir talks confidently about financing but he never tells us how would he know of such really secret matters: wait, did that woman he met in Damascus told him that?  "A lot of money to the opposition inside Syria is coming in from Syrians living outside. Some of those are in the SNC and some of those may receive financial assistance from some countries, but most of the money comes from Syrians."  Now folks, this message seems to have been brought to you by Qatar Airways: "Syrian activists are part of the culture of revolution that the Al Jazeera network has been instrumental in creating."  Aljazeera network created a culture of revolution?  Are you kidding me? What definition of revolution are you using ya Nir?  Do you mean by the culture of revolution the culture of Yusuf Al-Qaradawi and the GCC policies and the Saudi-Qatari alliance? That is the culture of revolution??  And then Nir dismisses the role of foreign intelligence agencies:  " There is little available evidence that foreign intelligence agencies are directly involved in Syria."  How would you know that, Nir? Let me guess. You did not see people carrying the flags of the foreign intelligence agencies that may be involved?  Then Nir confesses:  "I don't believe in conspiracies."  Well, Nir: you used to believe in conspiracies, and I don't know what changed your mind.  And lastly, how come Al-`Ar`ur's name was not mentioned once when his name appears often in protests and he even once called for a "banging on pots" protest that later materialized.