In Defense of Haytham Al-Manna`

Diana, a Syrian reader, sent me this:  "I'd like to comment on your post of today "Critisim of Haytham Al-Manna' ": In the quoted interview (most likely his latest appearance on Al Jazeera's "Hadith Al Thawra"), Haytham Al-Manna' said that the recent bombings in Damascus can be perpetrated by either of two sides: a governmental side or a skilled group that has experience overtime in organizing such atrocity. The person you quoted directing his/her critisim to Haytham Al -Manna' for no aparent reasoning eliminated the possibility of Haytham emplying accusation of jihadi/salafi groups, which he often refers to in his analysis of the Syrian conflict, and whose involvement in Syria is increasingly being admitted, even by the least trustworthy governments (ie. for example Leon Panetta of the US Defense department a few days ago)."