attacks on Journalists in Syria

This is yet another lousy article on Syria in the Times by Rick Gladstone this time.   1) Notice that there are justifications for the attacks on journalists by rebels:  "“The rebels are so desperate they don’t care about their reputation abroad,” he said in an interview published on Wednesday by the Paris-based Journal de la Photographie. “They see guys like us as an opportunity.”"  A woman from Amnesty International adds more justifications:  "“There is no denying that the fragmentation of armed groups, and the increased visibility of radical groups, have coincided with an increase in abductions,” she said. “It’s fair to assume there is a relationship there.”"  2) And the article does not mention that abductions-for-ransom by the thugs of the "revolution" are not the only category of attacks.  Armed groups have targeted for assassination anyone working for state media.  But I guess the lives of the natives don't matter especially that the article focused on...the White Man.