From Basim: "A video, apparently shot last month, offers an unprecedented
insight into the activities of Iranian military advisers in Syria. It appears
to have been intended for internal Iranian use rather than public dissemination
and includes an interview with an alleged Iranian military adviser. “The impact
of the Shiite militias is multifold,” says Phillip Smyth, a researcher at the
University of Maryland who writes on Shiite militia activity in Syria for
jihadology.net. In the video, which was seized
by Syrian rebels from the Daoud Brigade ...
PS Note how many caveats just the first two sentences contain."
PS (from Angry Arab): Since I never heard of Philip Smyth before, I looked him up. Here is a bio: "
Phillip Smyth is a journalist and researcher specializing in Lebanon and the broader Middle East. He travels regularly to the region. He has been published by the American Spectator, the Counterterrorism Blog, the Daily Caller, Haaretz, The Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal, The National Review Online, NOW Lebanon, and PJ Media." ha ha
Phillip Smyth is a journalist and researcher specializing in Lebanon and the broader Middle East. He travels regularly to the region. He has been published by the American Spectator, the Counterterrorism Blog, the Daily Caller, Haaretz, The Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal, The National Review Online, NOW Lebanon, and PJ Media." ha ha
