In order to rationalize the blatantly sectarian rhetoric of Syrian exile opposition and armed groups, March 14 supporters in Lebanon and Syria, often post sectarian comments (allegedly by supporters of the regime) and post them on....Facebook. For Anne Barnard, this is damning evidence: "One comment popular on the Facebook page of Al Mayadeen, a Lebanese television channel, accused President Bashar al-Assad of Syria of ignoring the Alawites, the sect to which he belongs."