Alawites have finally abandoned the Asad regime: the Economist magazine has it on good authority

Did you ever think that the Economist magazine would get this sloppy and this careless in its journalism?  "A visitor to the region reports hearing one man complain: “We’re running out of sons to give them.” There were also denunciations on Facebook of extravagance".  Liz Sly should start writing for the Economist. She has the same style.