Comment: Has Wag the Dog become reality in al-Qaeda-held areas of Syria?
In early October of this year, protesters in Europe easily recreated virtually every "rescue" scene portrayed by "White Helmets" simply by applying flour and red paint to their faces and lying in the streets of European cities. As part of the "Save Aleppo" campaign, the protesters likely sought to bring the "reality" of the "White Helmets'" work to Western audiences, but maybe did so a little too literally - revealing that many of the scenes portrayed by "White Helmet" camera crews in Syria were likely staged in a very similar, theatrical manner.
In real warfare, bombardments generally leave behind unspeakable carnage, including bodies burned beyond recognition, dangling limbs, gushing wounds, and piles of tangled gore. The "White Helmets'" videos are suspiciously absent of these realities, and instead feature almost exclusively the flour and red paint extras seen protesting in Europe's streets last October.
It was noted last October that the only feature missing from the "White Helmets"-inspired protests in Europe was the backdrop of a ruined city and rubble to "bury" actors in.
Comment: Moon of Alabama adds: