One of the most frequently uttered fictions coming from Syria hawks is the claim that the Assad regime has slaughtered 100,000 Syrians. As Sen. John McCain has repeatedly yelped, “The fact is Bashar Assad has massacred 100,000 people.” But as Micah Zenko of the Council on Foreign Relations points out, this is a “misleading characterization” … Continue reading Most Reported Deaths in Syria Have Not Been Committed by Assad Forces