[InterceptPoint]

It seems that most of the Syria “Hard News” that we are getting these days - like this article - is coming from RT. As a result it would seem reasonable for us to question the validity of the source.

Is RT a trustworthy source for news?

I've asked this question before and the answers seem to be that YES, RT probably is trustworthy. But I'm not 100% convinced that there isn't a little Russian propaganda sprinkled into the reports.

Anyone with any real knowledge of the issue should post their opinion.

[Vermont Lt]

It’s probably good to question every source.

But be sure to question the propaganda side of western sources as well. Lord knows they spew as much crap as the RT.

[mac_truck]

It seems that most of the Syria “Hard News” that we are getting these days - like this article - is coming from RT. As a result it would seem reasonable for us to question the validity of the source.

The article is presented not as "hard news" but as an opinion piece. The views expressed are the author's not the news network, there's even a disclaimer at the bottom of the article.

I don't happen to agree with the author's conclusions about the purpose behind the American special forces presence, but the part about planeloads of jihadis flying out of Syria to go fight for Saudi Arabia in Yemen has the ring of truth. I doubt you'll hear much about that from government controlled western media either.

[silverleaf]

Sometimes I think the Russians are reading posts in this and other discussion forums

The language is almost a direct quote

[KC Burke]

I was amazed that it took until you posted for someone to discuss RT as a source. Obama is so vile we don’t even question a Russian news source?