If today's alleged acts of terrorism are the work of the Government of Syria, they would not be the first by a state.
They are out of character for the Arab Awakening but they fit neatly into the fictional narrative that Syria is spinning for international observers.
The Russian Federation are suspected of doing the same by exploding lorries filled with explosives near Russian apartment blocks and blaming it on Chechens. It gave them a pretext for the vicious repression that followed.
The Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974, that killed 33, were admitted to be the work of the Ulster Volunteer Force in 1993. However the collusion of the SAS has long been suspected.
The loathsome Government of Syria are capable of any barbaric act.
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