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Full Disclosure
Sara Firth
The stories behind the news – a look at some of the thoughts and experiences encountered in the course of filming.
With additional footage and interviews, it will hopefully be a chance for people to further form their own opinions – and find out more about how a particular story came about, and was shaped.
11 May, 2012, 18:03
Road to Damascus - hit and run: UN observers` car comes under attack
With a big contingent of new observers having arrived here in Damascus (pushing their numbers to around 170 this morning and still growing), we were expecting the morning to be a quiet one as they processed the new arrivals. But early morning and a convoy went out and we drove to the suburb of Aldmeir. When we got to the army checkpoint the UN observers stopped as always to make the...
4 May, 2012, 05:41
Road to Damascus: Where are all the peacekeepers?
First day back and stoically Damascus seems to continue its attempt to keep up appearances. Life buzzes along. But it’s fraying at the edges and more than ever you can feel the undercurrent of tension here. It’s there when we drive down a side street near the centre (to pop to a pharmacy) only to run into a plain-clothes security officer pointing a Kalsashnikov directly at us as we slam on the...
23 April, 2012, 08:36
Grand Prix indeed: Ecclestone and F1 sponsors cash in on Bahrain GP, but are left looking cheap
I don’t know too much about motorsport…. But I, along with many other novices, love watching Formula 1. It’s exciting, powerful, sexy. But the decision to go ahead with the race in Bahrain, while a financially sound one for the organizers now, might not pay off in the long run. The outpouring of criticism from motorsport fans around the world ensured that far from this weekend being “all about...
30 January, 2012, 17:47
Road to Damascus - Urban Warfare
Military presence along the roads to Malouhla last week ‘Urban Warfare’ – that’s how some activists have described the scenes that played out in Damascus suburbs over the weekend, as government forces moved in to regain control of these areas. On Sunday, people in downtown Damascus had woken up to the sounds of gunfire and shelling that was taking place. The reports and videos from the area...
27 January, 2012, 20:30
Road to Damascus - Protest Pictures
RT photo / Sara Firth We were filming today in a suburb of Damascus where the Free Syrian Army have control. The FSA told us they were there to protect the people who had turned out to protest. They've now had control of this area, we're told, for around three weeks. Thousands of people came out onto the streets for a massive demonstration and a funeral….. RT photo / Sara Firth RT photo / Sara...
27 January, 2012, 08:47
Road to Damascus - Syria's Suburbs
If you want a sense of just how divided the country is becoming right now you don’t have to venture far from Damascus. Whilst some of the more commonly known conflict areas like Homs, Idlib and Deeraa are all at least a few hours’ drive, just 15 minutes out of the city centre and the military presence is everywhere. Leaving town We drove into the suburb of Arbeen earlier today (the AL observers...
25 January, 2012, 14:37
Road To Damascus: Saying Goodbye
Observers leaving the hotel for the airport Wednesday morning(Click to enlarge) We've just been at the hotel where some of the observers from the Gulf states that withdrew from the mission have now packed their bags, climbed aboard buses and left for the airport. Getting the bus to the airport(Click to enlarge) And as those monitors depart, questions are being raised about whether realistically...
25 January, 2012, 13:09
Road To Damascus - Stumbling Blocks
Click to enlarge The Arab League observer mission has been extended for another month. But with their numbers much depleted, after first the Saudi, and then the other Gulf States withdrew – the mission is facing more obstacles than ever. The controversial mission came under a lot of criticism from both sides, and was ill-equipped, so their actual progress was minimal. Many questions have been...
22 January, 2012, 15:43
Road to Damascus - buying more time?
A boy shows us bullet casings in Zabadani (Click to enlarge) Okay, so we’re now on Day 8 in Damascus – skipped a few days of the blog, but it’s been a busy week. We’ve spent a lot of our time tailing the Arab League mission here in Syria, sometimes successfully. For example on Tuesday, we were able to visit the town of El Keswe where amidst an anti-government demonstration we were able to...
18 January, 2012, 17:05
