German war reporter: In Syria, there was no democratic uprising Interview: War reporter Ulrich Tilgner on cyber war and the lies in media The famous war correspondent Ulrich Tilgner (64) from Germany told us in an interview, how a journalist works, how the war is today, and shows us where the danger of this development in a war exists. In his new book “The logic of Weapons” one is able to learn about a war where no one will be held responsible no more.The very dedicated journalist describes the actual state of affairs and calls on the politicians and society from all countries to take actions in order to stop this dangerous trend in the war. Ulrich Tilgner is considered as a Middle East expert.He knows the Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya and other countries in this region of the world like his own. He is particularly well-known and popular because of his determination not to violate the code of honour of journalism.How is a journalist working today?It is very difficult to report about, what one does not like to see or read in policy. It is equally difficult to show the failure of Western intervention in the field of politics. Europe, China, the U.S. and Russia block certain developmentsThe Western journalists have a problem. They only emphasize the other side. In their portrayals, only Russia slows down. These journalists do not write what the Western powers do.Can you give us some examples?It is not written what Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and the West are doing. In Syria, there was no democratic uprising. This has been caused by the West and also by the States with oil. As a result, a civil war has emerged. The civil society in Damascus has practically become irrelevant.Are the journalists no journalists anymore?The Western journalists and journalists from other countries do not make journalism anymore. The others criticize the West and the Western journalists criticize Russia or China.My criticism goes to the mainstream Journalism in Western Europe. As a result, the distorted image originates, as the image that we get from the Orient. There is a kind of stereotyped thinking.
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