It was, in the words of U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan, the “tipping point” in the Syria conflict: a savage massacre of over 90 people, predominantly women and children, for which the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad was immediately blamed by virtually the entirety of the Western media.

The massacre of more than 100 men, women and children in Houla village in Syria has triggered a media barrage, holding the Assad regime responsible and asking for immediate international action.