It is curious to me, the way that those cheering the purity of the Russians and the purity of the Assad forces...

... are at a loss to explain why the international Committee to Protect Journalists has been raising red flags for years about Assad forces intentionally killing journalists and keeping journalists from getting access to sites where controversial events have happened.

Can anyone give a logical reason why Russians and Assad forces, being such sources of purity and goodness, would be so busy and muscular in keeping journalists away from investigating incidents?

I mean, seriously, is there anything that screams "WE HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE" quite as loudly as muscularly blocking journalists' access to doing their jobs?