"Gay Girl in Damascus" turns out to be "White married American dude in Edinburgh"

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Now, who'd have thunk that?

A popular Syrian blogger that had been blogging the Syrian uprising "from the inside" actually turns out to be a 40 year old American studying in Edinburgh.

Syrian lesbian blogger is revealed conclusively to be a married man

Newsnight interview from last week of the woman whose picture was used.

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You — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 - 18:26

yup and it does cause suspicion.

Since the initial "unveling" a fellow lesbian blogger who had given support to this blogger was also found to be a man - a middle aged retired US air force person.

Questions arise with the word "CIA" in them but the cause of the people on the ground is legitimate.