Thank you, I really appreciate your thoughts on this matter.
Even you, when trying to be amicable with me, still use terms like “regime,” which essentially means “government I don’t like” with the way it gets used.
Not that it makes it alright, but English is my third language so sometimes I am not as careful when using loaded words. I assure you it's unintentional, but as you say it may be a result of bias (bias is a weird thing in that it's easy to spot in someone else).
I think I will need to think a bit further on the subject, so I will definitely have a look at it again with fresh eyes, but I thank you for challenging my assumptions and providing me with sources I had not previously seen. Even though I can't say that I have changed my mind, at least you have made me reconsider it.
What's bothering me a bit here, is that the official sources are demonstrably not telling the truth - and are actively opposing inquiries so that whatever truth may be gleaned is hard won. It's perhaps not evidence in itself, but when a government it willfully hiding and obscuring something, that is highly suspect and doesn't encourage confidence in what they do reveal.