I think that the speaker implied more that western interests were helping to support and ferment this particular effort and stage directly, as had been, apparently historically the case. But I also noticed that they waffled, and I was looking for further clarity. I think any journalistic organization should be evidence-based

Yes but the Al Jazeera spox said Western influence was somehow involved

Al Jazeera said both: western influence is fueling protests now, and that it has in the past. Do they have evidence of current western intervention or is that just based on what they saw in the past?