I’m not dead yet: The Syrian general appears on TV to proclaim that reports of his death are greatly exaggerated. Sure, but when was the video made, huh? Huh? Just be careful if you’re really not dead, dude. People around Assad are not very safe these days.
Another kassam in Israel, another yawn by the world media: See title.
Oh, look: They stopped calling it a “restive” city. That’s the adjective of choice to describe Syrian cities where there are protests. Because it’s not like, oh, most of the cities in Syria aren’t protesting dictatorship. Now, it’s just an “eastern” city. And woo, check out this condemnation from The one:
“We believe that President Assad’s opportunity to lead the transition has passed,” Carney told reporters traveling on Air Force One with President Barack Obama to Michigan.
Whoa. That’ll show ’em! And boy, isn’t it just like the Obama reaction to building new apartments in Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem? Amazing, the similarity between condemning a dictator murdering his own citizens and Jews adding homes to areas that will remain in Israel after any deal with the PA.
The Obama administration says it is “deeply concerned” by Israeli approval of new housing construction in disputed east Jerusalem.
See? Any day now, Baby Assad is going to get a 43-minute dressing-down from Hillary. Just you watch.
Scenes from the London riots: Shopkeeper with cricket bat v. 3 hooligans; shopkeeper wins. Mother turns in daughter who threw bricks at the police. (Good parenting, Mom!) She’s in jail without bail now. But don’t worry, she’ll go free. All of these jerks did. So much for the poverty excuse: Middle-class rioters named and shamed. And, sadly—the man who tried to put out a fire in a garbage bin died of wounds sustained by the rioters’ beating. They have the CCTV pictures, so I’m sure they’ll find the killers. Punishment? Shyeah. This is modern England. Orwell was right about them.