Syria coup d'etat last night?

Lebanese Foundation for Peace ^ | 3/16/05 | pkok

[pkok]

Special Flash: Damascus, Syria

A Coup d' Etat took place in Damascus late last night. Intelligence reports coming from within the Syrian Military Command indicate the following:   A rebellion split The Syrian Army in two factions .   Since yesterday , Damascus is under the de facto control of the Syrian Army, under the command  of Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan, and supported by  Syrian Intelligence General Rustom Ghazaleh, Syrian military General Ali Madi, and Firas Tlass son of former Minister of Defence, Mustafa Tlass.  The group rebelled against the decision of President Bashar el Assad to withdraw from Lebanon and seized the Damascus military yesterday.   Around 3 am, Damascus time, the Syrian Air Force bombarded two military airfields around Damascus, the  Air force base of Dumair, and the Air force base of Katana. Also, late night around 3 am, the Syrian Air force bombarded military positions of the Syrian Army west of the city of Homs...

[bahblahbah]

There's almost no chance this is real.

[ARCADIA]

Not a confirmation; but interesting.

The AP asked a Syrian officer today about the pull out schedule and he said:

"They have finished their redeployment," the officer told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. He refused to give further details, saying a statement will be released within 48 hours.

How did they "finish" their redeployment and what statement is he expecting "within 48 hours"?

Here is the story:
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBSS6MPE6E.html

[Robert Mayer]

Everyone,

The story is bunk. I emailed some people in Damascus and they confirmed that everything is as normal. I also found an article talking about this very exact disinformation campaign. Everything you need is here: http://www.publiuspundit.com/?p=674

I'm actually very thankful. The guys who supposedly did the coup were the anti-Lebanon Withdrawal crowd.

[mware]

I recall Charles Krauthammer saying a few weeks back, that this was either going to be a revolution or a Tienanmen Square. Lets pray for those who are standing for freedom at the risk of their lives.