re Syria from a ME (my opinion - PROPAGANDA) point of view...
http://www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=268342&lang=e&dir=news "Assad denies Syria ''isolated'', dismisses Israeli reports on ''secret talks''"
19-01-2004, 08:54
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad has rejected the notion his country has become "isolated" following the recent US threats and the Iranian and Libyan move to open weapons of mass destruction facilities to international inspections."