Read that then see the top headlines at memri, makes one wonder what Assad is up to.
March 2, 2004 IRANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ALI SHAMKHANI SAID THE ARAB AND ISLAMIC WORLD WOULD STAND BESIDE SYRIA SHOULD IT BE ATTACKED BY ISRAEL. (AL-SAFIR, LEBANON, 3/1/04)
March 2, 2004 SYRIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MUSTAFA TLASS MET WITH UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS FOR TALKS REGARDING MILITARY COOPERATION. (ARABICNEWS.COM, 3/1/04)
March 2, 2004 A SYRIAN SOURCE REVEALED THAT SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD RECENTLY SPOKE WITH SYRIAN BUSINESSMEN ABROAD AND 'URGED THEM TO INVEST IN THE HOMELAND.' (AKHBAR AL-SHARQ, SYRIA, 2/29/04)
sorry about all the caps