Secret Ink. The Ministry of Interior in Syria, which has made great contributions to torture techniques in the region, today announced the new rules for the upcoming parliamentary election. It said that the ballot boxes will be similar to those used in EU countries. The Ministry also said that it will use "a secret ink"--I kid you not. The ink will transform all votes into magical script that reads: "With spirit, with blood, we sacrifice ourselves for you, o Bashshar."