Thursday, June 11, 2009

Syrian deal with Saudi Arabia: a conspiracy

A source tells me that there is a story that Syria reached a deal with Saudi Arabia that it would arrange for the defeat of the Lebanese opposition in return for Saudi mediation with the US to improve relations. (I have heard from another source that Syria had promised funding for opposition groups but wound up not paying anything under the pretext that Saudi Arabia and Syria agreed to not pay any Lebanese groups--kid you not).
Saudi media reported that Bashshar Al-Asad was one of the first to call Saudi king to congratulate him on the victory of his puppets in Lebanon.