Friday, July 15, 2011

Syrian regime TV

It is a surreal show, indeed.  They still insist on devoting hours to the discussion of hugely technical topics (like does Syria need to import more sweet potatoes or salty potatoes?  And they bring experts to debate the issue).  And in the bottom of the screen, they run tickers saying that members of the "regime serving force" (it translates thus from Arabic) have been shot by "unknown" criminals.  The Syrian civilians who are shot by the regime troops don't count.  They mentioned that one civilian was shot (by the same roving criminal gang) and another stabbed while opposition sources talk about scores killed today.