Syria's tricks

In the meantime, Syria is up to the usual tricks, probably orchestrated by Assad's secret service, to pretend that they are doing all they can to help Iraq:

DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syrian forces captured two "terrorists" and a security officer was killed in a dawn clash with extremists who included former bodyguards of Saddam Hussein. The Smadi brothers are wanted in Jordan for a series of petty crimes including armed robbery. Last year, they were taken from prison to court but once there managed to escape.

The previous attack was attributed by Syria to al-Qaeda. It makes one wonder why, if they think so, they do not ask their friends in Teheran about it.

A top Syrian official said Tuesday's attack in Damascus was carried out by men who may have links with al-Qaeda.

I doubt these "operations" will convince anyone of Assad's good faith. In fact:

For Syrian regime pushing Iraq into chaos is a matter of survival for that regime. Free, democratic and prosperous Iraq represents a real threat on that regime more than any other regime in the region.

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