In war or peace, heroic Syria leads…from the rear

In reaction to the attacks on Gaza, Damascus has declared the end of its peace talks with Israel: peace talks that were, of course, already suspended. This announcement is typical of a Syrian regime that has perfected the art of selling illusions.

The Syrian claim created much disillusion among a few naive Arabs, who have bought Syria’s unfounded national heroics, and in some European capitals, where an imagined Syrian contribution to regional stability has been commended.

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The cyber bully

Khodor Awarki is a remarkable fellow. By his own admission he is not a journalist, yet he writes stories under his name on Aksalser, a Syrian news portal with unknown owners, and in Champress, which is run by Syrian journalist Ali Jamalo, a gentleman understood to have close ties to Syrian intelligence. But it is when he is not using his name that Awarki really comes into his own. Blogging as Filkka Israel – an entity set up by the shadowy owners of Aksalser and Champress – he publishes slanderous posts targeting opponents of the Syrian regime.
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And the Arabic Version of Awarki and Filkka Israel Blogspot's scam:
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