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Syria Lashes Out at U.S., Calling It a 'One-Eyed Pirate'
[An Nahar] Syria lashed out at the United States Tuesday, describing it as a "one-eyed pirate." a day after Washington condemned  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Horror of Homs... 's regime over its aerial assault on Aleppo. "The White House is ignoring the crimes committed by the terrorists," state news agency SANA said, using the regime term for anti-Assad rebels. "Meanwhile, ...back at the saloon, Butch got the bill for the damage caused by the fist fight, the mirror broken in the shootout, and drinks for everyone...... it condemns what it describes as incessant aerial attacks by Syrian government forces in Aleppo." "Washington is a pirate that only looks with one eye," said the agency, adding that "in the areas named by the White House... all you have is groups of Saudis, Qataris and Chechens." Damascus has systematically blamed a "foreign conspiracy" for violence in Syria, refusing to recognize the existence of any popular uprising calling for Assad's removal. Over the past 10 days, the military has unleashed a massive aerial campaign against rebel areas of Aleppo in the north of the country, killing at least 364 people in attacks deplored as "indiscriminate" by Washington. SANA also accused U.S. President Barack Obama I inhaled. That was the point... 's administration of silence over the fighting in Maalula, an ancient Christian town north of Damascus that recently fell into the hands of al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadists. Posted by: Fred 2013-12-25 |
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