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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian president introduces reforms
2011-04-17
[Iran Press TV] Syrian President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
One of the last of the old-fashioned hereditary iron-fisted fascist dictators. Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor...
has introduced a new package of reforms which he says will meet the demands of anti-government protesters.

Addressing his new cabinet, Assad said he expects the decades-long state of emergency to be lifted within a week, the News Agency that Dare Not be Named reported.

"Contrary to what some people think, that this will destabilize Syria, I think lifting the state of emergency will boost security in Syria while at the same time safeguarding the dignity of the Syrian people,'' he told his cabinet.

He called on the new government to engage in a national dialogue with people and respect their aspirations for freedom.

However,
The wishy-washy However...
he stressed that the Syrian people should be patient because reforms will not produce instant results.

Demonstrations, in the meantime, were reported in several cities, including the capital Damascus
...The City of Jasmin is the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world. It has not always been inhabited by the same set of fascisti...
and the northwestern city of Banias.

A Syrian rights group has said the government is responsible for the death of 200 protesters since mid-March.

Assad said an investigation into the death of civilians and troops is underway and results will soon be announced.

On Thursday, the president issued amnesty for those jugged during the protests, aside from those the government considers to have committed criminal acts.

Syrian authorities blame the protests on armed gangs and foreign powers. The government recently announced the arrest of foreign elements it accuses of provoking the recent unrest in the country.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Damn. I was hoping it was Lassie
Posted by: Frank G   2011-04-17 22:07  

#3  Timothy Charles Kalemkarian

1994: Write in Candidate for US Senator (Lost)
1998: Candidate for Mayor of Moorpark (Lost; 2.5%)
Candidate for Oak Park Unified School District (Won; 26.9%)
2000: Candidate for Moorpark City Council (Lost; 0.8%)
2000: Write-in Candidate for President (Lost)
2004: Write-in Candidate for President (Lost)
2004: Write-in [Republican] Primary Candidate for President (Lost)
2010: Primary Candidate for US Senator (Lost; 0.8%)

From other sites:

Mr. Kalemkarian is a perennial candidate, who has alternated between running for US Senate and the Presidency. He is best remembered for kicking off his 2000 campaign for the top spot by marching back and forth across the street from Monica LewinskyÂ’s parentsÂ’ home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles wearing a sandwich board. He has no web site or distinguishing political stances other that an avid follower (himself, maybe?) who trolls the comments sections of political blogs leaving comments about how qualified Kalemkarian is for office.

Apparently this clown's been dumping this spam practically everywhere since 2007, if not earlier.
Posted by: Pappy   2011-04-17 21:51  

#2  hmmm. Your message is too subtle, perhaps it's me, but I'm not getting it.

Timmy's in the well? Is that you, Lassie?
Posted by: Frank G   2011-04-17 19:05  

#1  UN PRESIDENT TIM KALEMKARIAN, US PRESIDENT TIM KALEMKARIAN, US SENATE TIM KALEMKARIAN, US HOUSE TIM KALEMKARIAN: BEST MAJOR CANDIDATE.
Posted by: ANONYMOUS   2011-04-17 17:40  

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