Assad Speaks; Blames Conspirators For Protests
Once again, a dictator in the Middle East goes to the well worn playbook. When all else fails and the people are on the verge of rising up to overthrow a despotic regime, claim that there’s a conspiracy to topple the regime and surround yourself with sycophants and make it appear that support for your regime is far greater than it truly is.
That’s exactly what Bashar al-Assad has done. After several days of waiting for Assad to address the Syrian people, he ended up speaking in front of the rubber stamp parliament, who cheered their adoration for Assad. You would just have to ignore that the only people who can be in the parliament are those who are loyal to the regime and that the only sanctioned protests and demonstrations can be those who are supportive of the regime.