Assad pockets gains; remains the same

Cartoon reads:

"What's there not to love about a good MidEast
fireworks display, eh, Bashir"

Note the chair's shadow in the shape of a skull and

the obvious visual reference to 'nuclear winter'

Assad: Syria won't cut ties with Iran

Syrian President Bashar Assad said during an interview, "Syria will stand with Iran on all the major strategic issues."

"Only one situation would distance Syria from Iran, and that is if Tehran sided with Israel," he said, laughing.

Commenting on negotiations with Israel, Assad said, "What's happening today is not negotiations, but they are called 'negotiations' in the media."
(Jerusalem Post)