Syria takes a green light on repression

About six weeks ago, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (pictured at top left) led a Congressional delegation on a tour of the repressive Syrian regime. Ten days ago, US Secretary of State Condaleeza Rice met with Syrian foreign minister Walid Moallem on the sidelines of a conference on Iraq in Sharm el-Sheikh. In today's Jerusalem Post, Professor Barry Rubin looks at some of the 'results' of