Soccer Dad's Middle East Media Sampler

Here's Soccer Dad's Middle East Media Sampler for Thursday, November 17. 1) Assad family values According to BusinessWeek, Bashar Assad has stayed in power with the help of his personal wealth. The question remains how much longer can he buy loyalty? The magazine reports, Assad Spending Spree May Rebound as Syria Runs Short of Cash (h/t TurtleWoman777 ): President Bashar al-Assad is paying