A Facebook post said to have been written by the 11-year-old son of President Bashar al-Assad may offer a glimpse into the defiant worldview of the Syrian elite. Facebook
Facebook Post Said To Be by Assad’s Son Dares Americans To Attack -- The Lede/New York Times
A Facebook post said to be written by the 11-year-old son of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, and “liked” or commented on by several people who appear to be the children and grandchildren of other senior members of Mr. Assad’s government, may offer a glimpse into the mindset of Syria’s ruling elite as the country braces for a potential Western strike in response to a chemical weapons attack on Aug. 21.
It is impossible to confirm whether the Facebook account does, in fact, belong to the son, Hafez al-Assad, and aspects of it invite doubt. For example, the owner of the account wrote that he was a graduate of Oxford University and a player for a Barcelona soccer team, neither of which would be likely to appear on the résumé of an 11-year-old boy in Damascus.
But those claims could also be read as the ambitions of a child, and there are reasons to believe that the account may actually belong to Hafez.
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My Comment: This "taunt" is being broadcast around the world .... and people are laughing. This is not good .... because you do not laugh at the U.S. .... and you sure as hell do not taunt or dare them. But the ball is now in President Obama's 'court' .... and we will have to wait on what he does next. But in the meantime .... expect more "taunts and dares".
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