Bashar Al-Assad

Whoa. This young guy running Syria is a smooth

operator. I never heard him speaking publicly

before. He sure sounds on top of his media game.

I wonder who his PR people are.

http://watchingamerica.com/lareppublica000001.html

"La Republicca: What is the condition of human rights in Syria?

"Bashar Al-Assad: I could tell you that it is better than at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, but that would be too easy."

The surprisingly adept dictator briefs the Italian press