BASHAR AL-ASSAD TALKS FOR 1 HR. PROMISES NOTHING. No promise on emergency laws. Vague talk of reform in future. Blamed troubles on foreign conspiracies and satellite TV. He also warned about sectarianism and the need for stability. Many people will be disappointed by this speech.
Now Lebanon 20:20 “Massacres” are taking place in the Syrian city of Latakia, dozens of people have been killed. (Youth Syria for Freedom.)
Video of Lattakia after the President’s speech [not pleasant]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwrKvXLPt3o
The Council for Syrian Kurds in Sweden, the Committee for the Syrian Kurdish parties in Sweden and the Damascus Declaration Swedish Committee, is organizing a demonstration against the Syrian regime on Saturday, April 2.
In Mynttorget, Old Town Stockholm, at 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=253828…