A Blistering Commentary On What Is Happening In Syria Today

The Assad regime has more in common with The Sopranos than a government

If You Want To Learn About The Assads, Study The Sopranos -- Michael Weiss, The Telegraph

Those who naively cling to the idea that a “peaceful” or “negotiated” transition is possible in Syria need only consider one of the points made by the late Marie Colvin in one of her last dispatches from Homs. (It’s a testament to the quality of war correspondence that her footnotes could be other people’s headlines.) Explaining that this besieged city had run out of Free Syrian Army targets to hit, Colvin told the BBC a day before she was killed that civilians were effectively trapped in an area being pounded with heavy artillery and rockets.

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My Comment: Kudos to Michael Weiss for his analysis on who and what is the "Syrian government", and a double kudos to him for his analysis on how "out of touch" western governments/media pundits/and the common citizen is when it comes to the brutality of what is happening in Syria today.

In regards to his reference on the Sopranos .... this is one area where I am in disagreement with Michael Weiss. From my perspective, the Sopranos are choir boys when compared to the Assad family in Syria.