A new Tariq Aziz?
Ah, we all remember with fondness the wonderful fairy tales of Tariq Aziz, right? It seems he had an apprentice. Amr Salem , the Minister of Communication, speaks for Syria:
Mr Salem said Hizbollah has never targeted Israeli civilians and has kept its attacks focussed on the military. He claimed this was in contrast to the Israeli assaults hitting Lebanon."The loss of human life is as bad regardless of which party it is - but I believe the Israeli government is the one who is provoking this kind of action," he said.
The spokesman pointed out that Syria is sending food and medicine to Lebanon and there are several schemes to raise cash for the country.
Asked about allegations that Syria is providing Hizbollah with weapons, Mr Salem cited an incident where Israel destroyed a tractor supposedly carrying weapons, saying it had in fact been transporting aid sent by the United Arab Emirates. He said: "I think it's very clear (the allegation) is ridiculous."
We can only hope that, in the future, there is ample opportunity for Mr. Salem to regale us all with fairy tales about happenings in Syria.
