Saturday, August 06, 2011

An Example to the Rest

After cutting Hama off from the outside world so nobody could see what they were doing, the Syrian government decided to show the world what they did:

Syria's government showed off TV and still images of burned buildings and rubble-strewn streets empty of people in Hama, the epicenter of anti-regime protests, and claimed Friday it was putting an end to the rebellion in the besieged city.

Remember, this is what the government wants others to see.

The message is clear: resist and we will kill you.

Syrians will hear that message. But what message will the protesters send back? Will they go home? Or will the protesters decide they have to defeat the government or certainly they will all lose?