Syrian Blogger Sentenced to Three Years in Jail

blind biker writes "The AP reports (via the Herald Tribune) of Tarek Bayassi, a 24-year old Syrian blogger sentenced to three years in jail for 'undermining the prestige of the state and weakening national morale.' The original sentence was six years but it was commuted on appeal. Apparently, this isn't an isolated case in Syria."

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American jailed for setting up satellites

[br00tus]

Javed Iqbal is in a US jail for setting up satellites to watch al-Manar, Hezbollah's television station. Funny how Americans are so concerned about Syria but not what happens in their own country. Israel invaded and occupies part of Syria by the way, an occupation that the US supports to the tune of over a billion a year in military aid to Israel every year.

Of course, Hezbollah is a terrorist group...if you happen to live in a current or former British colony. Outside of that type of person, no other country considers Hezbollah to be such, except for Holland for some reason. They consider it to be representative of the Palestinians who were exiled from Palestine to Lebanon when the Zionists burned down their homes in Palestine and forced them.

But hey, why worry about Javed Iqbal rotting in an American jail when the US can point fingers at the lack of "freedom of speech" in a country under siege by the US and its Zionist neighbor, whom as I said, invaded and occupied part of their country, the Golan Heights.

Re:Guys, we're talking about SYRIA here

[marco.antonio.costa]

Crazy, I'm the anonymous coward below and the post doesnt appear unless i'm logged in. Crap Orwell. :-|

Re:Guys, we're talking about SYRIA here

[Machtyn]

If I had mod points, I'd mod that insightful, heh.

Re:He had a trial, at least.

[AK Marc]

So the fact that it is truthful is a justification to bring it up in every discussion? It may be truthful, but it is completely, utterly, irrelevant to the discussion at hand.

The topic at hand is outrage over an unfair sentence. Gitmo is about outrage over the lack of a sentence, or even charges. Someone sitting in America condemning Syria should think of Gitmo before doing it. The post is an on-topic reminder that in Syria, you at least get a trial and a sentence. That's better than the US. That's directly relevant to all Americans commenting on this story.