The dummy also mocked the Arab League which, considering the fact that their sanctions are destroying the Syrian economy, is probably not a good idea. Reuters: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed Tuesday to strike "terrorists" with an iron fist and derided the Arab League for its attempts to halt violence in a 10-month-old revolt against his rule. The president's 100-minute speech, his first public address since June, contained vague promises of reform, but no sweeping concessions that might split an opposition now determined to end more than four decades of domination by the Assad family. Assad, 46, offered a referendum on a new constitution in March before a multi-party parliamentary election that has been much postponed. Under the present constitution, Assad's Baath party is designated as "the leader of the state and society." But the Syrian leader gave no sign that he was willing to relinquish the power he inherited on his father's death in 2000. "I am not someone who abandons...(Read Full Post)