1.0Syria Commenthttps://joshualandis.com/blogAlexhttps://joshualandis.com/blog/author/alex/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FWX3ggLmw7"><a href="https://joshualandis.com/blog/saudis-and-syrians-%e2%80%a6brothers-or-rivals/">Saudis and Syrians …Brothers or Rivals?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://joshualandis.com/blog/saudis-and-syrians-%e2%80%a6brothers-or-rivals/embed/#?secret=FWX3ggLmw7" width="600" height="338" title="“Saudis and Syrians …Brothers or Rivals?” — Syria Comment" data-secret="FWX3ggLmw7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Written and POSTED BY ALEX. March 5, 2007 for "Syria Comment" Ibrahim Hamidi wrote in Al-Hayat today about the new, more constructive tone in Damascus: President Bashar Assad spoke about the historic relationship between his father, late president Hafez Assad, and King Abdallah. He spoke about the personal respect he has for the Saudi king and for […]http://joshualandis.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/at_hafez-assads_funeral.jpg