While the Obama administration makes noises about some sort of rapprochement with the Assad government. The LA Times reports that Mr. Seif is on his deathbed. He is suffering from cancer and has been in prison for a year for attending a meeting of pro-democracy groups.
Instead of being received in polite society, Assad should be stood up against a wall.
“Seif is the most respected member of Syria’s dwindling secular, democratic opposition to the iron-fisted rule of Assad and his Alawite clan. As the Obama administration prepares to resume diplomatic engagement with Damascus, Seif’s plight is a poignant reminder of the abysmal state of human rights in Syria. His biography illustrates why it would be a mistake for Washington to sweep human rights under the rug.”
Go and read that column, learn about Seif’s extraordinary courage, and about the treatment he received at the hands of the thug Assad. Shame on Obama if he thinks he can turn Assad into something less than a monster.
