On the day of the assassination of Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, New TV was playing patriotic songs praising Syria and Hezbollah, the kind you usually find on Syrian television only.

According to SANA, Syria today "celebrated" the 36th anniversary of the "Correctionist Movement." Hurray.

I was out driving when I received the first phone call from journalists today, informing me about Saddam's guilty verdict and asking me about my reaction.