Syrians: They're just like us!

Evan blogged over the weekend about Don Belt's excellent portrait of modern Syria in National Geographic. Syria News Wire rightly called it the best article on Syria in a decade.

For a less enlightened perspective on Syria -- but perhaps a more entertaining one -- I recommend this article by Amy Kellogg, a FOX News correspondent who recently returned from a 10-day trip to what she strangely dubs a "normally reclusive country."

Among her insightful observations: Syria has lingerie shops! Many Syrians speak English! They're even willing to stop and give directions to a foreigner!

I guess it's an encouraging sign that FOX News is writing sympathetically about Syria, a country the network has long treated as a junior member of the "axis of evil." But what a schlocky piece of writing this is. And it's only the first in a multi-part series!

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The Syrian Ambassador to the U.S. didn't have too many nice words to say about the National Geographic piece...

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