More Pelosi

One has to admit that George Bush is blessed by his political enemies and opponents.

Where was Speaker Pelosi, the guardian of all that is true, liberal and San Franciscan speaking out against Arab oppression?

No it's a lot easier to bash Bush on both sides of the Atlantic and engage in futile diplomacy on an unmitigated pretentious level.

Pelosi’s visit took place at a time when several Syrian political and human rights activists are facing trial for exercising their right to freedom of expression. Former prisoner of conscience Kamal al-Labwani is due back in court on April 10. He was arrested in November 2005, on his return to Syria after several months in Europe and the United States, where he met with officials to call for peaceful democratic reform inside Syria. He is charged with “encouraging foreign aggression against Syria.” Prominent writer Michel Kilo and human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni have been detained since May 2006, following their signature of the Beirut-Damascus Declaration, which called for improved relations between Syria and Lebanon.

Hat tip: Austin Bay.