As Assad Prepares Election Victory Speech, West Faces Dilemma

This is how a normal, functioning country operates, one that is concerned with the health of its citizens: A small report in the state-owned Tishrin newspaper revealed that trade ministry inspectors in south Syria confiscated 5,000 cans of hummus with tahini. The reason: The cans did not contain at least eight percent of tahini, as required by law. The same article also reported that the ministry is looking into 3,000 lawsuits over illegal price hikes and other transgressions "which infringe on the rights of citizens."