United States threatened by International Boycott

Syria preparing sanctions against United States heads CNN.

Quote: 'More than 130 members of the 250-seat legislature have prepared a draft of the "America Accountability Act" that would impose "strict sanctions" on American interests in Syria.'

First of all: There IS no legislature in Syria. There IS a bunch of clowns, who do what they're told, when they're told to do it, and how, by baby-Assad.
CNN knows this. So to present 'More than 130 members of the 250-seat legislature' as anything that holds significance is highly misleading.

Secondly: THERE IS NO TRADE WITH THE US! And there hasn't been any for I don't know HOW LONG!

I do hope CNN intends this atricle to be a joke. But what I find missing in this report is a big fat "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" at the bottom of the article.

UPDATE: Muhammad Habash ('a lawmaker with moderate Islamic affiliations who is one of the campaigners for the draft law') has this to say on the background of this 'legislation': '"We are not simple-minded to the degree that we imagine we can affect the great American economy," he said. "But we are able to maintain our dignity and slap the Americans so they know that if they continue with their arrogant policies, people everywhere around the globe will spit at them."'

"Not simple-minded to that degree". But the worst he says he can imagine happening to the US if they "continue with their arrogant policies" is for people everywhere to spit at them.

Well, at least you have your dignity. Good for you.