As I mentioned before, our apartment was broken into last month and our computers stolen. Then, we got our computers back. (It's a long story that involves some very dumb thieves and very menschy Syrians.) Anyway, we told the U.S. embassy about it. And after hearing about another American's house robbed here in Damascus, the embassy put out an email warning about the mini-crime wave Nothing really special about the warning; it was a kind of McGruff "take a bite out of crime" message:
"If criminals see that your residential security infrastructure is solid and well-maintained, and that your family consistently engages in good security practices, they may move on to a 'softer' target."
But it's good to know the wacky wingers at the "World Tribune" have the creativity to take something like that and to spin into: "Homes of Americans in Syria Reported Under Surveillance."
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