the bloody crackdown. for 12 months now, assad s regime has lied about killing it is own people. night after night we called them out on their lies but we haven t been able to say what the dictator and his wife were thinking, what they ve been worried about, what they have been talking about. well, now we can. in an e-mail on august 4th, assad s wife ordered jewelry from a cousin s boutique in paris. she writes, sorry i took so long to reply but i ve only just got back the final request. one, turquoise with yellow gold diamonds and small pave on side. one krorna lichlt ine with one pave on the side and black on knicks with yellow gold diamonds. one amethyst with white gold diamonds. let me know how to proceed. around that same time of the e-mail exchange with freana fri. her friend writes, from what i see, there s so many innocent lives being lost. it s a natural time to address the nation with the intention of stepping down. she writes back, there s perception and there s re