UK paper claims to have Assad's e-mails
<p><span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="purported">purported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uprising">uprising</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="joked">joked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bypassed">bypassed</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="iTunes">iTunes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trove">trove</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="identify">identify</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="intercepted">intercepted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="February">February</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uprising">uprising</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brink">brink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>, <span word="Asma">Asma</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span>, <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span> <span word="laden">laden</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gems">gems</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="chandeliers">chandeliers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="purported">purported</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>. <span word="Ahead">Ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="Assad">Assad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="memo">memo</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> "<span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violent">violent</span>" <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="capability">capability</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="withstand">withstand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>.</p>
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