Raging Rumor: Syrian President Assad shot by bodyguard...

According to the unconfirmed reports, Assad was shot by a bodyguard is is either dead or "between life and death" in a Damascus hospital..

The sources said that President Assad was transferred to Shami Hospital in Damascus, suffering from wounds and described it as very serious, and he is fighting for his life there, while the Syrian army has closed all roads leading to the hospital. Even the meantime there has been no official statement by the system, while sources close to him denied what was in the news altogether, noting that the president was in good health and high spirits, and will deliver a keynote speech in the coming days.

Let's hope it is true...

Is Bashar Assad preparing to use chemical weapons on rebels?

Israeli Intelligence Chief claims Assad is preparing to use chemical weapons against Syrian Rebels…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military intelligence chief says Syria’s embattled president, Bashar Assad, is preparing to use chemical weapons.

Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi told a security conference in the coastal town of Herzliya that Assad is stepping up his offensive against rebels trying to oust him.

Kochavi claims Assad is making advanced preparations to use chemical weapons, but has not yet given the order to deploy them.

He did not disclose information about why he thinks Assad is preparing to use them.