Rioters and Protesters

The Syrian envoy in the UN is flushed with indignation:

Jaafari blasted the “hypocrisy” and “arrogance” of Western powers for accepting British Prime Minister David Cameron’s description of rioters as members of “gangs” and criticizing Syria when it uses such words for anti-Assad protesters. […] Jafaari also protested western descriptions of Assad’s government as a “regime.” “Our president is democratically elected, equal to Sarkozy, [US President Barack] Obama and the German Chancellor [Angela Merkel].”

Don’t you just love the Arab spring? Last year, the above criticism would have been considered fair and legitimate by the “Arab Street”. Not so much anymore..