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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Facelift, name change for Syria's Baath party?
2005-04-06
(Hat tip to Publius Pundit. Please note that the primary source is in Arabic only.)

According to a salty Saudi newspaper, Syria's Baath Party is about to hold its first national party congress since the Seventies and will, among other things, drop all references to "socialism" from the party charter and rechristen itself "The Democratic Party." Cosmetic BS though it surely is, it's still a significant development ... if true, of course. (My first thought was "Scrappleface.")
Posted by:Rex Rufus

#8  Alaska Paul :

Probably you mean Sponge Doc Ba'athist Party, with the new banner (Representing his nibs' former occupation) (photo below)

Posted by: BigEd   2005-04-06 12:51:16 PM  

#7  Connie the Short Bus Lady and I had a Bath Party in the whirlpool tub last Saturday. I won't go into details.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2005-04-06 11:58:27 AM  

#6  Mojo---Lol! How 'bout the Sponge Bob Ba'athist Party?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-04-06 11:35:11 AM  

#5  Considering that so much of our Democratic Party's leadership was objectively pro-Saddam, I can't imagine that they'd have any colorable objection.
Posted by: Mike   2005-04-06 10:39:44 AM  

#4  How about the Sponge Ba'athist Party?

Nurse Nancy would love it...
Posted by: mojo   2005-04-06 10:39:40 AM  

#3  I wonder what our own Democratic Party thinks of the name change.....
Posted by: CrazyFool   2005-04-06 9:33:29 AM  

#2  I vote for "Shhowerist Party"? I mean, they want to clean it up, right?
Posted by: tu3031   2005-04-06 8:43:09 AM  

#1  While they are at it they coukd drop other references. I don't klnow about Syria but I have been told the complete name of Iraqui Baath was:

"the Iraqui National-Socialist Party for Arab Renovbation". Baath means renovation in Arabic.
Posted by: JFM   2005-04-06 7:41:26 AM  

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