Nancy's Pal in Syria

Oh boy. The cold hard slap of reality. Can't wait for the spin. Wonder if Human Rights Watch will have anything to say.

DAMASCUS, Syria -- A human rights activist was sentenced to 12 years in prison yesterday for meeting with Bush administration officials at the White House during a 2005 visit to Washington. Kamal Labwani, a Syrian physician and democracy advocate, was convicted of "contacting a foreign country, passing on messages and encouraging attack against Syria," according to local reports, which noted that a maximum sentence could have been a lifetime of hard labor.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070510-103235-7658r.htm