Syrian PM defects

reports:

As Aleppo shudders under a barrage of shellfire, the desertion of Syria's PM marks one of the most high-profile defections from President Bashar al-Assad's government.

Syria's began planning his break from the regime two months ago when Bashar Assad offered him the post and an ultimatum: Take the job or die.

The full scope of Riad Hijab's carefully executed flight to the rebel side – described by an aide who escaped with him to Jordan – reverberated Monday through Syria's leadership.

Hijab became the highest-ranking government official to defect, emboldening the opposition and raising fresh questions about the regime's ability to survive the civil .

If Assad is eventually toppled, and jailed (or killed), it will send out a very strong signal to Middle East regimes that if your citizens demand , responding by killing them will end badly for you. Qaddafi found this out also.

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