Amusing, but not Surprising

Some of you, dear readers, may already be aware of this tidbit of non-news, but it did not receive much airplay.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/269590/taken-gay-girl-jonah-goldberg
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/269969/title-tk-mark-steyn

Amina Arraf, the young vivacious Syrian lesbian activist whose inspiring blog “A Gay Girl in Damascus” had captured hearts around the world, was revealed to be, in humdrum reality, one Tom MacMaster, a 40-year-old college student from Georgia. The following day, Paula Brooks, the lesbian activist and founder of the website LezGetReal, was revealed to be one Bill Graber, a 58-year-old construction worker from Ohio.

Mr. McMaster was also “Rania” the cousin of Amina, who reported on her arrest by Baathists. The Syrian dictator, hearing a public outcry against her arrest, ordered her release, only to discover she did not exist.

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