Assad Is Getting Desperate

Syrian Forces Crack Down, Reportedly Kill 12-Year-Old BoyA 12-year-old boy was killed Sunday as gunfire and shelling erupted in the central Syrian city of Homs, a flashpoint in the widespread seven-week-old uprising against President Bashar Assad's autocratic regime, an activist said.The death coincided with a major crackdown in the coastal city of Banias, another protest hotbed where activists