Here my stamp to enter #Syria. #FSA actually stamps passports and takes names of every1 getting in and out. Akhbar Al Aan أخبار الآن

And I find it particularly rich this story is from the NYTimes. Been trying to sell them work for months. Self-justifying BS.

Austin Tice you probably ought to take a deep breath here, man

Residents remove rubble from a cemetery after a Gov armored vehicle bulldozed a wall covered in revolutionary graffiti: flickr.com/photos/abtice/…

Darraya residents clean a town street. Most gov services have been cut to this suburb on the west side of Damascus. flickr.com/photos/abtice/…

Darraya, Syria: After finishing the street cleanup, residents hold an impromptu anti-government demonstration: flickr.com/photos/abtice/…

My friend James Duggan is competing in DC's FotoWeek competition. Vote for his great pic of Bahraini protesters: awards.fotodc.org/bin/Rate

On "The Takeaway" radio program earlier today, starting at 3:00, after great report from Paul Wood: thetakeaway.org/2012/aug/07/fo…

Sporadic shelling happening now in Artouz.

.C.J. Chivers: Strong but inconclusive evidence of surface-to-air missiles in Aleppo. atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/in-…

FSA claims credit for killing Russian military advisor (with English subtitles): youtube.com/watch?v=lXrZKT… "He who warns, is excused."

Syria 101: "Right now" means maybe. "Later" means probably not. "Tmrw" means, not gonna happen. "After tmrw," they're just messing w/ you.

Spent day making a TV spot on Artouz massacre... then told, too old a story. Had interview lined up w/ Nusra Front, then they bailed. Ugh.

Jadaydat Artouz: paranoia here btwn Sunni and Alawite is palpable. Pervasive fear of spies. Unlike any other place I've visited. Creepy.

Been hearing all day about shelling in At Tal. Cell phones there are down now, which is often an indicator of impending government action.

On BBC radio 5 Live later, 3 AM (ugh) local Syria time, hopefully talking mostly about the stark diff btwn Darraya and Jadaydat Artouz.

Aside from Rastan, where there was a state of open war, I think Jadaydat Artouz was the most dangerous place I've been here. Glad to be out.

Listening to the shells usher in my birthday. Afghanistan, California, DC, Egypt, Turkey, Syria. What an insane year.

Spent the day at an FSA pool party with music by Taylor Swift. They even brought me whiskey. Hands down, best birthday ever.