BERLIN - As the Syrian regime continues to crack down on its opponents in the 18-month uprising, Syrians have fought back with a wicked sense of humor that includes a "Top Goon" finger puppets series, cartoons, crank callers and comic sketches performed in bombed-out buildings.
The Syrian leader himself has offered plenty of fodder: Bashar al-Assad's long neck and sloping eyebrows, as well as his distinctive lisp and strangely manic laugh, have become the butt of endless jokes by subversive comics since the first protests rocked Syria.
