Back in the 70's and 80's we had lots of fun reading Pravda or Izvestia. Their "truth" was as grotesque as Syrian officials.
Here
"Interior Minister Visits Injured Army and Police Members, Expresses Appreciation of their Sacrifices"Interior Minister, a Lt. General, what the heck?
If I only was a bit younger...
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.