For some in Syria, election marked by bombs, not ballot boxes

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For some in Syria, election marked by bombs, not ballot boxes – CBS News

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Voting in Syria’s presidential election began Tuesday, but with little doubt Bashar al-Assad will win a new seven-year term, the election is not so much a show of democracy as a declaration of victory. Clarissa Ward reports that the Syrian government may also have found a loophole regarding chemical weapons.

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