By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years

At least 1,600 people were killed last week in Syria in the deadliest seven days since the uprising against President Bashar Assad began in March 2011, UNICEF, the U.N. children's fund, said Sunday.
spokesman Patrick McCormick provided the death toll of 1,600 and said it included some children.