By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
The Syrian foreign minister this week warned the U.S. and French ambassadors that they will face severe travel restrictions if they leave Damascus again without government permission.
"I hope we will not be forced to impose the ban," he added.
"We will impose a ban on any diplomatic travel more than [15 miles] outside Damascus if the ambassadors continue to ignore our guidance," Mr. Moallem said at a lecture at Damascus University.
