All of you, by now, have heard of the Syria US embassy attack. In case
you haven't, here is a quick recap:

Armed Islamic militants attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in a brazen
attack Tuesday, the government said. Four people were killed, including
three of the assailants. There was no immediate claim of
responsibility, but an al-Qaida offshoot group was suspected,

Syria's ambassador to the United States said.

No Americans were hurt in the attack, in which the militants used
automatic rifles, hand grenades and at least one van rigged with
explosives.

The al-Qaida offshoot group, called Jund al-Sham, has been blamed
for several attacks in Syria in recent years, the Syrian ambassador,
Imad Moustapha, said in comments to CNN.

The US of course praised the Syrian authorities for responding to the attack, however, they seemed suspicious:

Secretary of State

Condoleezza Rice praised Syrian security agents for repelling the attack, but added it was too early to know who may have been behind it.

And it seems like their suspicions are not totally out of place, at least according to syrian bloggers. Take Yazan for example:

4 guys sneaked a van full of explosives and gas pots to just infront of
the US embassy. and our brave security forces caught them just in time.

but,
6 months ago, there were 2000 protestors whos been cheering violent
cheers in the middle of the embassy neihbourhood, for 2 hours, they
burnt down 3 embassies.. and were marching for the 4th when our [the
very same, mind you] forces took action.

I'm not gonna make any conclusions, I'm gonna keep my mind very much to myself, but here's a FACT we've come used to…

Everytime the Syrian TV rallies over something, there's gotta be something fishy about it…

Or Ammar .. 

 Previous “Islamist” attacks in
Syria have always looked suspicious, even staged, to most onlookers and
analysts, their particular sympathies, be they pro-regime or
anti-regime, notwithstanding. The reason for this was the choice of target, namely: empty buildings. Now, we have a seemingly more credible attack in terms of target selection, but the choice of methods and tactics is truly problematic.

For blowing up gas containers will not
cause even a dent in the heavily fortified walls of the American
Embassy, and the only people who are likely to be hurt in such an
attack are the security guards outside, and the line of innocent
bystanders, mostly Syrians, waiting to apply for an American visa.
Moreover, the pictures we saw on TV indicate that the car exploded at
the entrance of the narrow alley where people stand in line, near the
iron gate that leads into the Embassy, that is, in the area of least
people concentration and least likelihood of being affected by the
explosion. Add to this, the fact that one of the cars used in the
attack was a van.

The problem with this is latter fact is that everybody in Syria knows that vans are simply not
allowed to pass through certain sensitive areas and neighborhoods, and
the Malki and Abu Rummaneh neighborhoods where the US Embassy is
located, alongside many other western embassies and the domiciles of so
many diplomats and high level Syrian officials, including our
Illustrious President (may Allah increase him in stupidity and cut his
reign short), are definitely the prime areas in this regard.

As such, for a van to simply waltz into the neighborhood is not
exactly something that will go unnoticed by security agents. Indeed,
security vehicles will be dispatched within seconds of the initial
sighting to intercept the hapless vehicle. So, we have a situation here
where either the terrorist group involved is made up of a bunch of
buffoons and nitwits who thought that they could somehow rush into the
Embassy and blow it up with gas containers before anyone could stop
them, or we have to conclude that the entire event was intended and set up to fail from the very get-go.

Hmm.. But we shouldnt venture into conspiracy theory territory, right? There is still a 4th suspect that got apprehended alive. If they had plotted this whole thing with them, that person wouldnt be alive now would he? 

Oh..Ooops:

The only Islamic militant arrested in the attack on the U.S. Embassy in
Damascus has died from his wounds, and authorities were unable to
question him, a Syrian official and the government media said Wednesday.

The man, who was shot as he fled an explosives-laden truck without
detonating it, died in a hospital Tuesday, said an official, who spoke
on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the
media.

Nevermind then!