AGAIN! US envoy pelted with eggs in Syria http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-10/21/c_131205343.htm US ambassador to Syria Robert Ford was hit with eggs and tomatoes Friday while he was going to a mosque in the central al-Midan neighbourhood here, Xinhua reported.The al-Midan neighborhood has witnessed anti-government protests over the past seven months.Ford has visited many restive areas in Syria in a show of support to anti-government protesters. But the visits have angered many residents as well as the government.On earlier occasion too, eggs and potatoes have been hurled at Ford.