Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and his wife Carla Bruni Sarkozy (2nd from L) show Syrian President Bashar El Assad (R) and his wife Asma (1st from L) gifts, such as 'Earth Seen from Above' book at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on December 9, 2010, on the first day of the 3-days working visit of the Syrian presidential couple in France. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM