That started a desperate onslaught that transformed what had been a joyous Mellon Arena crowd into a puddle of anxiety.
The attacks started with an onslaught on the al-Shaer gas field in Homs province in which more than 270 Syrian soldiers, security guards and workers were killed.
The agents went to work energetically, however, and started with an onslaught on the old administrative organization of the country, in a deliberate attempt to liquidate the very identity of the old federal structure.
It's a show of two halves that starts with an onslaught of celeb abuse.
There are pitchers of iced tea (coffee will run you $1 extra), biscuits to start, then an onslaught of fried chicken, ham, grits, sausage gravy, collard greens and candied yams so sweet you might be tempted to skip dessert.
Mondavi's critics also fear that the company will use the Aniane vineyard to start a far bigger onslaught on the region's wine industry.
This was to be the start of an onslaught that saw Dallas propel into an unattainable lead.
David Cameron signalled the start of an onslaught on his new opponent's policies, warning that Labour now posed "a threat to our national security, our economic security and your family's security".
Pinch-hitter Pat Burrell, the former Phillie whom Mets fans love to hate, started the onslaught with a single and scored on B. J. Upton's towering two-run homer.
Jordan Staal's shorthanded goal started the onslaught.
