The YouTube Defector: Syrian Minister Announces He Has Abandoned Brutal Regime Via Social Media Site -- Daily Mail
* Abdo Husameddine is the highest ranking official in Syrian regime to defect since the uprising began
* Activists accuse government of trying to cover up evidence of atrocities in Baba Amr
* Hillary Clinton attacks regime for not letting aid workers into battered district
Syria's deputy oil minister has announced he is defecting from the regime and joining the opposition against President Bashar Assad.
In a video posted on YouTube, a man wearing a suit and tie identifies himself as Abdo Husameddine.
He says he is defecting because of Assad's brutal crackdown that has killed thousands of people in the past year.
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