Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Where Is Bashar Assad?

Photo: Syrian President Bashar Assad during an interview with a Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet in Damascus on July 3. Credit: Syrian Arab News Agency

Where Is Bashar Assad? Silence After Bombing Fuels Rumors -- L.A. Times

In the wake of a bombing attack that killed at least three senior Syrian officials, the silence of President Bashar Assad spurred furious speculation over his whereabouts and whether the embattled Syrian leader had himself been wounded in the bombing.

The Wednesday blast struck a meeting of Cabinet and security officials, killing top officials such as the defense minister and his deputy, a brother-in-law of Assad.

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My Comment: To have such a group of top Syrian military and security officials killed together tells me that this had to be an inside job .... and it is probably with this mindset that the security officials around Bashar Assad made the decision to keep his location secret until their investigation on who was responsible for this attack was completed .... as well as determining if others were involved.

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