Assad Calm, Comfortable And Clearly Delusional In Fox News Interview -- Richard Grenell, FOX News
In one of the most fascinating foreign policy interviews of all time, Fox News aired an unedited, lengthy and exclusive interview with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday.
The in-depth interview focused on diplomacy, chemical weapons, the death toll from the two-year-old war, the rebels’ goals, future governing and the region’s stability.
Assad appeared calm, comfortable and yet delusional, talking in almost perfect English, as he consistently labeled the rebels as “terrorists,” claiming that 80 - 90% of the opposition fighting against his military was comprised of Al Qaeda supporters and other jihadists.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
The sarin gas attack is just one Syrian atrocity the ICC should pursue -- Sarah Margon, The Guardian
Insight: Angered by chemical deal, Syrian rebels may lose the West -- Khaled Yacoub Owei, Reuters
An Unwinnable War? Syrian Government Says Its Ready for a Ceasefire -- Elliot Hannon, Slate
Is a Syrian cease-fire on the horizon? -- Jon Terbush, The Week
Diplomacy Imperils Washington’s Allies in Syria -- Jay Newton-Small, Time
How Obama arms al Qaeda -- Jeffrey T. Kuhner, Washington Times
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Forget Rouhani. Iran's hard-line Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei might actually be open to a nuclear deal with America. -- Patrick Clawson, Foreign Policy
Quick Turn of Fortunes as Diplomatic Options Open Up With Syria and Iran -- David Sanger, New York Times
Why Germans May Stick With Merkel’s Steady Hand -- James Kirchick, Bloomberg
Paranoia at the Top: Explaining Merkel's Final Days on the Stump -- Charles Hawley, Spiegel Online
The Two Faces of the U.S. Role in World Affairs -- Vasily Likhachev, Moscow Times
The real questions about Benghazi -- Kenneth R. Timmerman, Washington Times
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