Defiant Assad Claims Government Did Not Use Chem Weapons, Vows To Abide By Agreement -- FOX News
Syrian President Bashar Assad, in an exclusive interview with Fox News, claimed he is fully committed to carrying out a plan to turn over and destroy his government's chemical weapons -- while continuing to deny responsibility for last month's deadly chemical weapons attack despite new evidence that officials say implicates the Assad regime.
Assad acknowledged that his government has chemical weapons. "It's not a secret anymore," he said, referencing his government's decision to join the international Chemical Weapons Convention.
Assad also said that the Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack, in which more than 1,000 people reportedly died, was a violation of international law. "That's self-evident," he said. "This is despicable. It's a crime."
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Syria: Bashar al-Assad vows to 'fully cooperate' with plan to destroy chemical weapons -- The Telegraph
Assad: Syria needs one year to destroy chemical weapons -- BBC
Assad on Syria's Chemical Weapons: 'It's Not a Secret Anymore' -- Atlantic Wire
Assad says will abide by chemical weapon agreement: Fox News -- Reuters
Assad denies Syrian government carried out Aug. 21 chemical attack, will forfeit weapons -- Washington Post/AP
Assad pledges to destroy chemical arms -- AFP
Syria’s Assad Pledges to Destroy Chemical Weapons -- RIA Novosti
Assad: We didn't bow to US threats -- AFP
Assad: Syria not in civil war, but attacked by Qaeda -- AFP
Assad Tells Kucinich 15,000 Soldiers Killed, 85% of Rebels Jihadists -- Inner City Press
Fox News Interviews Assad With Help Of U.S. Ex-Lawmaker Kucinich -- Reuters
My Comment: This was a tough interview for Assad. Dennis Kucinich and Greg Palkot did not pull back on any questions.
Update: It appears that some in the mainstream media are not happy that they were left out from this interview .... New York Times and Washington Post.
1 comment:
He is fraking smart I'll give him that. Additionally its very clear he is fighting much more islamist jihadists rather than rebels from his own country, so yes he is not only fighting a civil war, but then again it all only happenned because he cracked down on his own people to begin with.
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