Bashar al-Assad on Charlie Rose
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with a German newspaper in Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria’s national news agency SANA, June 17, 2013 . Europe will “pay the price” if it delivers arms to rebel forces in Syria, Assad said. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters (SYRIA – Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS – RTX10R1Z
The Charlie Rose interview with Bashar al-Assad provides new fodder for Syria-watchers and everyone who’s following the drama of whether Congress will vote to authorize a military strike on Syria.
Marco Werman gets a reaction to the interview from someone who has met Assad a number of times.
Andrew Tabler, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute and the author of “In the Lion’s Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington’s Battle with Syria.”
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