Assad: Defiant

By Daniel Halper
Published August 22, 2011 1:54pm ET
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Assad: Defiant
According to the New York Times, Syria strongman Bashar al-Assad is defiant, promising to continue to crackdown on protestors:  President Bashar al-Assad of Syria dismissed American and European calls for him to step down as “meaningless” on Sunday, and he declared that Syria’s ailing economy could withstand escalating international sanctions. In an interview with Syrian television, Mr. Assad hardly […]

According to the New York Times, Syria strongman Bashar al-Assad is defiant, promising to continue to crackdown on protestors: 

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