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According to an Reporter Natasha Mozgovaya Obama is preparing immanent strikes agaisnt Syria without any evidence nor an Congress vote expect for consulting with few members of the congress such as the outspoken interventionist Eliot Engel.
@BBCKimGhattas @PeterBeinart @RosLehtinen She didn't mean next 20 minutes She meant there will b little warning in her opinion
"I believe a missile strike against #Assad forces is imminent & Obama will notify us in 20 minutes, the strikes will begin"
Damascus, (SANA) – President Bashar al-Assad stressed that Syria is a sovereign country that will fight terrorism and will freely build relationships with countries in a way that best serves the interests of the Syrian people.
In an interview with the Russian newspaper of Izvestia, President al-Assad stressed that "the majority of those we are fighting are Takfiris, who adopt the al-Qaeda doctrine, in addition to a small number of outlaws."
On the alleged use of chemical weapons, President al-Assad said that the statements by the US administration, the West and other countries were made with disdain and blatant disrespect of their own public opinion, adding that "there isn’t a body in the world, let alone a superpower, that makes an accusation and then goes about collecting evidence to prove its point."
His Excellency stressed that these accusations are completely politicised and come on the back of the advances made by the Syrian Army against the terrorists.
Here is the full content of the interview:
Q1 Interviewer: Mr President, the most pressing question today is the current situation in Syria. What parts of the country remain under the rebels’ control?
President al-Assad: From our perspective, it’s not a matter of labelling areas as controlled by terrorists or by the government; we are not dealing with a conventional occupation to allow us to contextualise it in this manner. We are fighting terrorists infiltrating particular regions, towns or peripheral city areas. They wreak havoc, vandalise, destroy infrastructure and kill innocent civilians simply because they denounce them. The army mobilises into these areas with the security forces and law enforcement agencies to eradicate the terrorists, those who survive relocate to other areas. Therefore, the essence of our action is striking terrorism.
Our challenge, which has protracted the situation, is the influx of large amounts of terrorists from other countries - estimated in the tens of thousands at the very least. As long as they continue to receive financial and military aid, we will continue to strike them. I can confirm that there has not been any instance where the Syrian Army has planned to enter a particular location and has not succeeded in eliminating the terrorists within it.
The majority of those we are fighting are Takfiris, who adopt the al-Qaeda doctrine, in addition to a small number of outlaws
The majority of those we are fighting are Takfiris, who adopt the al-Qaeda doctrine, in addition to a small number of outlaws, so as I said this not about who controls more areas of land. Wherever terrorism strikes, we shall strike back.
President Obama spoke with Australian PM Rudd about Syria, discussed possible international responses: White House
Originally posted by xavi1000
Warmongers one by one are on CNN
"I believe a missile strike against #Assad forces is imminent & Obama will notify us in 20 minutes, the strikes will begin"
She didn't mean next 20 minutes She meant there will b little warning in her opinion
Originally posted by whyamIhere
None of America's business.
Not worth one American life.
We get creamed every time we stick our nose into one of these messes.
We have no clue who the Rebels are.
This looks like a convenient distraction from scandals.
We can not continue to ignore our own Constitution.
I hate war...
Originally posted by whyamIhere
None of America's business.
We can not continue to ignore our own Constitution.
I hate war...
Meanwhile, warplanes and military transporters have been seen arriving at Britain's Akrotiri airbase on Cyprus, less than 160km from Syria's coastline, according to a report on the website of Britain's Guardian newspaper.
Originally posted by Agent_USA_Supporter
Where are the anti war protesters?