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| Assad won't quit, blames 'foreign conspiracy' |
| 2012-01-10 |
| Syrian President Assad has blamed a foreign conspiracy for trying to undermine Syrian stability in a rare public speech. In his first public remarks for months, he said, "Regional and international sides have tried to destabilise the country." He added that the "external conspiracy is clear to everybody", as protests continue against his rule. Criticising the Arab League - which suspended Syria in November and imposed sanctions - Mr Assad said: "We were surprised Arabs did not stand with Syria". He said Arab countries that opposed Syria were under outside pressure which was undermining their sovereignty. But, he added, Syria would not "close its doors" to an Arab solution as long as "it respects Syria's sovereignty". Mr Assad described the events of the past 10 months as regretful and said they had been a real test for Syria. However he ruled out instant reform in response to the unrest. He said, "We should link what happened before the crisis and post crisis and then embark on reform... We shouldn't build our reforms on this crisis." |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #2 FedEx'm some ball bearings. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-01-10 16:27 |
| #1 "They're all against me!" "Who is?" "ALL of them!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2012-01-10 16:11 |