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DEBKAfile Special Report July 12, 2011, 12:23 AM (GMT+02:00)
Tags: Syria Bashar Assad US France enbassy attacks Hillary Clinton
US embassy in Damascus mobbed
Monday, July 11, after a pro-Assad mob invaded the US embassy in Damascus, a personal attack on Syrian President Bashar Assad was heard in Washington for the first time since he launched his brutal crackdown on opposition in March. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Assad "is not indispensible and we have absolutely nothing invested in him remaining in power."
US embassy staff sheltered in a fortified wing of the mission as pro-Assad militiamen wrecked the mission's equipment raised the Syrian flag and smeared offensive graffiti on the walls while Syrian security forces stood by and did nothing. [read more...]
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