Wednesday, December 7, 2011

US: Syria’s Assad Appears ‘Utterly Disconnected’ in Exclusive Interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters - ABC News

US: Syria’s Assad Appears ‘Utterly Disconnected’ in Exclusive Interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters - ABC News

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Dec 7, 2011 6:19pm
US: Syria’s Assad Appears ‘Utterly Disconnected’ in Exclusive Interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters
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The U.S. State Department said today that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared “utterly disconnected” from reality in an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Barbara Walters in which he denied any responsibility for the violent response to the uprising in his country.

“Just from what happened or what took place in the interview, he appeared utterly disconnected with the reality that’s going on in his country and the brutal repression that’s being carried out against the Syrian people. It’s either disconnection, disregard or, as he said, crazy. I don’t know,” deputy spokesman Mark Toner told reporters.

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