09-08-2013, 02:52 PM
Charlie Rose interviewed Assad in Damascus today. He's one of my favorite interviewers - always direct and informed.
In the interview, Assad reportedly doesn't deny that Syria has chemical weapons, but contends that any owned by the government are completely controlled and there has been no breach.
Assad claims that he had no knowledge or anything to do with the use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilians and challenges Obama to show evidence that it was his government, rather than the rebels, that launched the attack.
The interview will be aired on The Charlie Rose Show tomorrow night. Should be interesting. It's the first time Assad has done an American interview since Barbara Walters back in 2011.
In the interview, Assad reportedly doesn't deny that Syria has chemical weapons, but contends that any owned by the government are completely controlled and there has been no breach.
Assad claims that he had no knowledge or anything to do with the use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilians and challenges Obama to show evidence that it was his government, rather than the rebels, that launched the attack.
The interview will be aired on The Charlie Rose Show tomorrow night. Should be interesting. It's the first time Assad has done an American interview since Barbara Walters back in 2011.