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Charlie Rose Exclusive with Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
Air Date 9/8/2013 [complete interview/show]
http://www.charlierose.com/watch/60263639

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Assad Speaks: “Nobody Expected the 11th of September”
Sept. 09, 2013
http://swampland.time.com/2013/09/09/assad-speaks-nobody-expected-the-11th-of-september/ [with clips from the interview embedded, and comments]

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Bashar Assad tells Charlie Rose U.S. should "expect every action" in response to Syria strikes
September 9, 2013
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57601902/bashar-assad-tells-charlie-rose-u.s-should-expect-every-action-in-response-to-syria-strikes/ [with (that) clip from the interview embedded, and comments]


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The Surprising Debate In Iran About Syria’s Chemical Attacks

Washington casts Tehran as the enemy, but its not paying attention to the new government’s new rhetoric
Sept. 09, 2013
http://swampland.time.com/2013/09/09/the-surprising-debate-in-iran-about-syrias-chemical-attacks/ [with embedded video, and comments]


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Some U.S. Military Officers Not Happy With Syrian War Prep
http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/179990342.jpg?w=360&h=240&crop=1
U.S. military leery of President Obama's plan to strike Bashar Assad
Sept. 09, 2013
At the Pentagon, they call it “shaping the battlefield.” It’s shorthand for taking steps, military and otherwise, before launching an attack. In the long drumbeat of war prior to a possible attack on Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons last month, the Obama Administration — starting with the President himself — has fumbled this critical prewar phase.
That’s led to a fair amount of private grumbling among active-duty military officers, and public criticism from those who have retired. They don’t like going to war with squishy objectives like preventing Bashar Assad’s government from using chemical weapons. They express concern — if the initial attack isn’t substantial enough — that Syria could use such agents again. So there is stepped-up military planning for a strike that could be double the size contemplated two weeks ago, spread over 72 hours and calling in B-2 or other warplanes to deliver bigger bombs than those atop Tomahawk cruise missiles.
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http://swampland.time.com/2013/09/09/mal-shaping-the-syrian-battlefield/ [with embedded video, and comments]


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