Photo: President Assad has ruled Syria since the death of his father in 2000 Syria's Bashar al-Assad 'Feels No Guilt' Over Crackdown -- BBC
Syria's president has said that he feels no guilt about his crackdown on a 10-month uprising, despite reports of brutality by security forces.
In an interview with the US network ABC, Bashar al-Assad said he had given no orders for violence to be used against protesters but admitted "mistakes" were made.
He said he did not own the security forces or the country.
At least 4,000 people have been killed since the uprising began, the UN says.
However, Mr Assad said the UN was not credible.
Syria blames the violence on "armed criminal gangs".
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My Comment: Spoken like a true dictator .... in the meantime the armed opposition against his rule and government