Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. Press TV
Exclusive: ‘We Believe That The USA Is The Major Player Against Syria And The Rest Are Its Instruments’ -- The Independent
Assad's Foreign Minister gives his first interview to a Western journalist since the conflict began.
The battle for Damascus could be heard inside the Foreign Minister's office yesterday, a vibration of mortars and tank fire from the suburbs of the capital that penetrated Walid Muallem's inner sanctum, a dangerous heartbeat to match the man's words.
America was behind Syria's violence, he said, which will not end even after the battle for Aleppo is over. "I tell the Europeans: 'I don't understand your slogan about the welfare of the Syrian people when you are supporting 17 resolutions against the welfare of the Syrian people'. And I tell the Americans: 'You must read well what you did in Afghanistan and Somalia. I don't understand your slogan of fighting international terrorism when you are supporting this terrorism in Syria'."
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My Comment: It must have been surreal for Robert Fisk to conduct this interview with the Syrian foreign minister while the guns and bombs were going off in the distance. You cannot ignore or deny what is happening outside.