Syrian President Bashar Assad threatened former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri with “physical harm” last summer if Hariri challenged Assad’s dominance over Lebanese political life….
— Washington Post, March 25, 2005
The United Nations investigation into the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri of Lebanon is focusing on the powerful brother-in-law of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria as the main suspect, a diplomat with intimate knowledge of the inquiry said Thursday.
— New York Times, October 20, 2005
I was very impressed by his knowledge, by his sharpness, by his flexible mind. I was very, very impressed… Syria is lucky to have Bashar al-Assad as her President.
— George Galloway MP, July 8, 2005
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