Tuesday, December 11, 2012

U.S. aware of Assad asylum offers | Synopsis

U.S. aware of Assad asylum offers

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WASHINGTON The Obama administration says it is aware that several countries in the Middle East and elsewhere have informally offered to grant asylum to Syrian President Bashar Assad and his family if they leave Syria. The State Department said Wednesday it couldn't vouch for the sincerity of the offers and noted that they raise serious questions of accountability for abuses committed by the Assad regime. But spokesman Mark Toner said the U.S. is convinced that Assad must leave and cannot play any role in Syria's future. Toner added that the United States believes Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi is currently in London. If Makdissi defected, Toner said it would be another sign the regime is "crumbling" and that members of Assad's inner circle are realizing that the end is near.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton

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0.129216"We've made our views absolutely clear to the Syrians, to the international community, through various channels, public, private, direct, indirect, that this is a situation that the entire international community is united on," Clinton said.
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President Bashar Assad

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Mark Toner

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0Toner said it would be another sign the regime is "crumbling" ...
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Jihad Makdissi

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Country: Syria

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Country: United States

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