https://freerepublic.com/tag/muslimmythmakers/ en-us Sat, 15 May 2004 21:30:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1136287/posts Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad gave a wide-ranging interview at his home, "The People's Palace" in Damascus, to Ghassan bin Jiddou of Al-Jazeera. The date of the interview was not disclosed, but it took place prior to the April 27, 2004 reported terror attack in Damascus. The interview covered numerous topics, including inter-Arab relations, Iraq, terrorism, Syrian-U.S. and Syrian-European relations, the Syrian influence in Lebanon, and Israel and the Palestinians. The following are extensive excerpts from the interview: [1] Developments in Iraq "The Americans will sink into a quagmire. All the occupation forces, not only the Americans. The Iraqis will pay... MEMRI https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1136287/posts#comment Sat, 15 May 2004 21:30:07 GMT