Eye To Eye With Katie Couric: Bashar al-Assad (CBS News)
2007 ж. 5 Қыр.
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The Syrian President tells Katie Couric that his country does not support terrorism, and criticizes the U.S. for mistakes made in Iraq. (CBSNews.com)
The Syrian President tells Katie Couric that his country does not support terrorism, and criticizes the U.S. for mistakes made in Iraq. (CBSNews.com)
I'm coming from the future after 12 years. Bashar has become one of the most influential figures in the world. And he was able to overcome a cosmic conspiracy.
They do not know who the Syrians are🇸🇾🇸🇾
After destroyed the country yayyy🎉
15 الف = 1$
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BASHAR AL ASSAD ..... WE TRUST YOU ... AND NOBODY WILL CHANGE OUR BIG LOVE FOR YOU..... GOD BLESS YOU ...... AND WHATEVER HAPPENS YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST PRESIDENT ... NOT ONLY IN THE ARAB WORLD BUT IN THE WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOLE WORLD.... WHATEVER HAPPENS...WE WILL NOT ALLOW HISTORY TO CHANGE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE A GREAT PERSON
Assad seems like a fairly level headed guy if you look at all his interviews . Just because Western corporate media says he's a murdering dictator , doesn't mean that it's true . If there was an armed uprising in any country , the government would respond to it the same way .
Mr. Daly, don't be ridiculous. I am from Syria and I know what he and his father have done to the country. Mr. Assad is a highly intellectual man (he acquired an Medical Doctorate from a British University before becoming president), but don't let this be be proof that "oh he must not be dictator, because he doesn't look like one." His arts of manipulation and deception are so ingeniously nefarious, it would trick people who otherwise had no idea what was going on. I would encourage you to read "An intimate profile of Syria's mass murderer" to get a full picture of Assad's psychology, his intimate (and extremely private) world, his antics throughout his presidency, the tactics his government has used to discredit his opposition.
Tell me, Mr. Daly: if thousands of people gathered in Washington DC to protest American government policies, what would be the response? Syria's uprising WAS NOT ARMED. It became armed when Syrians lost hope that their president, this lisping bumbling buffoon ("el Zarafe" - the Giraffe) could grant them the rights and an end to an absolutely abominable state of emergency, fear and absolute control. Imagine how angry we were when we found that the NSA was spying on us; or the scandal when detainees were tortured. In Syria, this stuff is commonplace and it's 100 times worse- the Mukhabarat (secret police) will take you in the middle of the night for merely talking about politics and the use of torture is... well I'm at a loss for words to describe the Syrian government's use of torture on ordinary Syrians.
Tutonomy Hani I don't claim to know what's what . I started by saying he "SEEMS LIKE A FAIRLY LEVEL HEADED GUY" . Thanks for your input , but I've also met people from Syria who say otherwise . I was just trying to make the point that just because something is on T.V. , doesn't necessarily mean that it's true . Not too many years ago , he was portrayed as a good guy by the same networks who now call him a tyrant . Saddam Hussein suffered the same fate . If something is repeatedly said on the T.V. , most people take it to be true . Every story has two (or more) sides . I don't think he's an angel , after all he is a politician . I wish you peace and I really hope all the trouble in your part of the world ends very soon with everybody having a fair say in how their lives are run . Wishful thinking ........
Tutonomy Hani Chill out man . Your anger would be better directed towards someone else . You said in bold capital letters that Syria's protest was not armed . In the very next sentence you said it became armed when the protesters lost hope about what they were protesting . Sorry if I upset you . It wasn't my intention to upset anyone . You're obviously angry at something , but don't direct it towards me . It won't do you any good . Like I said earlier , I don't claim to know what the deal is over there , but I doubt we're getting the full unbiased story on regular T.V. . I suppose you would be better at running a country that has obvious divides . Do you think I should believe anything you say just because you say it ? Again , sorry for offending you . I hope the Mukhabarat don't find out you've been discussing this ..........
Gavin Daly I apologize for sounding a bit heated. I just don't like it when people have the wrong idea about this tyrant. Gavin, I used to be one of the people who thought Bashar was different. I liked Bashar! My maternal uncle, who served on parliament, gave me a key chain in 2007 with his face. Back then, after the so-called "election", pictures of his face was on every corner of the country. The thing is we were all fooled. Fooled into thinking that this man, with an intellectual appearance and his pretty wife would usher in a different Syria than the tyrannical regime of Haffez al-Assad. Those hopes were very high when he came into power (read about the Damascus Spring). But when the events in 2011 happened, we were all bitterly disappointed. And now, with the humanitarian catastrophe that has followed, I hate this man's guts and see no good future for Syria in the absence of his departure.
He's a genius, just like his dad.
Do you still stand by your statement?
@@SadMGB yes
@@SadMGByes man
@@SadMGB Of course, 15 years later he won a war funded by every western state, Israel and the gulf states with only Iran and Russia as allies. He could've been beheaded had he not been a good president, genuinely Bashar is probably one of the most solid leaders in the world and I highly doubt any other leader could have won a civil war that brutal.
@haluakui youre delusional. He's a war criminal. His father was a dictator who also did war crimes. look up the Hama massacre, and the fact that he survived the war means nothing. Both russia and the West want him there. His country now lies in shambles, most syrians earn less than a dollar a day, and many of them are refugees abroad. the country is in ruins. His government is so broke that they rely on exporting drugs to the world. Syria is now a failed narco state, and you literally try to justify him and get a life.
This is what kills west they cant stand with the smartness and braveness of this man real leader
I think you mean killer not leader
Syrias strong man. AgaInst all odds He is still in power after the civil war.
To me, Bashar al Assad has more of a French accent than an English one. In another video, he says that French was his second language and not English, so until you can speak three languages fluently, don't criticize him for it. FYI, I'm American, but my fiance is Syrian AND Christian.
Bashar is a legend and a true legend
Victory to Assad victory to Syria.
2023 we love this syrian hero 🇸🇾🇸🇾🇸🇾✌🏼
He should win the nobel peace prize!!!!
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as a persian let me tell you that you are a brave arab.Long life with you Assad.
He’s not Arab, he’s an Alawite.
@@atticus1000 افضل ان يكون سني متخلف ووهابي
@@atticus1000 Alawi is a faith, not ethnicity. both Hafez al Assad and Bashar, who married a Sunni in First Lady Asma, worked to promote Sunnism in Syria, Sunni-fied Alawites, and practiced as Sunnis themselves.
GOD BLESS U BASHAR AL ASSAD AND WE ARE WITH YOU 23 MILLIONS ARE WITH U AND WE LOVE YOU
good answers... he's impressive
syria is strong with its ppl stay strong syria xx
Katie put a "Now you know" it up today filled with lies and ignorance. How can this woman look at herself in the mirror after actually talking the this fine President!
Guy's telling the truth
I am still trying to make sense of the Syrian issue(s) in light of the recent killings in Homs, so right now I cannot say I have sufficient knowledge and info to make any definitive judgements. But from this single clip it could be said that his arguments are quite sound in logic to me.
his end statement shut her up !!!!!!!!!!! take that corrupted media
Yeah, it is Saudi Arabia and Iran fighting a proxy war against each other in Syria for control of the region. If you wish to dispute this fact, i'm all ears.
allah , soreya, bashar wo bss!! wallah eno kbeer, wo rah bedal kbeeer!! WE SYRIANS LOVE YOU, AND WE DO NOT WANT ANOTHER PRESIDENT TO RULE OUR COUNTRY!! people who are not happy you can leave! BASHAR AL ASSAD
you are 100% RIGHT
Syria GETS RESPECT!!!
Bravo Bashar
if they want Syrian to control their borders with Iraqies, then why can't American close their borders with Mexico? thanks for responding.
@xodora I live in Albania. For 40 years it was ruled by a dictator called Enver Hoxha. The people loved him, although there was literally no freedom of speech, of assembly, single party rule. The country was the poorest in Europe, because of his xenophobic economic policies. But still people loved him. They cried as like their relative was dead. But nobody does today.
From the Dominican Republic here and i support Syrian all the way to the core...Bashar al-Assad remain in office
Smart Man!
This is why they want this man out: He speaketh' truth, when ever they has a leader who does not corporate with their world order, they take home out. Just like they have done to sadam, kadafi, and may more.
Allah Souri Wa Bashar rrr
@amoor5555 I'm a moroccan how loves syrian people, God bless you Mr president. F**** haters.
this video is inspiring... "results and not photo opportunities" "the visa is not the solution" all true claims that completely unveil long-believed zionist/american lies.... long live Al-Assad
The man who said "Allah Akbar" in a positive context, pertaining to the rebuilding of Aleppo after its destruction at the hands of coughZiocough backed terrorism. Be blessed President Assad and the Syrian people. May peace be with you. ❤
long live Bashar al-Assad
Human rights organizations has spoken against the doctor who has chosen evil over service. Capital letters and using the vernacular of thugs does not change this. I hope that all of the people of Syria find freedom and that justice finds Mr. Assad.
@jiggyjiggy4ever The segment in this interview was not even about his country or his right, or lack of, to leadership. It was about his foreign policy concerning the Iraq. He wasn't getting interview as much as interrogated, and even surprising to me, he answered the questions logically and coherently.
He has some valid points.
I LOVE YOU BASHAR AL ASSAD ALLAH YE7MEEK
@xodora i agree with every single word said!!
he sounds like the dude with the glasses in office space 0_0
the best president in the world.... we love you so much Bashar Al Assad
STOP THE LIES !! SUPPORT BASHAR AL-ASSAD
@xodora Well, answer me, is a 50 year long emergency state freedom giving, or a tool for Bashar to rule without opposition?
God be with you, we are all with President Bachar allah yi7meek ya rab.
Assad is a Hero,
Dr. Bashar al-Assad's points are so true! I think, he is a good president for the middle east.
@xodora I will not blame you because you are not syrian so you dont know that much about bashar and his criminal father. first his father has sucide hundereds of his own people in Hama city because they were from muslim, brotherhood , second he removed the syrian nationality from thousands of kurdish people in Qamishli, third he simply get rid of kurds on the border in many kurdish areas who they have been there for hundereds of years and replace them with arab tribes. do you want to know more?
God bless this man and his country. Assad and Ahmadinejad are good men
you're awesome mr. president
@Acecool444 Touche ! I totally agree with you Finally someone on here who thinks !!
@susankohistany Because I am looooooving the lisp c:
@MrMitchellHundred why are you putting a heart?
I think that for the people of syria there is no other option than to overthrow the dictator when he and his father before him have both controlled their people by fear. They are strongly controlled by the fear they have for their government. In other words there is no freedom because they are too scared. I think it's good that they finally got to the point of where they want to gain their rightful freedom as humans! And too bad he wont go down easily. So much blood.
RESPECT for U Mr,Presiden bashar .... RESPECT.
@hilbert2547 Amen. Comparing the Syrian government to the American government is a joke.
And how many Syrians and Lebanese died by al Asad family
100 million Iraq's killed? They do not even have that many.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA" thats not what i thaid i thaid......." "the fetha ith not the tholution".. ttttthhhhhhh i love hith acthint LOL
I am use this video to learn english
@Almaza1 I understand that this guy may not even be a Syrian, but I have to admit, I saw one of your late comments and I have to be honest....I dont like it, him being an Alwaite doesnt make him bad....his actions make him bad, besides religion is a personal matter after all, I understand that its a minority rule system in Syria but then again Power is Blind, anyone in his place would have done the same thing, thats why not only he has to go but the system has to change
@vilereaver41 as a matter of fact... when I was watching it *live* in 2001.... I said minutes *before* the towers fell "those towers are going to fall" and what do you know? they fell. Why? No.. not cause the towers were filled with explosives... but cause they were just hit with airplanes filled with barrels and barrels of octane/hexane fuel and the buildings had a bunch of tube monitors, which is contains vacuum tight compressed gas, and thats a recipe for explosions!!!!
@vilereaver41 "I didnt know it was a plane til I saw the footage"... who are you quoting there? cause.... thats not something I said.
@razkedo Hey bro, is the president Assad a shiaa?? Plz respond.
No
@ofri75 How are they not free? You don't have to pay to vote, so what are you paying with? And 99? I think it's more like 97.62, as that's the official stats. The Iranian revolution brought in an Islamic ruling dictator, but that was by vote not power. Some countries choose to practically give every vote to a single family, and that is the opinion of the people. And again, his son was voted in, which is odd because Middle Age-era monarchies were direct "divine" rule, not democratic in any sense.
Yeh, that's why there was a huge pro Assad rally in Aleppo and Damascus, other pro-rallies across Syria as well. Damascus and Aleppo are the most populous, most Syrians back Assad, stop lying.
good point .. I agree with you. syria and egypt mainly stood against israel's progression to get more lands, then egypt became a dog and left syria alone in that war. lebanon would have been like palastine now, part of israel's illegal occupation. along with others
the best part of him ran down his father's leg.
This is Omen.
whoever is saying bashar is a monster killing his own ppl. just stop chatting shit and get a life yeah.oh my lord just why would he kill his own ppl bashar loves his ppl.God bless u bashir and we will always be with u till the end.
@ofri75 As for the HQ being in Damascus, that sounds like bullshit. A quick Google search brought me many results regarding the Gaza Strip and being south of Beirut, but nothing about Syria.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brilliant!!!!!!!!!! Mr Assad the most genuine President of all Presidents.! AMEN!
u r saying that the problem now is that arabic countries are trying to destroy america ? whose army is in which country please ? i think you should get your facts together my friend
Show me something that can prove your theory
Asad dictator should be toppled like tunisian dictator...rise up syrian people, break the wall of fear and bring down the dictator asad
here's hypocrisy in Syria laid out by his wife: Syria Hypocrisy - Israel by Al-Assad
It's amazing how harmless he looks, considering he's a war criminal.
He is a true leader who will be needed for the Syrian at all time until the Syrian are not fool one.Such a leader is also a blessing for the country.I appreciate him....May Allah bless him.
@basharblows Good one bro
yes he did and i also shoked with the number , the real number is 1 million iraqi died by US army .
@ofri75 Hezbollah has committed un-justifiable acts against humanity, I'll also agree there but that doesn't mean they are supported and up-rooted because of political cheer from the Syrian government. I don't know what a warrior is, but that sounds like a horrendous crime that should be followed by severe and swift punishment, but I don't control that. And btw, Israel has put Palestinians to work in very cruel ways, and lastly, don't forget the slogan "STAND WITH THE ELEVEN!"
no i think its one hundred million.
@quantumemperor if you are true in what you say then what your friend is saying is defiantly against Islam and involves a harsh punishment tell your friend that.
The US tortures too...what's your point?
@man4desire You better watch it, you don't know whats really happening. Your not the one who has relatives getting killed for no reason. I dare you to go make fun of the president of Syria in Syria and youll see what the people will do to you.
allah yehmeek ya bachar
@ofri75 But that doesn't prevent others nonetheless. It's pretty free if you ask me. I've never once gotten in trouble over anything that would normally conflict with freedom (e.g. color, race, speech, etc.) and I have said quite some negative things about the government. The elections are also free, moving on... Hezbollah is not supported financially from Syria either, only politically. And why not? Because Israel stole the Gaza Heights and violated the Geneva Convention?
@xodora people in syria do not fight bashar because he is one of the biggest dectators in middle east, people have suffered enough from arresting, killing, as the government in syria all from his sect (sheea) and they dont bother if they killed few thousands of people to protect their authority, syrian govenment (mafia) do everything that people hate, but who dares to open his mouth, it will be the last day of his life. may be some rich people are satisfied because their business is fine.
The Radical Sunni fighter from western Syria went to Iraq to fight the US now the same Radicals from Iraq are going to fight Bashaar with American support. The Radicals hate Bashaar because he is a moderate Muslim.
@xodora أسـتغـرب جـدا سـبب تعـنـت الرئيـس في البـدء بإصلاح شـامل يحـقـق مطالـب الشـعـب ومصالحـه, رغـم أن هــذا الشـعـب منحـه فـرص المصالحـة وبـدء مرحلـة جـديـدة, عـبر عـشـرات المبـادرات والرسـائل سـواء من قـبل أحزاب أو هـيئات أو أفـراد,هـذا التعـنت يقـود إلى التساؤل عـن الاجـندة التي يعمـل على تحقيقهـا, هل هي أجنـدة سـورية؟ أم هي خاصة!! أم خارجيـة لاتـأبــه بمصالح سـورية والسـوريين .
typo: isn't
الله يحمي الزعيم العربي السوري بشارحافظ الاسد
Assad must know who to make a great falafel.
Bashar al-Assad DEGAGE "Mouvement de la liberation tunisienne".
i love you
@man4desire most of the people in tudmor and saydnaya deserve to be there.
@Slavadil English isn't his first language, so I can forgive the slip.
@vilereaver41 Yes, I am sure.
99% of Syrian people love bashar so what if 10% don't like him . lets talk about USA does every one here like obama , Germany does every one like what their government doing , do you remember what the french government did to the guys in the street 2 or 3 years ago , every country every leader every government has a problems , leave syria alone we are syrians from all around the world and are happy the way our country is and we dont want any changes or any one else but bashar .
Well, hnen kilon a5ra min ba3don, el sha3b ele bedo yakol el khazo2 bil a5er you know, so ya same shittt.
Bashar al-Assad and Lawrence Tibbett; separated at birth?