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As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability on its own... Then, the Syrian forces will return to their homeland. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

#conditions #convinced #forces #government #homeland

Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

#between #courageously #defending #definitely #equality

It is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

#attack #does #even #expect #israeli

We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

#our #point #point of view #stems #syria

When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

#differed #good #interests #matched #mold

I still have not given up the idea of becoming a journalist, but at 17 I decided to follow my heart and stay in Los Angeles with my girlfriend as opposed to going to Johns Hopkins. ↗

— Mackenzie Astin

#becoming #decided #follow #girlfriend #given

In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources safe, we have had to spread assets, encrypt everything, and move telecommunications and people around the world to activate protective laws in different national jurisdictions. ↗

— Julian Assange

#around #assets #attacks #been #different

If journalism is good, it is controversial, by its nature. ↗

— Julian Assange

#good #journalism #nature

As we have seen, WikiLeaks is a robust organization. During my time in solitary confinement in the basement of a Victorian prison, we continue to release, our media partners continued to write stories. The important revelations from this material continue to come out. We have approximately 2,000 cables into 250,000. ↗

— Julian Assange

#basement #cables #come #confinement #continue

There is a healthy fraternal rivalry, but nothing serious and we both have been looking for a project to do together. I guess he may direct me in a project some day. ↗

— Mackenzie Astin

#both #day #direct #fraternal #guess