Source: RT and Corbett Report
Three people have reportedly been killed by security forces across Syria
on Wednesday. Bashar Al-Assad has spoken to supporters in Damascus for
the second time in the last 24 hours, reiterating his dismissal of calls
to step down. He’s blaming the ten-month-long unrest in the country on
foreign-funded terrorists, promising to crush them with extreme
prejudice. The UN says Damascus has stepped up its crackdown on
protesters, but Assad claims no order was ever given to fire on
civilians. The President’s pledged commitment to Democratic reform,
promising a referendum on a new constitution by March, and free
elections soon after. RT talks to independent news editor James Corbett.
