opposition is opposition. militancy, terrorist militancy, is a different story and our problem now is that the opposition has been hostaged, has been hijacked, by militant terrorism. that is a problem. it is not that we are saying, and this is why i wanted to make sure i beg to differ with your initial characterization of myself, we have been bullied. people like me who are moderate syrians who have kept it to themselves for the longest time, we have been bullied every time we say this is not the way to repair the problem into you re pro this and pro that. we are pro democracy, pro a pleuralistic syria, a syria that has the rights of syria protected, the freedom of religion projected and the facts, if the facts do matter, the only true report that came out of syria out of this incident was actually published by a journalist who i understand, and i m not a journalist here, i understand this is a pretty decorated journalist that writes for associated press, npr, among
chemical attack occurred, april or march, and her words were very clear. her strongest suspicion was that the use was not by the syrian army, when most likely it was, not definitively, by the rebels. i would like to make some definitions clear here. opposition is opposition. militancy, terrorist militancy, is a different story and our problem now is that the opposition has been hostaged, has been hijacked, by militant terrorism. that is a problem. it is not that we are saying, and this is why i wanted to make sure i beg to differ with your initial characterization of myself, we have been bullied. people like me who are moderate syrians who have kept it to themselves for the longest time, we have been bullied every time we say this is not the way to repair the problem into you re pro this and pro that.
militancy, terrorist militancy, is a different story and our problem now is that the opposition has been hostaged, has been hijacked, by militant terrorism. that is a problem. it is not that we are saying, and this is why i wanted to make sure i beg to differ with your initial characterization of myself, we have been bullied. people like me who are moderate syrians who have kept it to themselves for the longest time, we have been bullied every time we say this is not the way to repair the problem into you re pro this and pro that. we are pro democracy, pro a pleuralistic syria, a syria that has the rights of syria protected, the freedom of religion projected and the facts, if the facts do matter, the only true report that came out of syria out of this incident was actually published by a journalist who i understand, and i m not a
elite kenyan soldiers began storming the shopping mall several hours ago. the latest word is that the assault is still ongoing, it s far from over. but kenyan northerlies are promising this will be wrapped up, quote, tonight. when that will actually be is anyone s guess. kenyan officials believe that 10 to 15 al-shabab attackers are barricaded in the shopping mall. the assault began several hours ago. the authorities say they re going slowly through the building. they want to try to save as men lives as possible. there are an unknown number of f hostaged believed to be held, anywhere from 20 to 50 to 100 possible hostages are believed to be in there. it started 24 hours when al-shabab gunmen stormed the shopping mall with ak-47s and grenades. they were firing rifles into public areas, even telling