{"id":1895,"date":"2009-01-08T16:41:14","date_gmt":"2009-01-08T16:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=1895"},"modified":"2009-01-08T17:54:17","modified_gmt":"2009-01-08T17:54:17","slug":"demo-in-damascus-assad-explains-syria-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/demo-in-damascus-assad-explains-syria-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Demo in Damascus: Assad Explains Syria Stand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/ap\/2009\/01\/08\/news\/ML-Syria-Gaza-Protest.php\">Hundreds of thousands rally in Syria to protest Gaza attack<\/a>. The Government sponsored demonstation attracted a very large crowd that expressed its anger against Israel and Egypt and support for Syria, Hizbullah, and Hamas. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/ara\/2\/2009\/01\/08\/207733.htm\">Sana claims <\/a>that a million gathered but AP quotes others saying less; all the same, Syrians did not need encouragement to express their anger and frustration over events in Gaza.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/servers\/gallery\/20090108-135107_h207733.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstration in Damascus\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstration in Damascus<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Assad&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=1887&amp;cp=all#comment-223506\">interview on CNN<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of thousands rally in Syria to protest Gaza attack. 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