{"id":9734,"date":"2011-05-12T12:03:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T16:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=9734"},"modified":"2011-05-12T14:03:26","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T18:03:26","slug":"imad-moustapha-rami-makhlouf-does-not-speak-on-behalf-of-the-syrian-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/imad-moustapha-rami-makhlouf-does-not-speak-on-behalf-of-the-syrian-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Imad Moustapha: “Rami Makhlouf does not speak on behalf of the Syrian authorities.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rami Makhlouf<\/p><\/div>\n

The Syrian Envoy\u2019s View<\/strong>
\nPublished: May 11, 2011 in the New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n

Re \u201cSyrian Elite to Fight Protests to \u2018the End\u2019 <\/a>\u201d (news article, May 11):<\/p>\n

I wish to inform you that Rami Makhlouf, a businessman whom you interviewed at length, is a private citizen in Syria. He holds no official position in the Syrian government and does not speak on behalf of the Syrian authorities. The opinions he expressed are exclusively his and cannot be associated in any way with the official positions of the government of the Syrian Arab Republic.<\/p>\n

IMAD MOUSTAPHA
\nAmbassador of Syria
\nWashington, May 11, 2011<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/05\/12\/opinion\/l12syria.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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