MESOP : THE SCANDAL OF THE WEEK
National Press Club Hosts Event With Senior Syrian Regime Official
A top political advisor to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Bouthaina Shaaban, addressed Washington’s National Press Club by Skype in a rare appearance of a regime representative before a U.S. audience (WSJ). She said the United States should “join hands” with Russia in supporting the Syrian regime in order to fight terrorism. www.mesop.de