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If the rebels or the terrorists in this region or any other group have [chemical warfare], this could happen, I don't know. I'm not a fortuneteller to tell you what's going to happen.

Bashar al-Assad

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Bashar al-Assad
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 11
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