"The head of the Syrian regime gave a dangerous speech during which he stressed that he would continue employing violence against his people and defined the revolution as a 'conspiracy,'" The head of the Syrian National Council, Burhan Ghalioun said n response to President Bashar Assad's address.
Ghalioun told a press conference in Ankara that "the Syrian people expected Assad to announce his resignation. The only response to Assad's statements is to expand the revolt." (Roi Kais)