Syria shows its defiance; British vote down attack

Friday, August 30, 2013

DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday his country "will defend itself against any aggression," signaling defiance to mounting Western warnings of a possible punitive strike over a suspected poison gas attack blamed on his regime.

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