US cannot confirm or deny CIA role in Makidissi’s escape operation
Al Arabiya
Syria's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Jihad Makdissi speaks during a news conference in Damascus in this July 23, 2012 file photo. REUTERS Photo
Washington cannot confirm or deny reports that Syria’s foreign ministry
spokesman Jihad Makdissi has escaped to the United States with the help
of the CIA, London-based Asharq Al-Awsat quoted a U.S. official as
saying.
The official, who kept his identity anonymous, told newspaper that State Department had “no knowledge” of Makdissi’s location.
Earlier, reports surfaced suggesting that Lebanese guerrilla group
Hezbollah might have kidnapped Makdissi and handed him back to the
Syrian regime.
In a Twitter conversation between Rami Jarah, a Syrian opposition
activist, and Makdissi recently published and dated back to July 21,
Makdissi said President Bashar al-Assad’s regime is criminal and against
the Syrian people.
Makdissi predicted the Assad’s regime to fall “soon.” However, Makdissi
said he didn’t see a suitable opposition faction for him to join.
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