Hmm I found this article interesting for the obvious reasons.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...A9C3406F60.htm

My favorite two quotes from Assad

Quote Originally Posted by Assad from article
In a powerful address at a conference of the Arab lawyers union in Damascus on Saturday, al-Assad said: "What is happening between Syria and Lebanon is part of a global plot against all Arabs, which has many facets."
And

Quote Originally Posted by Assad from article
Al-Assad accused Israel of assassinating former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the cause of whose death 14 months ago remains a mystery.

"Of the many assassinations that Israel carried out in a methodical and organised way, the most dangerous thing that Israel did was the assassination of President Yasser Arafat," al-Assad told the gathering of Arab lawyers.
Interesting in a strang way.