"FILE - A pro-Syrian regime protester waves a Syrian flag as he stands in front of portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad, during a protest against sanctions, Damascus, Syria, in this Dec. 2, 2011 file photo. Speaking to ABC's Barbara Walters in a rare interview that aired Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 President Bashar Assad maintained he did not give a command ""to kill or be brutal.""  (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman, File)"
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