Twitter reaction: Charlie Rose has interviewed Bashar al-Assad
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Your support makes all the difference.If only it was a different kind of coup... Veteran US talk show host Charlie Rose has secured journalistic top-billing by becoming the first American to interview Bashar al-Assad in almost two years, with the show to broadcast on PBS Monday night. Early reports suggest the Syrian President neither confirms nor denies possession of chemical weapons, and says evidence of the recent attack is inconclusive. Here's how Twitter responded to the news.
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