Syria blasts NATO, chemical weapons "chorus"
A Syrian woman living in Turkey wears a Free Syrian Army pin during a protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in front of the Beyazit mosque in Istanbul February 17, 2012. by FreedomHouse
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BEIRUT Syria sharply criticized NATO's move to deploy Patriot missiles along its border with Turkey, calling the decision "provocative," as the West took a major step toward a possible military role in the civil war. After getting Cabinet approval, German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere told reporters that two German Patriot batteries with a total of 400 soldiers would be sent to the border area under NATO command for one year, although the deployment could be shortened. The announcement also appeared to be a message to Assad's regime at a time when Washington and other governments fear Syria may be readying its chemical weapons stockpiles for possible use as fighting with the rebels in the capital, Damascus, and other areas intensifies. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated concerns Wednesday that "an increasingly desperate Assad regime might turn to chemical weapons" or lose control of them to militant groups.
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President Bashar Assad
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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| -0.0877512 | Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated concerns Wednesday that "an increasingly desperate Assad regime might turn to chemical weapons" ... |
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Mekdad
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| 0 | "I repeat for the hundredth time that even if such weapons exist in Syria, they will not be used against the Syrian people," Mekdad said ... |
| 0.231522 | "I repeat for the hundredth time that even if such weapons exist in Syria, they will not be used against the Syrian people," Mekdad said in an interview with Lebanon's Al-Manar TV station. "We cannot possibly commit suicide, Syria is a responsible country." |
| -0.114968 | Mekdad added that the Syrian government is worried the U.S. or some European countries could provide "terrorist" ... |
| -0.160852 | Mekdad said "there is absolutely no justification for that because Syria will not attack the friendly people of Turkey." |
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David Martin
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Thomas de Maiziere
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Sergey Lavrov
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Margaret Brennan
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Organization: NATO
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Country: Syria
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FieldTerminology: chemical weapons
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