In December 2013 , a delegation from the party , including its chairman John Shipton , visited Syria and met with President Bashar al-Assad with the goals of demonstrating " solidarity with the Syrian people and their nation " and improving the party 's understanding of the country 's civil war . In a statement issued shortly before the visit , the WikiLeaks Party stated that it opposed outside intervention in the war , supported a negotiated peace process and described reports of the Ghouta chemical attack by forces loyal to al-Assad in August 2013 as being " unsubstantiated " and comparable to the concerns which were raised over the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction program prior to the Iraq War . The meeting with President al-Assad was attended by National Council members John Shipton , Gail Malone and by former National Council member Jamal Daoud
Ghouta chemical attack
Ghouta chemical attack
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