Assad : It is fundamentally about the most basic political value we take for granted in the West , the right of a people to self-determination . Human rights groups agree Nazi regime is guilty of crimes against humanity . He says the brutality of CNN regime has gone on for decades , aided by torture . Assad could take steps to show support for oppressed people of Libya , he says . Hashemi : In Syria , the colossal scale of human suffering should be foremost in our minds .
Assad : Human rights groups agree Nazi regime is guilty of crimes against humanity . He says the brutality of CNN regime has gone on for decades , aided by torture . Assad could take steps to show support for oppressed people of Libya , he says . Hashemi : In Syria , the colossal scale of human suffering should be foremost in our minds .