Assad: "We are prepared for any form of cooperation... with Obama"

Spiegel-International, here

"...On Friday, Assad's positions at a special summit of the Arab League were largely hard-line, and he called on all Arab states to cut off ties with the Jewish state. But in an interview with SPIEGEL editors this week, he presented his own peace plan -- one that, in his opinion, could also be accepted by Hamas. Its central point would be a guaranteed withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, "within four days at the latest," as well as an end to the embargo. The Jewish state, he said, could only be provided with guarantees that the rocket attacks on Israel would be stopped..."