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Source: http://www.voanews.com/english/About/2006-02-08-voa58.cfm?renderforprint=1&t
Former Syrian VP: Syria Should Not Serve Iranian "Strategic Interests"
(VOA News) Former Vice President of Syria Abdul-Halim Khaddam told the Voice of America in an interview that he is opposed to President Assad's policy of placing Syria in a position to serve the "strategic interests" of Iran. "I was against making Syria an instrument of Iranian policy in the Middle East," Khaddam said, "because it contradicts with Syrian traditions and history and leads to loss of independence." Khaddam is now part of the political opposition calling for changes in Syria and said he is willing to cooperate with any personality or political force that shares his vision of "regime change and the establishment of a democratic system."