As we have said from the beginning, asking the president of the United States questions in the Oval Office and aboard Air Force One is a privilege granted to journalists, not a legal right.
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We have seen today's statement by North Korea again making unhelpful and unconstructive threats. North Korea should stop its provocative threats and instead concentrate on abiding by its international obligations.
The United States strongly condemns the Syrian government's outrageous use of violence across Syria today, and particularly in the northwestern region. There must be an immediate end to the brutality and violence.
If, however, Mr. Assad conducts another mass murder attack using chemical weapons, he and his military will pay a heavy price.
The Syrian government's moves yesterday to repeal Syria's decades-old emergency law and allow for peaceful demonstrations were not serious, given the continued violent repression against protesters today.





