Perhaps he was just visiting to get his sheets washed:
During a visit to Syria last week, white supremacist and former U.S. State Representative from Louisiana David Duke spoke at a rally in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, appeared at a Damascus press conference, met with Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassoun, [1] and gave an interview to Syrian TV….
During the press conference, on November 21, Duke explained: “I have come to Syria to express my support to the Syrian people and their just stances… It’s the duty of every free man to reject the conspiracies and threats Syria is exposed to.” He also gave his appreciation to Syria under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad.
In his speech at the November 24 rally, he stated that the U.S. and Syria were both occupied by the Zionists and went on to say that the Zionists had also occupied “WashingtonD.C., and New York, and London, and many other capitals in the world.”
Don’t forget New Haven, Connecticut. They occupied my bar mitzvah many years ago (did they occupy yours too, David?).
Go to the original to view video of Duke’s remarks.
Attn. al-Assad: Strictly FYI, David Duke ain’t the greatest image enhancer.
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Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.