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(CBS/AP) BEIRUT, Lebanon – The Syrian regime acknowledged for the first time Monday that it possessed stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons and said it will only use them in case of a foreign attack and 카지노 커뮤니티 never internally against its own citizens. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said the stockpiles are secure, in an apparent response to widespread international concerns that they could fall into the hands of the disparate bands of rebel forces fighting the government. “No chemical or biological weapons will ever be used, and I repeat, will never be used, during the crisis in Syria no matter what the developments inside Syria,” he said in conference broadcast on state TV. “All of these types of weapons are in storage and under security and the direct supervision of the Syrian armed forces and will never be used unless Syria is exposed to external aggression.” Syria is believed to have nerve agents as well as mustard gas, Scud missiles capable of delivering these lethal chemicals and a variety of advanced conventional arms, including anti-tank rockets and late-model portable anti-aircraft missiles. Syria’s biggest cities now seeing fightingSyrian rebels: We will “liberate” AleppoSyrian troops, rebels clash in city of Aleppo Makdissi also dismissed the latest overture from the Arab League, which offered Assad “safe exit” for him and his family if were to step down. “This is wishful...

(CBS) Comic-Con starts next week in San Diego, Calif., on Thursday, July 21, and runs through the weekend (and there’s a “Preview Night,” Wednesday, July 20). The event is a big deal (to paraphrase Vice President Joe Biden) and now draws more than 100,000 people a year. Here’s a sampling of what you can expect. Pictures: Comic-Con 2010 For a complete list of the events, go to comic-con.org. Wednesday, July 20 Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings – 6:00-9:00 p.m. – The night before Comic-Con kicks off, Warner Bros. and Comic-Con screen pilot episodes of upcoming TV series. This year’s offerings are “Alcatraz,” “The Secret Circle,” “Person of Interest” and “Supernatural: The Anime Series.” Thursday, July 21 Planet of the Apes in Comics Present and Past – 10:00-11:00 a.m. – With the new movie, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” coming, this is a perfect time to see what’s going on with “Planet of the Apes” comics editor Ian Brill and writer Daryl Gregory. TheOneRing.net: Hobbit Talk – 10:00-11:00 a.m. – This isn’t an official Peter Jackson event but TheOneRing.net is an influential fan site and there’s bound to be lots of good inside information on the upcoming “Hobbit” films. Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe – 10:00-11:00 a.m. – “Burn Notice” and Bruce Campbell fans rejoice! Now you can see what happened to Same Axe (Campbell) before...

(AP) JERUSALEM – An Israeli parliamentary committee on Monday denounced a ruling in Germany banning ritual circumcision, saying the decision infringes upon religious freedom and evokes memories of the worst chapter in German history, the Holocaust. A regional court in Cologne recently ruled that circumcising young boys for religious reasons amounts to bodily harm, even if parents agree to it. Circumcision of baby boys is a fundamental Jewish religious ritual. German court rules circumcision goes against “fundamental right of the child to bodily integrity” The ruling was particularly sensitive, given German history and the Holocaust of World War II, when 6 million Jews were killed by German Nazis and their collaborators. Committee chairman Danny Danon invited the German ambassador to Israel to parliament, seeking clarifications to the court ruling. “Circumcision is one of the pillars of Judaism, and the last time it was restricted was in Germany during its darkest hour,” Danon said at the meeting with the ambassador, which was open to reporters. Danon said that Israel would not tolerate restrictions on the practice of Judaism anywhere in the world, “and certainly not in Germany.” The German ambassador, Andreas Michaelis, told the Israeli lawmakers his country was working to resolve the issue and that the ruling doesn’t apply at the national level. “It’s clear that the ruling prohibiting circumcision is more sensitive in Germany because of the Holocaust,”...