Bashar al-Assad appeared on The New Yorker’s cover and was depicted with “Breaking Bad” character Walter White. The ‘New Yorker’ cover made reference to Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons.
Assad was shown trying to mix chemicals in a lab while White, played by Bryan Cranston, looked on at him in horror. The cover was implying that Assad knew about deadly chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
“Seems like there’s never a shortage of real life villains to make even the most conscience-free fictional character look comic in comparison—alas,” wrote Barry Blitt, who has created 77 New Yorker covers.
The chemical weapons attack allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime in August killed 1,429 people and triggered international condemnation.
According to reports on Monday, Assad said that he would allow international experts access to its chemical weapons sites, reported The Associated Press.
Assad, however, alleged that Syrian rebels might try to attack chemical arms inspectors.
“There might be countries that might ask the terrorists to attack the inspectors to prevent them from doing their job, and blame the Syrian government,” he said.
