Kerry: AS being President of Syria to withdraw then make

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (REUTERS/There/Handout)

I am sure there is a way that can be done to change the attitude of the current President Bashar (who wish to remain in power). "

Washington (Reuters)-Washington currently trying to convince Syria President Bashar al-Assad to step down from his post and accept the consequences, "inevitable", said United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday.

"I am sure there is a way that can be done to change the attitude of the current President Bashar (who wish to remain in power)," said Kerry told reporters, AFP reported.

The highest United States Diplomat did not disclose in detail the steps that will be undertaken to convince Bashar, but on the other hand claimed to have a "good omen" for the success of the plan.

Kerry, who recently met with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, was confident the withdrawal of Bashar is the "inevitable" given the condition of the civil war in Syria at the moment.

"Currently, conditions in Syria is still not able to compel him to go down, but in the future it is inevitable," said Kerry.

United States currently proposed solutions that could be negotiated to end the civil war that had lasted for 23 months and killed an estimated 70,000 people in Syria, said Kerry.

The purpose of the Act is the United States to avoid "splitting into two countries, Syria because it is very dangerous and can produce the most likely bad for all concerned."

In addition, Kerry indicated that Jordan would urge the United States, along with Russia, which is an ally of Syria, to put more pressure for Bashar to be willing to step down.

Moscow has been getting criticism for maintaining good relations with the regime of Bashar while fighting with guerrillas of the opposition groups. The country is also rumored to hold supplies weapons to the Government in Damascus.

"I still have hopes that Russia and the United States can find the similarity principle in this issue," Kerry said while adding that King Abdullah II of Jordan will visit Moscow.

Meanwhile, Judeh said that "the situation in Syria is currently untenable" and revealed that there had been "general agreement among the international community" about the need for a political dialogue.

"We need more ways and appropriate measures to bridge wide differences over setting a deadline for settlement of the conflict," he said.

"As such, we can conduct political dialogue that resulted in a solution that was agreed upon by all parties, namely the transition and completion of the violence," said Judeh.

A diplomat from Russia on Wednesday said that the Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and leader of the opposition group National Coalition Moaz al-Khatib Ahmed will travel to Moscow separately in the next few weeks. (G005)

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The Importance of Being Honest: Grandson Says Oscar Wilde's 'New' Play Isn't His Work

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A theater in London is debuting a never-before-produced play by the esteemed Oscar Wilde. Exciting! One small problem: Wilde's grandson says his grandfather "never wrote a word of the play."
Merlin Holland, the son of Wilde's son Vyvyan Holland, told the Guardian that his grandfather didn't actually write the play that the The King's Head Theatre is touting as "a genuine, brand new, Oscar Wilde play." Instead, according to Holland, Wilde was merely responsible for coming up with the concept of the play, which he then passed on to other writers.
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The play, called Constance, opens Friday in north London and centers on the marriage of wealthy man and his perfect wife. Though it's billed as a "World Premiere of Oscar Wilde," the company does mention that others had a hand in the work. According to the website's description of the play, it was written by Wilde after he was released from prison in 1897 and then sold to actress Cora Brown Potter before changing hands again and being translated into French. (Since translated back into English by writer Charles Osborne.)
However, Wilde's grandson says that the company isn't being truthful about the play's origins in their promotion. (Also, notably, Holland finds the play "a pretty appalling piece of work.") Holland told the Guardian that in the name of honesty and fair credit, "The play should really have been billed as 'A play based on an idea by Oscar Wilde, written in French by Guillot de Saix, translated into English and further adapted by Charles Osborne.'"
Sure, that may be more honest, but it doesn't quite have the same ring to it, does it?
Megan Gibson is a reporter at TIME's London bureau. Find her on Twitter at @MeganJGibson. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.

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