""In an attempt to defend its credibility, Al-Watan [mouthpiece of prince Khalid Al-Faysal] published a recording of the alleged interview on its website. The
speaker, who identifies himself as Bogdanov, also claims (in remarkably fluent
Arabic) that Assad's brother, Maher al-Assad, had lost his legs in the July
bombing of a key government headquarters in Damascus and was "fighting for his
life." According to the AFP, the voice on the recording "sounded
different from the voice of Bogdanov in videos available online." (thanks "Ibn Rushd")