Assad must match words with deeds: Clinton

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assads reported acceptance of a peace plan by envoy Kofi Annan must be matched by immediate actions.Clintons comments came after aides to Annan said the Assad government has accepted a six-point proposal by the UN-Arab League special envoy on halting more than a year of bloodshed in the strife-hit country.Given Assads history of overpromising and underdelivering, that commitment (to Annan) must now be matched by immediate actions, Clinton told reporters.We will judge Assads sincerity and seriousness by what he does, not by what he says, the chief US diplomat added. Assad can prove it by immediately ordering regime forces to stop firing and begin withdrawing from populated areas, Clinton said.He can also provide unfettered access to international aid workers, release political prisoners, permit peaceful political activity, and allow foreign journalists unobstructed access, she said.And Assad can begin a legitimate political process that leads to a democratic transition, the chief US diplomat said.Clinton took a tougher line than State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, who called Assads reported acceptance of the plan an important step while cautioning that the proof will come with his actions.The proposal -- put to Assad by Annan during his visit to Damascus on March 10 and 11 -- was endorsed by the UN Security Council on March 21.Annans plan calls for a commitment to stop all armed violence, a daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefire, media access to all areas affected by the fighting, an inclusive Syrian-led political process, a right to demonstrate, and release of arbitrarily detained people.