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Part One: Bashar al Assad: The Eye Doctor Who Murdered a Nation

Behind the Bastards

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Why I Shouldn't Be a Diktator

Beshar al-asad is the son of former Syrian dictator hafez al- asad. He took power after his father's death in June 2011 and quickly assumed power. The young despot was a high strung, paranoid scared guy who didn't want to be president at first because he feared getting murdered. His regime has been dubbed "the damascus spring" by some media commentators.

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