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