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Assad and Astérix
Why a fondue-loving dictator is no longer a big cheese
19 December 2024 - 05:00
In January 2012, as Syria burned, Asma al-Assad e-mailed her dictator husband, Bashar, about ordering a fondue set from Amazon. “Pls can we get one?” she asked.
“Sure”, he replied. “By the way harrods [sic] sent a few days ago, all done.”..
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