#Assads

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The fall of Assad’s informant state leaves Syria riven by betrayals

[News] Neighbors and colleagues reported on each other everywhere. Now, Syrians are shadowed by the question of who among them had contributed to the regime’s tyranny. [English News] Source link

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Too little, too late and too languid

Once a jihadist, always a jihadist. For proof, no need to look beyond Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s transitional president since January 29th. Even a terrifying jihadi slaughter that ended in Sunnis massacring hundreds of Alawites near the Latakian coast failed to inspire Mr Sharaa to spring into solid action. It was a sectarian slaughter, yet Mr Sharaa is slow to stir out of his jihadi past and jump…

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No one has painted me in over 400 years.

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🧛🏼 VAMPIRES + SUNGLASSES 😎 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) Twilight (2008) Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Near Dark (1987) The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) The Hunger (1983) Wednesday (2022-) Interview with the Vampire (2022-)

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the interview with the vampire cast are so funny about their characters they’re like

jacob anderson talking about louis: he is me i am him there is no separation

sam reid talking about lestat: that is my close personal friend lestat and i am also his lawyer providing his professional statements on the events taking place

assad zaman talking about armand: every time i get on set i get possessed for a few hours and wake up in my dressing room. also he’s a freak and wants that young old man bad

eric bogosian talking about daniel: i’ve always wanted to be a vampire also [spoiler spoiler spoiler]

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Interview with the Vampire | 2.02

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which could mean nothing

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ASSAD ZAMAN as THE VAMPIRE ARMAND Interview with the Vampire

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#And he was right!!!

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (2022 - ) I 2.08

[kirstythejetblackgoldfish]

Assad Meetings and Visits That I Really Wanted to See:

Going to North Korea (DPRK) for a few days and meeting Kim Jong-un. They were pen pals for a long time (tbh I wouldn't be surprised if this continued) and given their awkward personalities and similar life experiences, there would be an instant bond. He'd probably get to see parts of North Korea that are very rarely seen by anyone else (and us in any official photos) and possibly gifted a portrait of Hafez and Kim il-Sung, and a new pet, like a horse

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro coming to visit with Cilia and his son. While Nicolas Maduro Guerra would be visiting universities and religious sites, Bashar, Asma, Nicolas and Cilia would be exploring Damascus and the souks. Maduro's exuberant, excitable personality would really shine through, possibly forcing Bashar to make a few awkward TikTok videos

I feel like Asma meeting Janja da Silva and Veronica Alcocer (Gustavo Petro's wife) would've been somewhat realistic

Visits to Central Asian countries and Abkhazia

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko coming to visit (no Umka though, although I think Zein would've loved Umka. How can you not love Umka?!)

The Alliance of Sahel States leaders dropping by - Assimi Goïta of Mali, Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso and Abdourahamane Tchiani of Niger

I was actually kinda hoping that he would've gone to that climate change summit in the UAE, but his prime minister at the time went instead

The big one, that I was really hoping for one day, was a Bashar al-Assad and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi meeting. I even had two dreams about it, including one rather vivid one just a month after Saif's NYT comeback interview

Bashar meeting Saif off the plane at the airport, the car ride to the palace, the public meeting, the closed-door meeting where things might get emotional, but replaced with laughter - and heck, Saif pretends he isn't shy and awkward but he is and always has been. Bashar might even try on Saif's bisht

Then they'd sign agreements and hug and raise each other's clasped hands into the air

Imagine Arab Summits with Saif and Bashar. Now there's going to be no-one

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Another Armand piece 🩸

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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 2.08: And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else IWTVTwT Version.