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In addition, various political figures and commentators have praised or come to the defense of despotic rulers including Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Bashar al-Assad. 6. Modem authoritarians can be expected to dou- ble down on their drive to neuter civil society as an incubator of reformist ideas and political
o defend embattled allies like Syria's 8ashar al-Assad. There is also growing replica- tion of what migh
ite their efforts to hollow out Venezuela's democratic infrastructure and their virulent anti-Americanism, the late Hugo Chavez and his successor, Nicolas Maduro, had no difficulty in finding American consultants who would repre- sent the interests of their government and the national oil company?' Richard
s" in the Syrian city of Daraa "with government forces and former rebels clashing amid a wave of assassinations, revealing the difficulty President Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to po
dent Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to portray as he urges Syrians who fled the country to return home to government-controlled territory. He has promised that no harm will b
p Administration "led an international push to recognize Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate leader as part of a plan to force the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro amid an economic crisis and a mass migration." Now, the opposition "hopes to maintain the backing of both Republicans and Democrats as it seeks to c
an city of Daraa "with government forces and former rebels EFTA00148763 clashing amid a wave of assassinations, revealing the difficulty President Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to p
dent Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to portray as he urges Syrians who fled the country to return home to government-controlled territory. He has promised that no harm will b
p Administration "led an international push to recognize Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate leader as part of a plan to force the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro amid an economic crisis and a mass migration." Now, the opposition "hopes to maintain the backing of both Republicans and Democrats as it seeks to
18.61M) reports the Administration has "embarked on its toughest round of economic sanctions against Syria, intending to break President Bashar al- Assad's reign over the country and stop a civil war that has claimed over half a million lives." Diplomatic and humanitarian assistance experts, however,
Verma, Yee, 18.61M) reports the Administration has "embarked on its toughest round of economic sanctions against Syria, intending to break President Bashar al- Assad's reign over the country and stop a civil war that has claimed over half a million lives." Diplomatic and humanitarian assistance experts,
tt Abrams, "said...that the Trump Administration will continue recognizing lawmaker Juan Guaido as the nation's interim president even if President Nicolas Maduro's government ousts the opposition from control of congress - its last major stronghold." Abrams told the panel, "He will not change the legal status
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ns like the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Organization of American States, and to defend embattled allies like Syria's Bashar al-Assad. There is also growing replica- tion of what might be called authoritarian best practices, vividly on display in the new Chinese law on nongovernment
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019237 →espite their efforts to hollow out Venezuela's democratic infrastructure and their virulent anti-Americanism, the late Hugo Chavez and his successor, Nicolas Maduro, had no difficulty in finding American consultants who would repre- sent the interests of their government and the national oil company.” ¢ Richard
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019279 →Entities connected to both Bashar al-Assad and Nicolas Maduro

Barack Obama
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George W. Bush
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United States
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Lebanon
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Bill Clinton
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Tehran
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Middle East
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Marc Rich
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Yemen
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Cairo
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Donald Trump
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Hillary Clinton
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Vladimir Putin
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Saddam Hussein
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Joe Biden
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Department of Justice
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Jerusalem
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Prince Andrew
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