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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
15hannuela 8. 'Turkey; in Freedom of the Press 2016 (New York: Freedom House, 2016), bttpsWfreedom house otereport/freedornsress/701.6/ turkey. 9. John Hudson, 'Erdogan Allies Accuse Leading Washington Think Tank of Orchestrating Coup," Foreign Policy, August 8, 2016, 56 EFTA00804780 Freedom House Conc
ars ago but not sorry for meeting with Bashar al-Assad, the man known as the butcher of Damascus, in Sy
s on immigration and guns. Tulsi Gabbard said she was "deeply sorry" for anti-gay comments she made a few years ago but not sorry for meeting with Bashar al-Assad, the man known as the butcher of Damascus, in Syria. Joe Biden expressed regret last weekend in South Carolina for his comments about working with
y taken advantage of a government weakened by the Brexit stalemate." -- Diplomats in Washington are afraid of putting Trump criticisms in writing. John Hudson and Kar_en_aeioung Page 13833 EFTA00044344 report: -uarrocn s resignation nas aireaay promptea discussions in embassies about scaling back acces
ars ago but not sorry for meeting with Bashar al-Assad, the man known as the butcher of Damascus, in Sy
s on immigration and guns. Tulsi Gabbard said she was "deeply sorry" for anti-gay comments she made a few years ago but not sorry for meeting with Bashar al-Assad, the man known as the butcher of Damascus, in Syria. Joe Biden expressed regret last weekend in South Carolina for his comments about working with
y taken advantage of a government weakened by the Brexit stalemate." -- Diplomats in Washington are afraid of putting Trump criticisms in writing. John Hudson and Karen DeYoung report: "Darroch's resignation has already prompted discussions in embassies about scaling back access to diplomatic cables and m
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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
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Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019291 →Entities connected to both Bashar al-Assad and John Hudson

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