yeah, I know the story. however - car crashes for politicians and other guys from the top - are always controversial..at least for me :-)
I would say that mostly these are not accidents at all :-P
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Originally Posted by femdomdestiny
"...His father had been grooming Bashar's older brother Bassel as the future president.[41] Bashar, however, was recalled in 1994 to the Syrian Army, after Bassel's death in a car accident....
Soon after the death of Bassel, Hafez Assad made the decision to make Bashar the new heir-apparent.[42] Over the next six and half years, until his death in 2000, Hafez went about systematically preparing Bashar for taking over power. Preparations for a smooth transition were made on three levels......"
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