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    Could Syria's Dictator Still Flee?

    Saddam Hussein was found in a spider hole. Moammar Gadhafi was gunned down by his own people. Bashar Assad was offered asylum from Syria by the new President of Tunisia, who told the BBC, "If the price of peace in Syria is to give a safe haven to this guy, why not?" But that was in March. Since then, no other leader has made a similar offer.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Saddam Hussein was found in a spider hole. Moammar Gadhafi was gunned down by his own people. Bashar Assad was offered asylum from Syria by the new President of Tunisia, who told the BBC, "If the price of peace in Syria is to give a safe haven to this guy, why not?" But that was in March. Since then, no other leader has made a similar offer. That's according to Vivienne Walt in Time magazine.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Vivienne Walt

      Time magazine

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    Aurora, Mass Shootings and America's Gun Laws
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    2. 7:12Can We Talk about Gun Control?
    3. 43:32Could Syria's Dictator Still Flee?You’re reading this
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