The Regime
November 7, 2011
// 22:35
The Regime
November 7, 2011
// 22:35
(AP Photo/ Bassem Tellawi)
Season 30: Episode 3
A profile of the dictator who has managed to hold on longer than any amidst the Arab unrest — President Bashar al-Assad.
investigations
Features
Featured Films
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Trump's Takeover
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Weinstein
01:56:41

Bitter Rivals
Iran and Saudi Arabia
54:46

The Gang Crackdown
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Exodus: The Journey Continues
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Rape on the Night Shift
01:24:48

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
54:43

Putin's Revenge
54:37

American Patriot
Inside the Armed Uprising Against the Federal Government
54:37

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