Asma al-Saddad - Das schöne Gesicht der Diktatur

Asma al-Assad - raised in London and educated at elite schools, is a successful career woman who, as the wife of Bashar al-Assad, is a beacon of hope for Syria. The eyes of the former ambassador of the European Union in Syria, Frank Hesske, still light up today when he speaks of Asma al-Assad, the beautiful First Lady of Syria. She was "a darling" and not only comparable to Lady Diana from Great Britain because of her British origins, he enthuses: "And we diplomats," the former ambassador says surprisingly honestly today - "we let ourselves be seduced".