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the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies,

about the man named Al-Shara, who is the self-named president of Syria,

coming to speak at the United Nations General Assembly next week.

What does he know of government?

Well, he has one, and how did it come to be?

Here, Ahmed explains democracy, serious style.

More of this later tonight.

So, funny, funny enough,

I don't think Shara has uttered the word democracy until now,

but he keeps talking about inclusivity.

And that means incorporating or giving a voice to all of serious, diverse minorities, into decision-making and power.

But ever since he took over power and he got, first of all, he got appointed as president

by 18 different militia leaders, all Sunni, all Muslim, or all loyal to him, or took part

in the campaign against Assad.

This was back in January.

Then he drafted the constitution that was formed through a

drafting committee that was appointed by him composed of loyalists. The constitution gave him

extensive powers to appoint cabinet members. These cabinet members, despite having four

diverse, I mean, four representatives of

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