Syria: Asma al-Assad shopped for baubles at Harrods as her husband slaughtered ...
Among a stash of emails that emerged yesterday, apparently sent by the Syrian president and his wife, it is the small details that are so damning: the desperate search for a Harry Potter DVD, the concern over getting hold of a new chocolate fondue set, or swapping details with friends of crystal-encrusted designer shoes costing nearly £4,000.
Even the language is toe-curling, with snippets of text-speak amid shocking insouciance to the slaughter, torture and rape of their fellow Syrians as they rose up against their bloodstained regime — or were merely caught in the crossfire of a deadly conflict.
‘I am absolutely clueless when it comes to fine jewellery,’ witters Asma al-Assad, the president’s 36-year-old British-born wife, to her cousin as she awaits delivery of gold, onyx and diamond-encrusted necklaces being made for her in Paris. ‘Kisses to you both, and don’t worry, we are well.’ She signs off ‘aaa’.
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