Chloe Hadjimatheou

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3,299 appearances 16 recordings 2 series first heard Feb 2025 last heard 27 Aug

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Careless | Tortoise Investigates · Asma's Syria | We call her Emma Ep6 · 10 Aug 2026 podcast

There's one such person who I had my sights set on, because of his position. matched

This is a man who's a big name in Syria in the business world, and he was very much in bed with the regime. matched

He was friendly with some of the top people running the country. matched

He would have had to have been in order to operate there for as long as he did. matched

And given asthma's control of the economy and big business in Syria, we're pretty sure he has things to tell us. matched

When our Syrian producer Sarah first approached him, he was cagey, but over time she coaxed him into a back and forth over WhatsApp. matched

And then, to everyone's surprise, a message suddenly comes through saying he'll meet us. matched

Before we get in the cab, Sarah tells us not to mention his real name out loud, not even in front of the taxi driver. matched

That's the kind of reputation he has. matched

So between ourselves, we start referring to him as George, and I'll stick with that name here. matched

It's a long night of pleasantries edging towards the reason all of us are there, but we leave his house with an agreement. matched

George will go on the record if we change his voice and we don't name him. matched

We're pretty sure the interview's gonna be about Asthma's influence in the economy. matched

But when we do speak to him, he'll tell us that Asthma's ambitions went far beyond that. matched

Her involvement wasn't limited to orphanages and the world of business. matched

He'll say she was preparing to run the country. matched

I'm Chloe Hadjimatheu from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer. matched

This is We Call Her Emma. matched

Episode six matched

Asthma's Syria. matched

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