The President's Daily Brief
December 10th, 2024: Inside Assad’s “Human Slaughterhouses” & Suspect in CEO Slaying Revealed
10 Dec 2024
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: New evidence from Syria exposes the horrifying depths of former President Bashar al-Assad's brutality as prisoners emerge from dungeons described as "human slaughterhouses." Millions of Syrian refugees celebrate the collapse of Assad's regime, but European nations are freezing asylum applications, suggesting it may be time for many to return home. An update from South Korea, where the nation's president has been barred from traveling abroad after a controversial martial law decree. And in today’s Back of the Brief: a 26-year-old fugitive is finally captured. Luigi Mangione’s arrest ends the manhunt for the man accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Blackout Coffee: https://www.blackoutcoffee.com/PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Kickstart your day with a delicious taste of Blackout Coffee. Family owned, premium coffee, fresh roasted and shipped out within 48 hours of roasting. Go to blackoutcoffee.com, promo code PDB for 20% off your first time purchase. It's Tuesday, 10 December. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed.
We begin in Syria, where newly discovered evidence exposes the true depths of former President Assad's brutality. Prisoners are emerging from dungeons described as, quote, human slaughterhouses, painting a grim picture of his regime's darkest crimes.
Later in the show, millions of Syrian refugees celebrate the collapse of Assad's regime, while some European nations begin to freeze asylum applications, citing uncertainty over Syria's political future. Plus, an update from South Korea. The nation's president has been barred from traveling overseas following last week's controversial martial law decree.
And in today's Back of the Brief, a 26-year-old man is arrested for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Luigi Mangione's arrest ends the large-scale manhunt for last week's assassination on the streets of New York City. But first, today's PDB Spotlight.
We'll begin in Syria, where a full picture of the brutality of the Assad regime is beginning to emerge as prisoners are released from infamous dungeons described as, quote, human slaughterhouses.
As PDB faithful listeners are no doubt aware, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad was toppled by a coalition of Islamist rebels on Sunday, bringing a swift and very surprising end to one of the world's longest running family dictatorships.
The insurgents managed to sweep across the country in just 10 days to evict the Assad family after 50 years ruling over Syria, a reign marked by the violent oppression of political dissidents and average citizens alike.
As they advanced towards Damascus, the rebels began freeing prisoners from the country's detention centers, some of whom were marked for executions, assuring them that the regime would soon fall and that they were now safe. Many were seen running through the streets in celebration and screaming in joy on Sunday when news of Assad's ousting swept through the country.
That's according to a report from the Associated Press. Now, with Assad driven into asylum in Russia, the rebels, alongside Syrian relief workers, are working to clear out the roughly 100 prison facilities scattered across the country and working to find the location of any secret detention centers used by the regime, where many prisoners are still believed to be trapped.
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