Assad in Adilettes: What alleged private photos reveal about the dictator – Culture

The dictator in his underpants, looking through the kitchen window, insecure, vulnerable – maybe just a bit overslept. It is not known whether the filter coffee machine was already running in the background; in fact, the photos of Bashar al-Assad that are now appearing online invite speculation. When he was younger, the future dictator of Syria was more like George Michael, Faith? Or is there a stronger sense of Freddie Mercury in there, Don't stop me now? Or did he simply wear the fashion of his time, sportswear from Champion, tight shorts from Adidas?