Foreign Affairs
Bart Nijman: Does It No Longer Matter Which Bloodthirsty Professional Tyrant You Pose With?
Opinion writer Bart Nijman questions the appropriateness of Dutch Prime Minister Jetten and Queen Máxima posing with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa at the United Nations in New York. The article highlights that until December 2024, Al-Sharaa was known by his jihadist nom de guerre Abu Mohammed Al-Jolani and was responsible for founding Jabhat Al-Nusra, a radical Islamic terrorist group associated with Al-Qaeda.
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