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- GRAPEVINE, Page 17DON'T ASK WHERE THE SCENERY WENT
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- By JANICE CASTRO/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
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- In an ad in the New York Times last week, Syrian
- President HAFEZ ASSAD courted American investors and tourists,
- touting his country as "a land of castles, citadels and
- colonnades." Trouble is, some of the locals have grisly tales
- to tell. Most notable is the story of the ancient city of Hama,
- whose spectacular ancient waterwheels are pictured in the ad.
- Just nine years ago, Assad quashed dissent in the town. His army
- slaughtered as many as 25,000 townspeople and razed most of the
- picturesque old quarter Assad urges the world to visit.
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