Ted Turner / NBC NewsWhen NBC News gained access to the squat, modernist palace perched in the mountains above the capital Damascus on Wednesday, it was relatively calm, despite the appearance of having been robbed. Ted Turner / NBC NewsIt also appeared that no expense had been spared at one of Assad's guest palaces nearby. Ted Turner / NBC NewsElsewhere, there was an expansive library large enough to warrant a rolling ladder. Ted Turner / NBC NewsNow he is gone the reality of what happened under his rule is being exposed. As the Assad's lived a life of luxury, their regime locked up, tortured and killed thousands of its citizens.

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Persons: Bashar Al, Assad, Asma, Ted Turner, Michael Moore’s, Sue Black’s ‘, Richard Engel, David Hodari Organizations: NBC, NBC News, Fighters Locations: DAMASCUS, Syria, Russia, Damascus, Hayat Tahrir, Uruguay, Croatia, Sudan, London