A former Syrian vice president , Abdel-Halim Khaddam , ratcheted up his allegations against President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Thursday and said that Mr. Assad 's rule might not survive the political crisis caused by the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri of Lebanon and the ensuing United Nations investigation .
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