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Syrian Civil War 1.16

Syrian Civil War 1.16

Here’s my interview with Muhannad Saker, a Syrian from Lattakia, an Alawii, who was in Damascus during the early years of the civil war. I chatted with him a few weeks ago to get an eyewitness account of the events. Hey our show is now listed in iTunes as...
Syrian Civil War 1.15

Syrian Civil War 1.15

NATO attacks Libya to remove Gaddafi, in part, according to intelligence sent to Hillary Clinton (leaked by Wikileaks) to prevent him from introducing the gold dinar, a single African currency made from gold. Meanwhile in Syria, large crowds of Syrians rallied in...
Syrian Civil War 1.14

Syrian Civil War 1.14

Why were there pro-government rallies in most of the country’s cities at the end of March 2011? Why did the government formally declare the repeal of an emergency law that had been in place since 1963? Then in late April, SOMETHING TERRIBLE happened in the small...
Syrian Civil War 1.13

Syrian Civil War 1.13

We cover the events of March 2011, including Assad’s first speech since the start of the troubles, in which he blames foreign elements, sacks his cabinet, and points the finger at Al Jazeera, the satellite television network based in Qatar – which leads us...
Syrian Civil War 1.12

Syrian Civil War 1.12

We talk more about the diplomatic cable, written in 2006 by William Roebuck, chargé d’affaires at the US embassy in Damascus, that talked about ways the U.S. could help overthrow the Assad regime. It was later leaked by Wikileaks. We cover his comments about how...