GEOPOLITICAL CHESSBOARD: THE PROXY WAR IN SYRIA

Tuesday, August 25, 2015   10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

While the political games surrounding the deal with Iran are playing out in Congress, the White House has declared an escalation of the war in Syria, including direct US involvement.
 
This Tuesday on Talk Back, a special presentation, with a look at Iran, Syria and US policy, including recent UN Security Council actions, an unedited description of the situation in Syria from that country's own UN Ambassador, and a discussion of the relationship between the US policies towards both of those countries and towards the people in this country.
 
The program includes Bashar Ja’afari, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, Sara Flounders from the International Action Center, Dr. Ghias Moussa from the Syrian American Forum, former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark, Margaret Kimberley from Black Agenda Report, Larry Hamm from the People's Organization for Progress, former Presidential candidate and Rep. Cynthia McKinney and more.