Interviews

Jan 26, 2015, Foreign Affairs I would like to start by asking you about the war. It has now been going on for almost four years, and you know the statistics: more than 200,000 people have been killed, a million wounded, and more than three million Syrians have fled the …

Dr. Bashar al-Ja’afari, a veteran diplomat and Syrian Arab Republic Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Al-Akhbar English/Eva Bartlett Jan 17, 2015, Al Akhbar [re-published version on author’s blog, In Gaza] On January 8, in his sparsely-furnished New York City office, the Syrian Arab Republic Ambassador and Permanent …

Dec 18, 2014, (We) Can Do Better How could we allow America, NATO, Israel or other Arab states to destroy something so ancient and valuable for all humanity as Syria – the last secular Arab state? Australian peace activist, Susan Dirgham, taught English for years in Syria and got to …

Dec 29, 2014, Taylor Report AUDIO LINK Stephen Gowans, political analyst, and Phil Taylor discuss Gowans’ article, “Why Assad Refuses to Step Down,” which is based on a Paris Match interview with Assad. In response to Paris Match, President Assad defended his right to rule democratically, to serve the Syrian …

Dec 3, 2014, Paris Match The Full Paris Match interview of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, granted in Damascus on November 28th. Paris Match: Mr. President, three years into this war, and considering how things have turned out, do you regret that you haven’t managed things differently at the beginning, with the …

Nov 12, 2014, Eretz Zen Robert Fisk, the Independent’s long-standing Middle East correspondent, discusses during an interview on ABC’s (Australia) Lateline, his view of the current situation in Syria after returning from a trip there. He states that the Syrian Army has become the sole strongest institution in Syria, where …

Nov 6, 2014, al-Akhbar Ever since Washington put together an international anti-ISIS coalition, the situation in Syria and the region has become more ambiguous and blurry. The Syrian position has been to accept US airstrikes against the terrorist group as a fait accompli, while Iran continues to object to them …

Following recent media attention on Kobane, Zafar Bangash discusses the interactions of governments and Kurdish populations, particularly with regard to Syria and Turkey. He also comments on the forces that emboldened ISIL. LISTEN HERE SEE ALSO: Crescent Online

Doug and Brendan discuss an upcoming anti-war demonstration in Toronto on October 25. LISTEN HERE   Protest info: SATURDAY Oct. 25 2:30 PM, US CONSULATE, Toronto http://www.hamiltoncoalitiontostopthewar.ca/Events.htm Petition:  Withdraw from the US-led coalition for war in Iraq and Syria! SIGN HERE

Sep 30, 2014, Eretz Zen Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Walid Muallem, stated in an interview with al-Mayadeen TV, that the approach the US and its allies are continuing to take in Syria by arming terrorist groups, otherwise referred to by the Obama administration as “moderate Syrian rebels,” …