#1679 The Middle East War Process: Syria's Transition, Israel's Expansion, and Beyond

Air Date: 12-28-2024

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Decades of dictatorial rule in Syria have come to an end, leading to something else to be determined. Israel sprang into action taking control of Syrian land on their border. And no one seems to care what the US thinks of all this, which is telling.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Assad Ousted From Syria - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 12-10-24

KP 2: Assad downfall: Is the Arab Spring back from the dead? - Middle East Eye - Air Date 12-14-24

KP 3: Syria's Transition, Biden Migrant Detention Facilities Part 1 - American Prestige - Air Date 12-13-24

KP 4: Why is Israel bombing Syria? - The Take - Air Date 12-17-24

KP 5: “Lawless”: Marwan Bishara on Israel Bombing Syria 800 Times & Expanding Occupation of Golan Heights - Democracy Now! - Air Date 12-16-24

KP 6: Syria: Western Hypocrisy, Israeli Expansion & The Fall of Assad - Double Down News - Air Date 12-20-24


(53:44) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On closing out the year


DEEPER DIVES

(56:35) SECTION A - THE SYRIAN PEOPLE

A1: What Syria's Political Future May Look Like | Emma Beals - Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters - Air Date 12-11-24

A2: US officials in 'direct contact' with Syria's HTS rebels - DW News - Air Date 12-15-24

A3: Mass Graves Discovered as Syrian Families Seek Answers to Loved Ones' Disappearances Under Assad - Democracy Now! - Air Date 12-19-24

A4: Will Syrians return home? - Today, Explained - Air Date 12-14-24

A5: Where Is Syria Going After Assad and What’s Next for the Middle East - The Socialist Program with Brian Becker - Air Date 12-19-24


(1:38:56) SECTION B - ISRAEL

B1: If the US were to withdraw its 900 troops in Syria, what might happen? - DW News - Air Date 12-15-24

B2: Syria's Transition, Biden Migrant Detention Facilities Part 2 - American Prestige - Air Date 12-13-24

B3: Greater Israel Explained: The Israeli Plan to Conquer the Arab World - BreakThrough News - Air Date 10-4-24


(2:03:38) SECTION C - HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND THE PROXY WAR

C1: The Art of War: Proxy Warfare Part 1 - Warfronts - Air Date 8-19-23

C2: The Middle East's cold war, explained - Vox - Air Date 6-17-17

C3: The Art of War: Proxy Warfare Part 2 - Warfronts - Air Date 8-19-23

C4: How the First World War Created the Middle East Conflicts (Documentary) - The Great War - Air Date 12-8-23


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Description: The sun shining through a Syrian flag flying in the breeze against a clear sky.

Credit: “Close up of Syrian flag” by Ahmed akasha, Pexels | License: Pexels

 

 

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