SYRIAN 'CONTRA' CRISIS ENCROACHING ON TURKEY, IRAN, KURDISTAN
ELAINE HAGOPIAN, a Syrian-American Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Simmons College, discusses the US-backed and Arab-fronted clandestine invasion of Syria, Al Qaeda's curious role as a "frenemy" of American foreign policy, the Obama administration's approval of material aid for covert invaders, and potential NATO involvement in the event of a Turkish attack over Kurdish autonomy in besieged Syria;
Bob Dylan - "Desolation Row" [excerpt];
RAY McGOVERN, former CIA Officer and Presidential daily intelligence briefer, discusses the Syrian covert invasion in the context of Libya, the Nicaraguan "contra" war, the decennial anniversary of the Iraq invasion "intel fix," and his current Baltimore Sun op-ed, "Is Israel Fixing the Intelligence to Justify an Attack on Iran?"; and
Talking Heads - "Listening Wind".
Anchor: Robert Knight Producer: Thiago Barrozo Engineer: Michael G. Haskins Origin: WBAI/Pacifica
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5OCS - Syrian Contra Crisis
Syrian 'Contra' Crisis Threatens Iran, Turkey, Kurdistan