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Monday, July 30, 2012

Syrian Opposition Becomes More Radicalized

As the fighting rages on in Syria, the New York Times reports Jihadists are playing a bigger role in the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad. We reached a member of the opposition who is now in Beirut, Lebanon and asked him whether or not that’s true and what he thinks will eventually happen in his country.

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We welcome comments from all of our listeners. Post below. Please stay on topic and be civil. Comments may be moderated by us, but you are solely responsible for the content of your comments.

  • Milo

    I listened to this interview made by the unnamed Syrian in Lebanon.
    How do we really know this guy was in Lebanon? Did Here and Now dial up some phone number to that individual in Lebanon?
    This fellow could have been inside an air conditioned room at the US State Dept. or even over at the offices of the Project for a New American Century(PNAC).
    We won’t know who this shill was for sure?

    • Robin

      We dialed him in Lebanon, through a resistance group we’re in touch with and others we know, know.  So I don’t think he was in Washington, but yours is a question we wrestle with when it comes to the “insurgent on the street”. We ask it, but also trust our sources.

      Thank you! 

      Robin

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