Join us on “Sojourner Truth” with host Margaret Prescod.
Tuesday: Syria. President Obama shocks his national security team and pundits across the nation in announcing he will seek a vote in Congress before making a strike on Syria.
The head of the Arab League says no to a US strike; Russia accuses the US of a double standard and will send officials to meet with members of the US Congress. The Pope tweets “war never again, never again war.”
Senators McCain and Graham want the US to take wider military action beyond a strategic strike, but Senator Rand Paul strongly opposes a US strike on Syria and promises to mobilize opposition among the Tea Party wing of the GOP.
Middle East expert and Syrian American who has served as a political interviewer for Arabic TV Dr. Elaine Hagopian gives us analysis of the internal politics on the ground in Syria and the impact of a US military strike.
Dr. Gerald Horne puts the Syrian crisis within the regional context.
With polls showing a lack of support for a Syria strike, Richard Becker of the ANSWER coalition discusses the anti-war protests that have broken out across the country.
Also, our weekly “Earth Minute”.
