Episode 17 - Unraveling the Syria War Chessboard

Published: Nov. 29, 2017, 2:14 a.m.

The war in Syria is an unparalleled crisis. Having gone far beyond an internal political struggle, the war is marked by a complex array of forces that the U.S. Empire hopes to command: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kurdistan, Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and more. \n\nTo simplify this web of enemies and friends in the regional war, Abby Martin interviews Dr. Vijay Prashad, professor of International Studies at Trinity College and author of several books including \u201cThe Poorer Nations", "A People\u2019s History of the Third World\u201d and "Arab Spring, Libyan Winter".\n\nWatch teleSUR's The Empire Files every Friday.\n\nFOLLOW // http://twitter.com/empirefiles\nLIKE // http://facebook.com/theempirefiles\nMusic by Fluorescent Grey