Syria and the larger war in the Middle East, w/ Journalist Charles Glass (G&R 359)

Bob had a great conversation w/ Charles Glass, who was the ABC News correspondent from the Middle East throughout the 80s and 90s, and has written countless books and articles about the region. They talked about the current situation in Syria, the role of the great powers there, conditions for the Kurds in Rojava, and of course Israel's aggression throughout the region. Bio// Charles Glass was ABC News Chief Middle East Correspondent from 1983 to 1993. Since 1973, he has covered wars in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He is the author of "Syria Burning," and "Soldiers Don't Go Mad: A Story of Brotherhood, Poetry, and Mental Illness During the First World War." His most recent book is "Syria: Civil War to Holy War." --------------------------------- Outro- "Green and Red Blues" by Moody Links// + Charles' Website: https://www.charlesglass.net +Charles Class: Syria - From Holy War to Civil War (https://bit.ly/3X0THjh) "Disenchantment and Devastation in Syria," NYRB, (https://bit.ly/42yxA7d) +"Beirut gets a Reprieve, but for How Long?", The Nation (https://bit.ly/3EeIIfs) +"Lebanon's Year of Living Ambiguously," The Nation (https://bit.ly/3WFqrOz) Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠⁠⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠⁠⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠⁠⁠ Join our Discord community ( / discord ) +NEW: Follow us on Substack (https://greenandredpodcast.substack.com) +NEW: Follow us on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/podcastgreen...) Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at / greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠⁠⁠ Our Networks// +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/⁠⁠ +We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network: linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork +Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/) This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Scott.