#261 - No. 1 Middle East Expert Exposes $2 Billion Syria Drug Empire & Pop Star Bomb Plot | Joby Warrick

(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Joby Warrick is a 2x Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and Middle East Expert. Since 1996, Joby has been at the Washington Post, where he currently serves as a National Security Reporter. His three books –– “The Triple Agent,” “Black Flags” (won Pulitzer Prize), & “Red Line” –– are all Best-Sellers (You can BUY all 3 of Joby’s books using my Amazon Store link below)

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****TIMESTAMPS****

00:00 - Syria Falling, State of Syria Right Now, HTS Syria Origins

13:12 - History of IS1S in Syria

17:33 - Invasion of Iraq (IS1S Founding Father), Why Did Young People Join IS1S

26:45 - Kurds & Unique Culture (Women Must Fight), IS1S Prisons, Kurds Day of Syria Collapse, Turkey’s Plan & Beef with Assad

36:13 - Turkey and Kurdistan’s Conflict

43:06 - Observing Rise of IS1S Right Before Takeover

52:23 - Story of Assad Empire (Iron Grip), Syrian Civil War

01:02:01 - Assad & Putin Relationship, Assad Starts Drug Market in Syria

01:13:21 - Syria’s Drug Empire

01:24:35 - Obama’s Failed Military Strike in Syria

01:30:17 - Getting Top Secret Syria Intel (Story), IS1S Caught Before Attack

01:39:34 - 2nd Hand Conversation & Sources, CIA Base for Briefings/Intel, Scrutiny of Journalism

01:52:51 - Assad & Chemical Weapons (US Refusal of Getting into War/WW 2.5), Ukrainian Drones

01:59:22 - Where Was Assad on the Day of Collapse, Syria’s Horrible Torture Methods

02:07:51 - Jordanian King’s Take on the Syrian Collapse

02:14:11 - Israel’s View on Syria (Earthquake Bomb)

02:23:35 - Radicalization from Bombing (Gaza)/Beepers Explosion

02:29:45 - Rising Anti-Semitism w/ World

02:38:47 - Biden Administration Provoking WW3, Putin’s End Goal

02:48:51 - Israel & Gaza Peace Deal Possible, Does Netanhayu Want This to End?

02:58:11 - NJ Drone Situation (Joby’s Take)

CREDITS:

- Host & Producer: Julian D. Dorey

- In-Studio Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@alessiallaman

Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 261 - Joby Warrick

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