Program Information

Eyewitness Syria - Resisting US Imperialism

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Program Type:

Speech

Featured Speakers/Commentators:

Johnny Achi, Kobi Guillory, Wyatt Miller, Ted Kelly

Contributor:

Essential Dissent Contact Contributor

Date Published:

June 5, 2021, 8:03 p.m.

Summary: Audio from a webinar convened in June of 2021 by the International Action Center (IAC): iacenter.org

On May 26, 2021,14 million Syrians voted in a Presidential election, overwhelmingly reelecting President Bashar al-Assad. An independent, international delegation of observers called the election "the legitimate, democratic expression of the Syrian people" and noted that "for many Syrians, the election represents the imminent ending of the war, the defeat of foreign plots, and hope for the future."

Join 4 participants from the delegationÂ for anÂ eyewitnessÂ account of the situation in Syria as the country continues to push back U.S. intervention, reassert its sovereignty, and rebuild after years of imperialist war.

Hosted byÂ Scott WilliamsÂ
International Action Center, Participant in 2014 Delegation to Syria

Panelists:

Johnny Achi, E.E.
Co-founder, Arab Americans for Syria

Kobi Guillory
Co-Chair, Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

Wyatt Miller
Minnesota Anti-War Committee

Ted Kelly
International Action Center
Co-Editor, Tear Down the Walls!

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Notes: There are 3 versions of this webinar on the R4A server. All are the full edit of the webinar, edited for pacing and content, mostly removal of "um, uh, you know" and false starts.

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Version 3: A 55:30 radio-ready -24 LUFS Mp3 with added intro/outro etc.

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Approximate Times (For Versions 1 & 2):

00:00 Scott Williams (Run time 5:44)
05:44 Johnny Achi (11:06)
16:50Â Scott Williams (1:19)
18:09 Kobi Guillory (7:04)
25:13Â Scott Williams (1:40)
26:53 Wyatt Miller (7:16)
34:09Â Scott Williams (1:18)
35:27 Ted Kelly (7:43)
43:10 Discussion (10:08)
53:18 End

Version 1: Eyewitness Syria - Resisting U.S. Imperialism (-24 LUFS)