Part 1: Vijay Prashad: Turkey's Offensive Against ISIS & Press Crackdown is Really Just War on Kurds
August 26, 2016
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8:06Now PlayingPart 1: Vijay Prashad: Turkey's Offensive Against ISIS & Press Crackdown is Really Just War on Kurds
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as posted by the channelAs the United States backs a Turkish military incursion into Syria targeting ISISheld areas along the border, Turkey says it’s also concerned about Syrian Kurdish militias at the border who are backed by the United States. We look at the conflict, how it relates to the recent thwarted coup attempt, and the government’s subsequent arrests of journalists on terrorism charges with an acclaimed scholar who has followed the region closely for yearsVijay Prashad. He is a professor of international studies at Trinity College and columnist for the Indian magazine Frontline. His new book is "The Death of the Nation and the Future of the Arab Revolution."
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