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Lindsey Snell discusses her experiences in Syria and the propaganda surrounding the Jihadists and moderate rebels.

Journalist Lindsey Snell returns to the show to talk about Syria. She first recounts her experience getting kidnapped by the Jihadists who now control the country. Scott and Snell then debunk all the propaganda we’re being fed about Jolani and the rest of his “moderate” rebels who now, with Western backing, are closer than ever to establishing their caliphate in the Middle East. Discussed on the show: Things Aren't Great with Lindsey Snell Lindsey Snell is a journalist covering conflict and crises in the Middle East and North Africa, especially Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Tunisia. She currently lives in Germany. Follow her on X @LindseySnell  Sign up for the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom at scotthortonacademy.com For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott's other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott's books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/43D82oY (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Horton

Guest: Lindsey Snell

Topics covered

• Syria
• Jihadists
• propaganda
• moderate rebels
• Middle East
• conflict journalism

Keywords

• Syria
• Lindsey Snell
• Jihadists
• moderate rebels
• propaganda
• Middle East
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom, The Libertarian Institute, Provoked

Products: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine, Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism, Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan

Places: Germany, Syria, Middle East

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