Friday News Roundup - International
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-06-15/friday-news-roundup-international
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused Russia of escalating the conflict in Syria by supplying the Assad regime with attack helicopters. An audit of Spain's banks showed they need between a 60 and 70 billion euro bailout. And thousands of anti-government protesters marched in Moscow to demand fresh elections and a new president. Tom Gjelten of NPR, Susan Glasser of Foreign Policy magazine and Nathan Guttman of Israel's Channel 1 News join Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.
Guests
Tom Gjelten
NPR national security correspondent and author of "Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause."
Susan Glasser
editor-in-chief, Foreign Policy.
Nathan Guttman
Washington correspondent for Channel 1 Israeli News and The Jewish Daily Forward.
Comments
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Congratulations to Diane Rehm for having an Israeli correspondent on the International Roundup. Al Jazeera-English (and Al Jazeera-Arabic) correspondents have been on repeatedly. So today is an important balancing effort - and should happen more often.
Ruffles1:
Whole heartedly agree. There is a deep lack of understanding of the issues that confront the Jewish state, often inflamed by racist hyperbole from both sides.
Interesting that the commentators say that the Great Powers of the world find it disturbing when the Syrian Government uses air power against civilians - but the Sudanese government of Omar Al-Bashir has used air power against the civilians of Nuba...and nobody pays any attention. Two Arab governments using air power against civilians. Two different standards. Inquiring minds wonder why.
Ruffles1,
Your so-called 'Congratulatory' comment is completely off base. Diane moderates any guest if they go too far off into advocacy. If you want to hear more unbalanced and stridently pro Israeli commentary you have almost all of the mainstream media to pick from. Is that what you prefer? I've never noticed Diane Rehm favoring a side in the debate you imply.