EPISODE · Feb 12, 2023 · 29 MIN
How Western war and sanctions devastated Syria, where earthquake now kills thousands
from Geopolitical Economy Report · host Ben Norton
A decade of proxy war and illegal US and EU sanctions have devastated Syria, and blocked some humanitarian aid after a crushing earthquake killed thousands of people. To save face, Washington agreed to a temporary suspension, but UN experts have demanded a permanent end to the “suffocating” sanctions, saying they “may amount to crimes against humanity”. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mtiNw3PxRyY Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/09/us-sanctions-aid-syria-earthquake UN expert: ‘Outrageous’ Western sanctions are ‘suffocating’ Syria, may be crimes against humanity: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/11/12/un-expert-western-sanctions-syria
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A decade of proxy war and illegal US and EU sanctions have devastated Syria, and blocked some humanitarian aid after a crushing earthquake killed thousands of people. To save face, Washington agreed to a temporary suspension, but UN experts have demanded a permanent end to the “suffocating” sanctions, saying they “may amount to crimes against humanity”. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mtiNw3PxRyY Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/09/us-sanctions-aid-syria-earthquake UN expert: ‘Outrageous’ Western sanctions are ‘suffocating’ Syria, may be crimes against humanity: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/11/12/un-expert-western-sanctions-syria
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