Syria and Our Educational System | Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, Lawrence Davidson and Ilan Pappé interviewed by Daniel Falcone

Syria and Our Educational System | Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, Lawrence Davidson and Ilan Pappé interviewed by Daniel Falcone:

Syria's civil war that started in March 2011 continues to attract Western attention. Although nearly half of the Syrian population does not support US leadership in the world, the United States has shown a "resolve" to make this one of our international priorities. For many citizens outside of the public arena, Syria is an obscure and irrelevant geographic location. Recent events in the diplomatic field have, however, catapulted the country to headlines across the United States. I spoke with four prominent public intellectuals to discuss the context of Syria within our educational system. This is a roundtable format including the eminent linguist and social scientist Noam Chomsky from MIT, Princeton professor emeritus of international law Richard Falk, professor of Middle East studies and author of the Middle East Reader Lawrence Davidson and Israeli historian and author of The Modern Middle East Ilan Pappé.