{"id":7182,"date":"2021-05-07T12:26:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T10:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=7182"},"modified":"2021-05-07T12:26:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T10:26:11","slug":"geisel-al-qaida-syrien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/opinions\/geisel-al-qaida-syrien\/","title":{"rendered":"EDITORIAL PICK: Former hostage responds to top diplomat calling Al Qaeda a US \u2018asset\u2019 in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EDITORIAL PICK: Former hostage responds to top diplomat calling Al Qaeda a US \u2018asset\u2019 in Syria<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In this week\u2019s editorial pick for our Import program, we select an interview from<\/span> the Grayzone project<\/span> with former Al Qaeda hostage and Journalist Lindsey Snell.<\/span><\/p>\n

Description from the Grayzone Project: Lindsey Snell, a journalist who escaped Al Qaeda captivity in Syria, responds to a top US diplomat calling the militant group \u201can asset\u201d amid a media-enabled PR campaign to whitewash its image. Amid a public relations campaign to rehabilitate the Al Qaeda franchise in Syria \u2014 which rules Idlib, Syria\u2019s last militant-controlled province \u2013 former top US diplomat James Jeffrey has called the group a US \u201casset.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

To read the transcript of this interview, click here: Former hostage responds to top diplomat calling Al Qaeda a US asset in Syria<\/a><\/p>\n

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VIDEO: Former hostage responds to top diplomat calling Al Qaeda a US \u2018asset\u2019 in Syria<\/h2>\n