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#SYRIA: Who is Abu Mohammed al Jolani? Aaron Zelin, Washington Institute Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
2/2: #SYRIA: Who is Abu Mohammad al-Julani? And what is to be done? Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson 1870 Damascus
GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Syria with a reignited civil war... 1860 Damascus CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:15-9:30 Part 1/2: SYRIA: Who is Abu Mohammad al-Julani? Bill Roggio, FDD; Husain Haqqani, Hudson Part 2/2: SYRIA: Continued discussion. Bill Roggio, FDD; Husain Haqqani, Hudson 9:30-9:45 LEBANON: Hezbollah begins reorganizing. David Daoud & Bill Roggio, FDD 9:45-10:00 IRAQ: Ketaib Hezbollah enters the battlefield. David Daoud & Bill Roggio, FDD SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 SYRIA: Turkey backs the jihadists against Assad. Malcolm Hoenlein, @Conf_of_pres; Thad McCotter, @theamgreatness 10:15-10:30 LEBANON: Untrusted Hezbollah. Malcolm Hoenlein, @Conf_of_pres; Thad McCotter, @theamgreatness 10:30-10:45 UKRAINE: Weapons too late. John Hardie & Bill Roggio, FDD 10:45-11:00 UKRAINE: General Frost enters. John Hardie & Bill Roggio, FDD THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:30 ICC: The recklessness of the allegations and warrants. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution 11:30-11:45 JAPAN: Arming the Okinawa Island chain. Lance Gatling, Nexial Research; Gordon Chang, Gatestone 11:45-12:00 PRC: Another condemned Defence Minister. Rick Fisher, Gordon Chang FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 UKRAINE: Rebuilding two badly damaged nations in the challenge. Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Washington Post 12:15-12:30 DOD: The need to fully fund the US military. Bradley Bowman, FDD 12:30-12:45 NEW WORLD REPORT: Mexico and Canada react profoundly differently to border security. Joseph Humire, @SecureFreeSoc; Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil 12:45-1:00 AM NEW WORLD REPORT: The advantages with Marco Rubio at State. Joseph Humire, @SecureFreeSoc; Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil
1/2: #SYRIA: Who is Abu Mohammad al-Julani? And what is to be done? Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson 1870 Damascus
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Georgias pro Western president calls for new elections amid protests Smooth Mars bar man gets 2 compensation from chocolate giant Syria Who are Hayat Tahrir al Sham, the rebels seizing control of Aleppo Red Sea sinking UK family desperate as couple remain missing Syrian troops withdraw from Aleppo as rebels advance Rigorous law firm to lead Gregg Wallace probe MasterChef producers Spain hotel check in delay fears as new registration rules begin What we learnt from Lucy Letby hospital bosses at Thirlwall Inquiry Kate sends emotional Christmas message of love, not fear Irish election too close to call says Simon Harris
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Syrian troops withdraw from Aleppo as rebels advance Red Sea sinking UK family desperate as couple remain missing Kate sends emotional Christmas message of love, not fear Syria Who are Hayat Tahrir al Sham, the rebels seizing control of Aleppo Rigorous law firm to lead Gregg Wallace probe MasterChef producers What we learnt from Lucy Letby hospital bosses at Thirlwall Inquiry Spain hotel check in delay fears as new registration rules begin Smooth Mars bar man gets 2 compensation from chocolate giant Georgias pro Western president calls for new elections amid protests Irish election too close to call says Simon Harris
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Smooth Mars bar man gets 2 compensation from chocolate giant What we learnt from Lucy Letby hospital bosses at Thirlwall Inquiry Syrian troops withdraw from Aleppo as rebels advance Spain hotel check in delay fears as new registration rules begin Irish election too close to call says Simon Harris Red Sea sinking UK family desperate as couple remain missing Kate sends emotional Christmas message of love, not fear Syria Who are Hayat Tahrir al Sham, the rebels seizing control of Aleppo Rigorous law firm to lead Gregg Wallace probe MasterChef producers Georgias pro Western president calls for new elections amid protests
Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Georgias pro Western president calls for new elections amid protests Kate sends emotional Christmas message of love, not fear Rigorous law firm to lead Gregg Wallace probe MasterChef producers What we learnt from Lucy Letby hospital bosses at Thirlwall Inquiry Syrian troops withdraw from Aleppo as rebels advance Syria Who are Hayat Tahrir al Sham, the rebels seizing control of Aleppo Smooth Mars bar man gets 2 compensation from chocolate giant Irish election too close to call says Simon Harris Red Sea sinking UK family desperate as couple remain missing Spain hotel check in delay fears as new registration rules begin
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Iran or Syria Who is next?
Iran or Syria Who is next?