https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/a20ef72f-144e-4efc-becb-33b0a1793723 Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton are joined by veteran Middle East reporter Patrick Cockburn to discuss the war in Syria. We analyze several key cities and battles in the conflict, including Afrin, Eastern Ghouta, Idlib, Aleppo, and Raqqa, along with Mosul and other cities in neighboring Iraq. Cockburn says the Western media reporting on Syria is the worst he has ever seen. We address the extreme pro-opposition bias in the press corps and dispel prevalent myths and talking points. TOPICS 2:43 Patrick Cockburn on his trip to northern Syria 6:45 Sieges, and media double standards 7:10 Mosul 10:20 Sieges 10:38 Raqqa 13:02 Rumors of population transfer 15:01 Afrin 18:25 Idlib 19:19 Afrin 20:44 US role in Syria, YPG/SDF 23:40 Misleading maps showing areas controlled 24:56 US role in Syria 26:23 Manbij, YPG/SDF 29:35 Syrians' opposition to the opposition 32:43 Casualties on different sides of the war, and media double standards 34:56 Media myths and propaganda on Syria 36:50 Eastern Ghouta 37:34 Biased, hypocritical pro-opposition media reporting on Syria 43:03 Journalists not on the ground in rebel areas 44:23 Worst, most biased journalism Cockburn has seen 44:37 Libya 47:58 Attacks by pro-war trolls 49:32 Extremely biased journalists 53:32 Syria media reporting is the worst Cockburn has seen 54:32 One-sided Syria propaganda 55:07 Libya and Iraq 56:59 Overlap of Western intelligence services and media 59:28 Propaganda — and the danger of believing your own 1:03:16 Future of Syria, and the shifting war 1:06:56 Importance of reporting on the ground PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ModerateRebels Please consider supporting Moderate Rebels on Patreon. Website: http://moderaterebelsradio.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/moderateradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moderaterebelsradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/moderaterebelsradio Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:09:13 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/a20ef72f-144e-4efc-becb-33b0a1793723 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.