Interview with Bassam Haddad on Syria

Interview with Bassam Haddad on Syria, conducted by Shahram Aghamir of Pacifica Radio's Voices of the Middle East and North Africa

A wave of protests have been shaking Syria since nearly the middle of March. The protests that began by calling for political reforms, escalated after the security forces opened fired on demonstrators in the southern city of Daraa. Shahram Aghamir of Pacifaca's Voices of the Middle East and North Africa spoke with professor Bassam Haddad about the nature of these protests, the response of the Syrian Regime to them, and their regional implications,