Journalist and host of "Dispatches" at Breakthrough News returns to Bad Faith to give a comprehensive rundown of the history that led to the ousting of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, how the west is rehabilitating former al-Qaeda member Abu Mohammed al-Jolani as a moderate, & the implications for Israel's expansionist goals in the region. Stay to the end for Rania's assessment of AOC's failure to win a key committee chair seat, and what that means about the viability of the left's "inside" strategy. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)