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Dec 2022
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Resisting Turkish Imperialism in Rojava ...

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We talk with Debbie Bookchin and researcher Meghan Bodette about the revolution in northern Syria, the Kurdish freedom movement, and how to prevent Turkey from carrying out their plans to wipe it out.

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