Mother Agnes Mariam is a Carmelite nun who has been living and working in Syria for the past 19 years. Throughout the Syrian conflict, she has been working with a network of peace activists across the country and around the world to counter the lies and disinformation that is leading the West toward war. Today we discuss the lies surrounding last week’s alleged chemical weapons attack and the fate of the country if Assad were to be toppled.

Ayssar Midani, a French Syrian citizen and political activist, joins us from Damascus to talk about the latest developments in Syria. We talk about the history of the terrorist jihadi insurgency in the country and their prior use of chemical weapons, the latest attack and claims of satellite evidence proving that the attack was not launched by government officials, and the likely consequences of a US-led strike on the country.