On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D spoke with Ajamu Baraka of the Black Alliance for Peace about the escalating tensions in the Middle East, particularly focusing on Israel’s recent air strikes across Syria. They discussed the broader geopolitical implications of these strikes, the involvement of international powers like the U.S. and Turkey, and how such military actions reflect the ongoing struggle for influence and control in the region. The conversation also delves into the humanitarian impact of these military operations.
Baraka is a human rights defender whose experience spans four decades of domestic and international education and activism, Ajamu Baraka is a veteran grassroots organizer whose roots are in the Black Liberation Movement and anti-apartheid and Central American solidarity struggles. He was the 2016 Vice Presidential candidate of the Green Party of the United States. Baraka is currently the national organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace.