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Media Roundtable: Attack On Kurds In Syria; The Impeachment Inquiry & Supreme Court's New Term

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Turkish forces artillery pieces are driven to their new positions near the border with Syria in Sanliurfa province,

  On the next Your Call’s Friday media roundtable, we’ll discuss Turkey’s military operation in Kurdish areas in Northern Syria. So far, at least 24 people have been killed – including 16 Kurdish fighters and eight civilians – while dozens more have been injured. Tens of thousand of people are also fleeing their homes.

We’ll also talk about the investigation into whether Donald Trump abused his power in pressuring Ukraine to intervene in the 2020 election, and important issues facing the Supreme Court. 

Guests:

Borzou Daragahi, international correspondent for The Independent.

John Nichols,  national affairs correspondent for The Nation, and the author Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America, and The Genius of Impeachment

Bob Egelko, legal affairs reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle

Web Resources:

The Independent: ‘Too big to handle’: Turkey invasion of Syria risks provoking ire from all sides

The Guardian: Tens of thousands of civilians flee Turkish offensive in Syria

The Nation: It’s Not a Coup, It’s the Constitution

NPR:  Abortion, Guns And Gay Rights On The Docket For Supreme Court's New Term

The NY Times: A Supreme Court Abortion Case That Tests the Court Itself