meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The John Batchelor Show

#Libya: #Egypt: #Turkey: Civil wars. Ben Fishman is a Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and a member of the Program on Arab Politics. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Photo: No known restrictions on publication.
@Batchelorshow


#Libya: #Egypt: #Turkey: Civil wars. Ben Fishman is a Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and a member of the Program on Arab Politics. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1


Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

This is CBS, I Am The World.

0:07.0

I'm John Vashu with my colleague and friend Malcolm Homeline, conference of presidents,

0:11.2

major American Jewish organizations.

0:13.5

Libya is a catastrophe since the fighting that led to the death of the dictator and at

0:21.0

the same time the country being torn into pieces by the various jihadist groups ISIS not

0:27.2

being the least of them over these years.

0:30.0

But now I learn from Ben Fischmann, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute's program

0:34.9

on Arab politics.

0:36.7

Is there is a moment for Libya to survive the crisis and move ahead.

0:42.4

It comes after a meeting in Washington in these last days towards the end of February,

0:48.2

where the US, Britain, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Turkey and the UAE met to discuss

0:54.7

what is to be done.

0:56.4

Why is this significant is that for the moment Turkey and Egypt have been at odds in Libya.

1:02.6

I know it's extraordinary, but we're dealing with the Mediterranean basin.

1:06.7

They have been at odds, but because of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria and because

1:10.9

of the economic crisis in Egypt, they're momentarily distracted.

1:14.8

What is to be done?

1:15.8

Ben, a very good evening to you.

1:17.0

What is to be done at this opening that won't last forever?

1:19.8

Good evening to you.

1:21.2

Hi, John.

1:23.2

Thanks for having me.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John Batchelor, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of John Batchelor and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.