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PREVIEW: GUEST: Ahmad Sharawi SUMMARY: John Batchelor interviews Ahmad Sharawi of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)about the unprecedented moment of Ahmad al-Sharaa addressing the UN General Assembly in the guise of the Syrian President. Al-

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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PREVIEW:
GUEST: Ahmad Sharawi
SUMMARY: John Batchelor interviews Ahmad Sharawi of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)about the unprecedented moment of Ahmad al-Sharaa addressing the UN General Assembly in the guise of the Syrian President. Al-Sharaa is identified as a former jihadist and the leader of al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria. This development is important because al-Sharaa is the first Syrian president to attend the United Nations General Assembly since 1967.
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0:20.8

This is John Batchel, colleague

0:22.8

Ahmad Shari of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies,

0:27.2

introduces us to the unprecedented moment, that's for certain,

0:31.9

of an al-Qaeda chieftain addressing the United Nations General Assembly

0:36.0

in the guise of the precedent of Syria.

0:40.0

Ahmed here explains, and we look forward to more from Ahmed after the speech is made in two days' time.

0:47.7

Agme Sharrari, a man named Alshara at the UN.

0:54.1

So, of course, I mean, this is an unprecedented moment in serious history.

1:00.4

Shahar becomes the first Syrian president to attend the United Nations General Assembly since 1967.

1:07.7

No one part, I mean, no member member of the whether it was the

1:11.9

former president of Shirabash al-Assad or his father Hafez al-Assad ever attended

1:18.1

the United Nations National Assembly or

1:21.1

I guess spoke to the to the to the audience there and so this is a very interesting development

1:28.6

and an important development

1:29.7

because 10 months ago,

1:31.3

no one would have expected a former jihadist,

1:34.3

a member of,

1:35.7

or the leader of Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria,

1:38.6

to be in New York City,

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