A Look Back At Syria's 1982 Crackdown
Melissa Block talks to Christian Science Monitor editor John Yemma about the 1982 crackdown by the Syrian military in the town of Hama. Yemma, who was the Middle East bureau chief for the Monitor at the time, gives his thoughts on how modern-day crackdowns in Syria compare to the one in 1982 that left at least 10,000 dead.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/05/11/136214343/a-look-back-at-syrias-1982-crackdown?ft=1&f=1003