As a #Syrian and a proud alum of Columbia University, it’s both infuriating and disheartening to see Columbia Professor Jeffrey Sachs repeatedly misrepresent the reality of #Syria. That someone like @piersmorgan would give him a platform to “make sense” of what’s happening in Syria is, frankly, mind-boggling. Let me be clear: Sachs has absolutely no idea what he’s talking about.

I witnessed his cluelessness firsthand as a graduate student at Columbia. During a lecture I attended, he falsely claimed that the Syrian Revolution was simply a product of Obama and the CIA colluding with the Saudis to overthrow Assad in 2011—a baseless narrative that ignores the fact that the small covert program he referenced didn’t begin until two and a half years after the uprising had started. This wasn’t just a one-off mistake; it was a complete misunderstanding of Syria’s struggle. And clearly, he hasn’t learned anything since then.

But Sachs doesn’t just get timelines and facts wrong—he peddles dangerous and offensive conspiracy theories. Despite incontrovertible evidence from independent organizations and the United Nations, he disgustingly claims that Syrians gassed ourselves in a false-flag operation, absolving Assad of responsibility for dozens of chemical attacks on civilians. This is not just ignorance—it’s an insult to the victims and a betrayal of basic human decency.

Sachs repeatedly dismisses the Syrian people’s fight for liberation from the brutal Assad regime that has been in power for 54 years. For Syrians and anyone with even a basic understanding of the conflict, he comes across as not just uninformed but willfully ignorant—a voice devoid of credibility.

I get that TV shows like these thrive on controversy and shock value to drive clicks and views, but come on Mr. Morgan. If you want to inform your audience about Syria, at least have the decency to host a Syrian or an independent analyst with a shred of respect for the facts. Your viewers—and the truth—deserve better.
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