Arab League Completes Initial Stage Of Syria Mission
from National Public Radio
January 19, 2012
Anouar Male is a former Algerian political prisoner who went to Syria as one of the Arab League monitors. He quit this week, calling the mission a sham. Audie Cornish hears from him — and she talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon about the mission overall.
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