Matthew VanDyke

Two stories in this hour: Baltimore native Matthew VanDyke, journalist-turned-self-styled freedom fighter, has just returned from Syria to tell about his experiences with the rebels trying to overthrow the Assad regime. He is working on a film about the civil war in Syria. Then, Gregory Johnson, former Fulbright fellow in Yemen, explains why that country has become the U.S.’s most urgent terrorist concern. Johnson is the author of The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda and America's War in Arabia.

Guest host Karen Hosler is joined by Andy Green, opinion editor for the Baltimore Sun to discuss the latest news: