November 15, 2006

Rick Warren's Trip to Syria

Ingrid Schlueter joined Vic Eliason to discuss a report from the Syrian-Arab News Agency. The report states that pastor Rick Warren, well known for his Purpose Driven Life books, was in Damascus with a religious delegation meeting with Syrian leaders, including the president and the minister of higher education.

This is very troublesome because the United States has not had an ambassador to Syria since 2005. This is due to Syria's involvement with terrorist groups.

With this in mind, this Crosstalk program sought answers to the following questions: Why did pastor Warren feel he could tell Syrian leaders that 80% of the American public disagrees with president Bush's handling of the Iraq war? Does pastor Warren speak for you? Why the apparent media blackout? Does the State Department know pastor Warren was acting as a quasi-diplomat representing the United States?Vi

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Action Points

To comment on the visit by Rick Warren to Syria, where he met with that country's leaders, and which was featured prominently in Syrian-Arab News Agency reports quoted Warren as saying 80% of Americans do not support the war in Iraq, but which has not been reported generally in this country:

Rick Warren's Saddleback Church
949-609-8000

To ask why this story apparently has been blacked out in the United States:
Associated Press
212-621-1500
212-581-1766
212-581-1994

To inquire whether Warren went to Syria as an official representative, or with the blessing of this country:
U.S. State Department
202-647-4000