Lebanese Politician Richard Riachi: Syria Has Been Hijacked by Turkey, Israel, America, Everybody; Some People Deserve Having Barrel Bombs Dropped on Them
When Mohamad Barakat, a Lebanese journalist also on the panel, remarked that flags are better than barrel bombs, Riachi responded that some people 'deserve' to have barrel bombs dropped on them, adding that these people aren't really Syrians but rather Uzbeks and Pakistanis.
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