6/24/19 Trita Parsi on the Manufactured Threat of Iran’s Nuclear Program

Trita Parsi assesses the current risk of America going to war with Iran, given all the recent pressure from President Trump's advisers to do so. Parsi reminds us that America has no real reason to fear Iran's civilian nuclear program, since they were already signatories to the Non-Proliferation Treaty long before President Obama's JCPOA. The pressure to attack them simply comes from wanting to appease the strategic interests of Israel and Saudi Arabia. Discussed on the show: "Ret. Col. Macgregor: Attacking Iran Would Provoke a War, Create a Coalition Of The Willing Against Us"...

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6/22/19 Gareth Porter on the Fake Crisis of War with Iran

Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the growing threat of war with Iran. John Bolton and Mike Pompeo seem to be doing their utmost to ensure President Trump has no choice but to declare war on them, not to mention the fact that America's draconian economic sanctions could already be seen as an act of war. Trump's willingness to stand up to Bolton and call off a recent strike at practically the last minute may have been the only thing that stopped a war from starting already. Discussed on the show: "No war with Iran, for now — but Mike Pompeo and John Bolton still really, really want one"...

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6/21/19 Khalid Mustafa Medani on Sudan’s Quest for Democracy

Professor Khalid Mustafa Medani joins the show to explain the protests going on right now in Sudan to try to bring about democratic rule in a country plagued for years by dictatorships and civil wars. In response to widespread civilian discontent, the military recently joined the cause of the people to overthrow the previous dictator—but then instead of handing the government over to democratic rule, the military set up its own dictator to take the place of the old one. Now the citizens of Sudan are calling for him to step down and help establish true democracy in the Western tradition....

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