Pete Quinones interviews me about the common narratives about Iran in Iraq and so forth; specifically addressing a hawk's interview on the Joe Rogan show and a recent hawkish piece in the Wall Street Journal.
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News Roundup 1/21/20
US News The US will no longer use B-52 bombers to carry nuclear weapons. [Link] The psychologist who designed the torture program will testify about it during a pre-trial hearing for a military tribunal at Gitmo. The psychologist - Mitchell and Jessen -made millions...
1/17/20 Doug Bandow: America Wrecked Libya for a Generation
Doug Bandow talks about the legacy of the war in Libya, which many Americans seem already to have forgotten. Bandow says Qaddafi was supposed to be the test case for a dictator agreeing to U.S. terms of peaceful nuclear disarmament. Instead, as soon as he disarmed...
1/17/20 Trita Parsi on Peace in the Middle East Without US Involvement
Trita Parsi explains why he thinks that President Trump's clear signal that he doesn't want to go to war with Iran has sent a message to American allies like Saudi Arabia that they should now pursue diplomacy instead of war. Some assume that without a strong U.S....
News Roundup 1/20/20
US News The Army is canceling the $45 billion contract to build a replacement for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The Army only got one bid on the contract. The Army plans to reexamine its requirements for the replacement and reoffer the contract. [Link] The US sailed a...
Sexy Abby Martin vs American Empire
What is this banging hot white chick doing in the Gaza Strip or Venezuela? In this offensive political comedy episode, we follow the sexy journalist Abby Martin, to dive into how the Secret CIA Empire actually works. From Coups in Venezuela and Ukraine, to propaganda...
News Roundup 1/17/20
US News Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has issued two memos this year reorienting the Pentagon towards great power competition with China and Russia. [Link] The Air Force is looking to improve the Jan Mayen Airbase. The base is located in the Norwegian Sea between...
Iraq PM Backs Off Expelling US Troops
Trump's threats on Iraq seem to have delayed troop ouster After repeated threats from President Trump to sanction Iraq, to seize its primary bank account, and cut all military aid, Iraqi PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi has backed away from calls to expel US troops from Iraq....
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