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Background Briefing with Ian Masters – November 20, 2023

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The US Priority of Helping Israel Over Ukraine Which is Repelling the Russian Invader While Israel Turns a Tiny Strip of Land Into Rubble We begin with the extent to which the war in Gaza has been detrimental to Ukraine as it tries to repel the Russian invader while Israel turns a tiny strip of … Continued


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The Escalating Threat of Domestic Terrorism as a Result of the War in Gaza We begin with Wednesday’s testimony from the head of the FBI about the increased threat of domestic terrorism as a result of the war in Gaza that was overshadowed by idiotic Q Anon accusations from congressional ignoramuses Marjorie Taylor Greene and … Continued


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What the US Can Do To Reach Out To the Chinese People We begin with the summit meeting between President Biden and Xi Jinping at which the Chinese leader stressed that for “the most important bilateral relationship in the world…it is unrealistic for one side to remodel the other, and conflict and confrontation has unbearable … Continued


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Is Israel Trying to Drag the US Into a Wider War That Neither Biden or Iran Want? We begin with conflicting strategic goals in the Middle East emerging from the war in Gaza as the Biden administration and the Iranian regime both seem to be trying to avoid a wider war while Netanyahu and some … Continued


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On Veterans Day Trump Channels Adolf Hitler We begin with Trump’s Veterans Day speech on Saturday in which he channeled Adolf Hitler in calling his enemies “vermin” with his campaign spokesman vowing that “their entire existence will be crushed when President Trump returns to the White House.” Joining us to discuss Trump’s charge, as he … Continued


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Republican Presidential Hopefuls Want War Against Iran, China, Mexico and Even Canada We begin with the latest Republican presidential debate in which Nikki Haley called Vivek Ramaswamy “scum” and others on the stage wanted to go to war against Iran, China, Mexico and even Canada. Joining us is a former Republican Justin Higgins, who has worked … Continued


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Democratic Wins Look Good For 2024 In Spite of the Party Leader’s Poll Numbers We begin with the wins for Democrats in Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia which augurs well for Democrats in 2024 in contrast to the poor poll numbers for the leader of the party President Joe Biden. Joining us to examine the successful … Continued


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One of the “Adults in the Room” on Trump’s Vengeful Plans For a Second Term We begin with alarming reports in The Washington Post and The New York Times about Trump’s vengeful plans for a second term outlining how he would invoke the Insurrection Act on day one and round up his enemies such as … Continued


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Trump on the Witness Stand in a Case He Has Already Lost We begin with Trump in the witness stand today in a $250 million fraud case he has already lost in which the judge repeatedly told him to answer questions and not make political speeches, at one point imploring his counsels to rein in … Continued


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