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On today’s briefing: A Reality Check on Trump’s Claims He’s Stopping His 10th War in Lebanon We begin with Trump’s announcement today that he “just had excellent conversations with the Highly Respected President Joseph Aoun, of Lebanon, and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel. These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE … Continued


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On today’s briefing: Could a Ceasefire Between Israel and Lebanon Lead to an Iran-US Agreement to End the War? We begin with an update on the blockade of the Persian Gulf amid reports that negotiations with Iran might resume soon, tempered by threats from the IRGC that they will blow up Saudi, Kuwaiti, UAE and … Continued


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On today’s briefing: The Trump Administration’s Explanation of Why We Are at War With Iran…”We’re America Bitches” We begin with how, while American presidents have had their sights on Iran for a long time, we are now at war with a senior Trump administration official explaining the Trump doctrine, “We’re America, bitches.” Joining us is … Continued


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On Today’s show: In Desperation, Our Self-Serving and Imbecilic President Has Strengthened a Brutal Regime and Elevated Its Global Position We begin with reports that for weeks Trump has been desperate to make a deal with Iranian officials because he only cares about himself, not the country, and is eagerly accepting Iran’s terms to get … Continued


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On today’s show:   Both the Arsonist and the Fire Brigade, Trump Celebrates His Ceasefire Deal as “A Total Victory 100%” While Iran Says They Dealt the Enemy “A Crushing Defeat” We begin with a last-minute two week ceasefire between the US and Iran just as Trump was poised to end Iranian civilization and assess … Continued


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On today’s show: In the Next Hour Will Trump Pull the Trigger and “A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight?” We begin with Trump’s 8 PM EST deadline today fast approaching with his latest threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight” hanging in the air. We discuss what is becoming a theocrat versus theocrat war … Continued


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Trump’s Long and Loony Press Conference and How He Has Not “Decimated” Iran’s Anti-Aircraft Capacity We begin with Trump’s long press conference today ostensibly to congratulate himself for the daring and successful mission to rescue two downed pilots over Iran involving over a hundred aircraft with the loss off an F-15 E, 2 C-130/MC-130 transports, … Continued


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On today’s show:   In Three Weeks Trump Will Declare Victory Without Securing a Victory, Leaving Someone Else to Open the Strait of Hormuz We begin with a pointless and lackluster speech by President Trump last night to the nation in which he declared victory in a war he will end in three weeks without … Continued


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On today’s show: Trump Poised to Announce Victory in a Surrender of His War on Iran We begin with Trump’s surrender which he will present as a victory tonight when he addresses the nation to announce he is ending his war on Iran. Already he is blaming NATO for his disastrous war of choice while … Continued


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