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Background Briefing with Ian Masters – October 24, 2023
The Continuing Paralysis of the Legislative Branch We begin with the continuing paralysis of the legislative branch as nine Republican men, only two of whom accept the fact that Joe Biden won the presidency, offer themselves up as candidates to be the next speaker. Joining us is E.J. Dionne, a columnist for The Washington Post, … Continued
Background Briefing with Ian Masters – October 23, 2023
Putin, Hamas and Trump’s House Republicans Demonstrate Their Contempt For Democracy We begin with President Biden’s speech to the nation on Thursday in which he likened Putin to Hamas in their determination to exterminate democracy in their neighbor’s country. But Biden did not extend the analogy to our domestic politics where the Trump cult in … Continued
Background Briefing with Ian Masters – October 20, 2023
The War on Children as Bombs Fall on Gaza Where Half the Population is Under 18 We begin with the war on children as bombs fall on Gaza where half the population is under 18 and as every kibbutz baby for Hamas in an oppressor, and every Palestinian baby for Netanyahu and his cohorts is … Continued
Background Briefing with Ian Masters – October 19, 2023
An Assessment of the Latest Intelligence on the Strike on the Gaza Hospital Parking Lot We begin with the dust settling on what yesterday seemed like a monstrous war crime but today might have been a tragedy caused by a malfunctioning missile fired by Islamic Jihad that struck the parking lot of an Episcopalian hospital … Continued
Background Briefing with Ian Masters – October 18, 2023
With the Facts of Who and What Was Behind the Bombing of a Hospital in Gaza Not Yet Verified, We Look Into How it Has Backfired on Israel We begin with mass casualties from an explosion that struck a hospital in Gaza which Palestinians are blaming on Israel while Israelis are blaming a rocket fired … Continued
Background Briefing with Ian Masters – October 17, 2023
Paralysis at Home While Wars Rage Abroad With the House to Vote on Jim (Gym) Jordan For Speaker on Tuesday at Noon We begin with paralysis at home while wars rage abroad as House Republicans, who have been wrangling behind closed doors, prepare to vote on the House floor for a new speaker on Tuesday … Continued
Background Briefing with Ian Masters – October 16, 2023
Can Israel Destroy Hamas Then Hand Over Gaza to the UN and Arab States to Rebuild and Sustain it? We begin with an overview of the U.S. getting dragged back into the tormented Middle East as a war between Israel and Hamas rages while Washington tries to focus on a far more serious war of … Continued
Background Briefing with Ian Masters – October 13, 2023
The Role the Great Powers are Likely to Play in Israel’s War Against Hamas We begin with the role that the great powers, the U.S., Russia, China and Europe, are likely to play in the war between Israel and Hamas and whether they can resolve or contain the situation as middle powers and local actors … Continued
Background Briefing with Ian Masters – October 12, 2023
Israel’s Intelligence Failures and the Recriminations Soon to Come We begin with the intelligence failures and recriminations soon to emerge once the Israeli military operation against Hamas is over, assuming the war does not widen. Joining us is Paul Pillar, who served for 30 years as an analyst at the CIA, in which his last position … Continued