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On today’s show:   Trump Will Either Double Down or Cut and Run Leaving Us, Our Allies and the Iranian People So Much Worse Off We begin with the two possible scenarios of what Trump is about to do to end his war on Iran with one sending in the Marines and digging the hole … Continued


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No Kings and 11 Attempts by Democrats to Fund TSA Blocked by Trump As He Tries To Force His SAVE Act on Senate Republicans We begin with the upcoming “No Kings” rallies across the country on Saturday, the third of which is likely to be bigger with anti-war sentiments swelling the ranks although the Iran … Continued


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On today’s show: Our Reality TV President Unable to Deal With Reality, Makes Up Stories About Negotiating With Iran We begin with a disastrously delusional American president making up stories about negotiating with the enemy as he tries to get out of a trap he set for himself by going to war against Iran without … Continued


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On today’s show: Life in Bomb Shelters Under Bombardment in a War 90% of Israelis Support We begin in Israel and speak with Ori Goldberg, an Israeli author, academic, and political commentator. A former university professor who has written extensively on Iran, Israel and the relationship between religion and politics in the Middle East, he … Continued


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On today’s show:   The Global Impact of the Trump/Netanyahu War on Iran as Energy Prices Shoot Through the Roof We begin with the global impact of the Trump/Netanyahu war on Iran as energy prices rise steeply after Israel’s strike on Iran’s major gas field and Iran’s retaliation against Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Joining … Continued


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On today’s show: The Organizer of an International Humanitarian Flotilla Delivering Aid to the Desperate and Starving People of Cuba We begin with the head of an international humanitarian effort underway to alleviate the suffering of the Cuban people whose country is falling apart all around them as they run out of food, water, gas … Continued


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On today’s show: Today’s Blowback and the Historical Record of US Meddling in Iran We begin with the killing today of Iran’s top national security official and the head of the Basij militia who were hiding in a safe house struck by Israel, opening the way for even more hardline officials to take over since … Continued


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On today’s show:   Although the US Navy Won’t Go Into the Gulf, Trump is Demanding Other Navies Escort Tankers Through the Strait of Hormuz We begin with Trump doubling down on his delusion that tankers can pass through the Strait of Hormuz after calling on tanker owners to “show some guts” he is now … Continued


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