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Dave DeCamp was back on Antiwar Radio this week to go over all the latest news coming out of the Middle East. He and Scott discuss Rafah, the US-constructed pier debacle, Mossad threatening an ICC prosecutor and more.

Discussed on the show:

• “Israel Used US-Made Bombs in Rafah Tent Camp Massacre” (Antiwar.com)
• “Nikki Haley Visits Israel, Writes ‘Finish Them’ on Israeli Artillery Shell” (Antiwar.com)
• “Israeli Official Says Gaza Slaughter Will Continue for at Least Another 7 Months” (Antiwar.com)
• “US-Constructed Pier Off Gaza Breaks Apart” (Antiwar.com)
• “Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry” (The Guardian)

Dave DeCamp is the news editor of Antiwar.com and the host of Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp. Follow him on Twitter @decampdave

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Mark Perry returns to the show to discuss his latest article in the American Conservative, detailing how Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has the president’s ear in the Middle East and how Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis have been attempting to clean up Kushner’s mess in the Gulf States. Perry also discusses why war with Iran has some supporters in the White House, but many in the Pentagon and military have grown wary of constant intervention in the Middle East—not to mention that regime change in Tehran would be all but impossible. And the never-ending war in Afghanistan: While Trump is skeptical about adding troops in Afghanistan, it looks likely that the U.S. will send 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan to continue fighting a war that’s already been lost.

Perry is the author of Talking to Terrorists: Why America Must Engage with its Enemies and The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur. His next book, The Pentagon’s Wars will be released in October. Mark Perry is on Twitter @MarkPerryDC.

Discussed on the show:

• 1996 coup in Qatar supported by the Saudis
• “White House Officials Push for Widening War in Syria Over Pentagon Objections,” ForeignPolicy.com
• “James Mattis’ 33-Year Grudge Against Iran,” by Mark Perry
• “The White House’s Warning To Syria Was Kept Close — But Not From Russia,” Nancy Youssef
• Islamic Dawa Party
• (4,000) More troops in Afghanistan

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Doug Bandow returns to the show to discuss his latest article for the National Interest, “I was in Pyongyang When Otto Warmbier Was Released.” Bandow discusses how Pyongyang has changed since he was last there 25 years ago, why North Korea won’t give up their nuclear weapons, and why military engagement would have massive implications for Seoul, which is located just 30 miles from the DMZ. Bandow suggests that the solution is Trump stepping outside the box and reasserting his unconventional approach to US foreign policy. Scott wonders whether the American troops stationed in South Korea aren’t deterrence from American politicians starting a war, which would lead to significant American casualties and whether we could ever live in a world without nuclear weapons.

Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a regular contributor at Forbes Magazine, the National Interest, and elsewhere. He’s on Twitter @Doug_Bandow.

Discussed on the show:

• Lindsey Graham: “If there’s a war between us and North Korea now it will be over there not here.“
• Seoul proximity to the DMZ makes it vulnerable to heavy shelling.
• “U.S. Nuclear War Planning for a Hundred Holocausts,” Daniel Ellsberg
• “Rodman ‘trying to open door’ in North Korea“
• “Kim Jong Eun inherited an eccentric obsession with basketball from father Kim Jong Il“
• “Trump Says He’d Meet With Kim Jung Un Under Right Circumstances“

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Bob Logan joins the show to discuss his article for Antiwar.com: “Understanding ISIS in the Philippines.” Logan explains the recent uptick in violence in the Philippines and how it’s connected to the history of oppression of Muslims in the Philippines both by colonialist powers and also by the Filipino state. The government has not lived up to its peace agreement with moderate separatists—predicated largely on who controls local natural resources—which has inspired a more radical, violent group of fighters who have aligned themselves with ISIS. Logan details the demands of the Southern separatists and the devastation being carried out by the government—aided by American forces—in its attempt to suppress the opposition.

Robert Logan has a PhD in economics and is a contributing author at antiwar.com.

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Robert Murphy returns to the show to discuss how the new GOP healthcare bill compares to Obamacare, why pre-2007 healthcare was far from a free market, and how the Democrats are misleading people when they claim repealing Obamacare will literally kill people. Murphy also explains why he expects the next financial crisis to happen in Europe, how the Fed is raising rates in an unusual way, and why price stability may be an indicator of a bubble. And, of course, how the Fed helps finance America’s wars.

Murphy holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University, and is a Research Assistant Professor with the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University and a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute. He is the author of many books, including Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action.

Discussed on the show:

Austrian Business Cycle Theory

“The Economics of ObamaCare,” by Robert Murphy

“No, Obamacare Has Not Saved Lives,” by Oren Cass

“The Effects of Medicaid Expansion Under the ACA,” Kaiser Family Foundation Study

“Why Government Doesn’t Work,” by Harry Browne

“For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto,” by Murray N. Rothbard

“How the Fed Helped Pay for World War I,” by John Paul Koning

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Gareth Porter returns to discuss his important new article, “How the US Armed Terrorists in Syria,” the evidence, former-CIA Director Petraeus pushed the scheme to arm rebels in Syria, leading to the rise of Islamic State and the current war there.

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Ray McGovern, former chief of the CIA’s Soviet analysts division, explains why he is far from impressed by CIA/Washington Post‘s latest claims about the Trump-Russia election interference/collusion story.

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Adam Johnson from FAIR discusses his recent articles about biased media coverage of the anniversary of the 1967 war and its aftermath for the Palestinians, as well as feigned media amnesia of previous intervention every time the U.S. attacks national or allied forces in Syria.

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Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, the new Managing Editor of The American Conservative magazine, discusses her great new job and the terrible ongoing war in Afghanistan.

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