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Kyle Anzalone joined Scott on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss developments in the Middle East. They start with the humanitarian situation and mass violence in Gaza and the West Bank. They then talk about the escalating violence in the broader region.

Discussed on the show:

• “Israel Has Failed to Provide Evidence to Prove UNRWA Hamas Ties” (Libertarian Institute)
• “Israel Destroys Belgian Aid Agency Office in Gaza” (Libertarian Institute)
• “Amnesty Documents ‘Shocking Spike in Illegal Force’ Against Palestinians in West Bank” (Libertarian Institute)
• “Biden Makes Americans Targets in the Middle East, Then Campaigns on Their Deaths” (The American Conservative)

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman. Follow him on Twitter @KyleAnzalone_

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Grant F. Smith, director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy and author of Big Israel, talks about the role of the Israel Lobby in American politics and the great lineup of speakers at his event at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. THIS FRIDAY the 24th of March.

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Iona Craig, a British-Irish independent journalist, discusses the result of President Trump’s first authorized counterterrorism operation – a SEAL raid on the Yemeni village of al Ghayil that left many civilians dead, including 10 children under 13 years old. The Intercept’s on-the-ground reporting after the raid, combined with eyewitness testimony of surviving villagers, contradict the Trump administration’s claims about the nature and success of the operation.

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Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses why the battle for Manbij could be the beginning of the end for ISIS, as Syrian Kurds backed by US air strikes and Syrian Army troops backed by Russian air strikes threaten to overwhelm Islamic State fighters. In the process, Turkey is unable to use proxy forces to battle the Kurds, in an attempt to prevent the formation of a Kurdish state.

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Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, discusses how Rand Paul’s Stop Arming Terrorists Act could impact terrorism-supporting countries like Saudi Arabia; and the Mises Institute event “Symposium with Ron Paul: War and Peace in the Age of Trump,” scheduled for April 8, 2017 in Lake Jackson, Texas.

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Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, discusses former Obama administration Guantanamo envoy Paul Lewis’s call on Donald Trump to close Guantanamo instead of adding new prisoners; and why existing federal prisons and courts are more than capable of incarcerating and trying terrorism suspects.

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Eric Margolis, a war correspondent and author of American Raj, discusses the US-backed motley crew fighting for full control of Mosul against the Islamic State – which never would have gained a foothold if Saddam Hussein or his sons still led Iraq; new US escalation in Syria and Afghanistan; and why Eric turned down a potential post in the Trump administration.

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Former Congressman Ron Paul discusses what President Trump should do about North Korea’s provocative military demonstrations; and why “taking the gloves off” doesn’t solve foreign policy problems or reduce terrorism threats to the US.

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Nathaniel Penn, a GQ correspondent, discusses his exposé on the reality of solitary confinement in US prisons, which is meted out with very few checks in place, no accountability for the prison officials who order it, and detrimental to the physical and emotional health of inmates subjected to it.

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