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Roger Waters returns to the show to discuss what’s happening in Gaza. Waters is horrified by what the Israeli government is doing. He explains why, presents how he thinks this needs to end and debuts his new song about the atrocities the people of Gaza are experiencing called Under the Rubble. 

Discussed on the show:

• “My Heart is Heavy: To Whom It May Concern, Please STOP” (Palestine Chronicle)
• The General’s Son by Miko Peled
• “Hamas Committed Documented Atrocities. But a Few False Stories Feed the Deniers” (Haaretz)
• Glenn Greenwald interviews Roger Water

Roger Waters co-founded the band Pink Floyd. Waters has been very active in antiwar and other activism for many years. He has been outspoken against Western involvement in the war in Ukraine, a defender of Palestinian rights, and one of the leading advocates of freedom for Julian Assange. 

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Emily Yates, a former Army public affairs specialist and member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, discusses her “truth in recruitment” campaign to teach vulnerable students the reality of life in the military before recruiters can fill their heads with lies.

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Jason Leopold, investigative reporter for Vice News, discusses what the FOIA documents he obtained say about the CIA’s “Salt Pit” black site prison in Afghanistan where Gul Rahman was tortured and died of hypothermia in 2002; and the FBI’s ongoing criminal investigation of Hillary Clinton.

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Derek Johnson, Global Zero’s executive director, discuses his organization’s efforts to create a world without nuclear weapons, and the challenges awaiting the next president on arms control and the nuclear “hair-trigger” posture with Russia.

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Sam Husseini discusses his article on Noor Zahi Salman, the wife of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen, and her claim that the media (and anonymous government officials) are lying about her complicity in the mass murder of 50 people.

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