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Brad Pearce joins Scott to talk about the work he’s done digging into the claims that the IDF was responsible for much of the devastation on October 7th. Pearce explains the history of Israel’s evolving doctrine for preventing and avoiding hostage situations to help us better interpret what happened that day in Southern Israel.

Discussed on the show:

• “A Hannibal Directive by Any Other Name” (The Wayward Rabbler)
• “A Series of Failures Proves That Israel’s Security Concept Is Obsolete” (Haaretz)
• “Screams without proof: questions for NYT about shoddy ‘Hamas mass rape’ report” (The Grayzone)

Brad Pearce is a writer focused on international relations and politics. He writes at The Wayward Rabbler. Follow him on Twitter @WaywardRabbler

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