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Dave DeCamp was back on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss developments in Eastern Europe and the Pacific. They start with an update on Ukraine’s counteroffensive, examining how both sides are characterizing it. They then move over and discuss some of the new weaponry Washington is deploying to China’s near abroad. 

Discussed on the show:

• “Putin Says Fighting in Southeastern Ukraine ‘Intensified Significantly’” (Antiwar.com)
• “The West feels gloomy about Ukraine. Here’s why it shouldn’t” (Washington Post)
• “Opera Buffa in Ukraine” (Substack)
• “US Marines Activate First Missile Battery Previously Banned by INF Treaty” (Antiwar.com)
• “US Tests Cargo Plane Missile System in the Pacific in Message to China” (Antiwar.com)

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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McClatchy journalist Jonathan Landay discusses Obama’s secret and ‘very thin’ legal rationale for war against Islamic State, and the Congressional hawks eager to commit US troops to yet another conflict.

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James Bovard, author of Public Policy Hooligan, discusses the 800 year anniversary of King John’s signing of the Magna Charta, and the practical lessons that historical event teaches us about tyrants and political promises.

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Rupert Stone, an independent journalist working on civil liberties, national security and military veterans, discusses his article “Beyond Torture: The New Science of Interrogating Terrorists.”

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Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses why the Obama administration is allowing Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey to support al-Qaeda groups in Syria, contrary to the White House’s supposed counter-terrorism strategy.

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Jason Ditz, news editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the ongoing war in Yemen and the disastrous post-war chaos in Libya.

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Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer and Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses the 48 year anniversary of the deliberate Israeli attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 American sailors, marines and civilian personnel.

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Kevin Zeese, co-director of PopularResistance.org, discusses how Fast Track legislation for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would allow Congress to rush through “free” trade agreements with no debate or review, in what amounts to crony capitalism at its worst.

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