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Dave DeCamp joined Antiwar Radio this week to run through some of the week’s biggest foreign policy stories that he’s been covering at Antiwar.com. Scott and DeCamp discuss the drones that struck the Kremlin and examine how this fits into the larger picture of the Ukrainian war effort that we now have a clearer understanding of after the Discord leaks. They also talk about the U.S. airstrike in Syria and the relentless hypocrisy that the Biden Administration showed toward Julian Assange while celebrating World Press Freedom Day.   

Discussed on the show:

• “Blinken Says Ukraine’s Army in Better Shape Than Discord Leaks Show” (Antiwar.com)
• Scott’s interview with Daniel Davis
• “Civilian Reported Killed in US Drone Strike in Northwest Syria” (Antiwar.com)
• “On World Press Freedom Day, State Department Refuses to Acknowledge Julian Assange Is a Journalist” (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

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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