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Ted Snider joins the show to run through some of the latest developments in Ukraine. They discuss the ever-expanding willingness to arm the Ukrainians with weapons that, until recently, were considered too provocative to supply. They also talk about some possible consequences of the drone strike at the Kremlin as well as the U.S. position on Crimea. 

Discussed on the show:

• “How Death Outlives War” (Cost of War Project)
• “Yemeni Civil War Unleashes a Plague of Locusts” (Antiwar.com)

Stephanie Savell is the co-director of the Costs of War project at Brown University’s Watson Institute. Savell is an anthropologist who studies security, militarized policing, and civic engagement in relation to the United States post-9/11 wars and policing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the co-author of The Civic Imagination: Making a Difference in American Political Life.

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Jason Ditz, news editor for Antiwar.com, discusses Jundallah’s pledge of support for ISIS; and Mossad’s history of using Jundallah to commit terrorist attacks in Iran to damage US-Iran relations.

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Eric Margolis, a journalist and author of American Raj, discusses the confusing situation in Syria; the incoming Republican congressmen eager to do Israel’s bidding; and why Saudi Arabia is manipulating oil prices to damage Russia’s economy.

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Adam Morrow, a Cairo-based journalist for IPS News, discusses Egypt’s tightened blockade of Gaza following terrorist attacks by “unknown militants,” even though Hamas denied responsibility; how unassociated Islamic groups are lumped together with ISIS for propaganda purposes; and the consequences of Egypt’s failed democratic experiment with the Muslim Brotherhood.

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Gareth Porter, an independent journalist and author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, discusses how the US’s failure to relieve sanctions on Iran is threatening the nuclear talks; the conflict of interests between President Obama and the national security state; and how Israel has sabotaged US rapprochement with Iran.

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Trevor Timm, a Guardian US columnist and executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses how the Justice Department is using fake communications towers on airplanes to collect cellphone data; and Congress’s attempt to sneak through a fake cybersecurity bill that further weakens privacy laws.

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Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue’s investigation of his brother Kenneth’s murder in federal custody in 1995; Kenneth’s uncanny resemblance to Richard Lee Guthrie (who was suspected of involvement in the Oklahoma City bombing plot); the crimes and coverup committed by the FBI and DOJ; and Jesse’s current lawsuit seeking access to long-suppressed video footage of the 1995 bombing.

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Matthew Hoh, a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy, discusses the Obama administration’s decision to train 5000 “moderates” to fight both the Assad government and Islamic rebel groups in Syria; and the consequences of deposing secular dictators in the Middle East.

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