Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses how Obama’s nomination of John Kerry and Chuck Hagel for Secretary of State and Defense could effect Israel relations; why new CIA director John Brennan won’t shy away from covert actions in Syria; Ben [Affleck’s] dishonest portrayal of the Iran hostage crisis in his movie Argo; Libya’s disappearance from the news; and AFRICOM’s never-ending mission of chasing Al-Qaeda terrorists/freedom fighters (depending on the country) around the continent.
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