Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the lies and half truths in Israel’s propaganda campaign against the Gaza aid flotilla, the media’s narrative change from 'Israel attacks aid ship' to 'Terrorists ambush Israeli soldiers,' how outlandish Israeli accusations capture media attention while rebuttals are mostly ignored, military censorship of news stories in Israel proper and evidence that the Gaza blockade is intended as collective punishment and not to 'keep the weapons...

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the brief and unproductive first session of Iraq's new parliament, Muqtada al-Sadr's feud with Nouri al-Maliki, Iran's considerable influence in Iraqi politics and why US efforts to export democracy often end in disaster.

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the reports emerging from flotilla activists released from Israeli custody, why the fleeting nature of media news cycles may defeat efforts to debunk Israel's propaganda blitz and the missing-in-action official US government response to the killing of Furkan Dogan.

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the escalation of violence in Iraq that is mostly ignored by the media, Muqtada al-Sadr's significant political clout, disputed Iraqi election results from early March and the unwillingness of Iraq's political factions to compromise and form a government.

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses Israel's persecution of Haaretz journalist Uri Blau, leaked documents that show the Israeli Defense Forces maintained a policy of assassinating Palestinians — in defiance of a court order — during the 2008 Gaza offensive and U.S. General Keith Dayton's little-known task of building a Palestinian army.

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the inconclusive Iraq election results, Muqtada al-Sadr's influence on deciding the next prime minister, why Ayad Allawi is the only hope for Sunni representation in government, confusion about US withdrawal deadlines and why territorial expansion is a necessary prerequisite for a viable independent Kurdistan.

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses his fight against the constant barrage of media disinformation on Iran's nuclear program, Ahmedinejad's proclamation that Iran has no need for nuclear weapons and how the Obama administration uses the UN Security Council to punish Iran's uranium enrichment while paying lip service to Iran's right to civilian nuclear power.

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the quickly removed AP article from George Jahn that blatantly exaggerates Iran's nuclear program, Iran's tentative agreement to third-party uranium enrichment for medical applications and the big difference between highly enriched and weapons grade uranium.

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses how the Iranian election news is dominated by state-run media, Iran's high voter turnout that was thought to favor opposition candidates - who had surprisingly poor showings - and Ahmedinejad's pronouncement in Russia that the U.S. empire is economically unsustainable.