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In this episode, Scott brings Jeremy R. Hammond on to dig deep into the multi-decade Israeli strategy to prop up Hamas in the Gaza Strip in order to thwart the formation of a Palestinian state. Scott and Hammond go through the history and discuss how these revelations destroy the case for what Israel is currently doing to Gaza.

Discussed on the show:

• “How Israel Supported Hamas Against the PLO” (Libertarian Institute)
• Obstacle to Peace by Jeremy R. Hammond
• Devil’s Game by Robert Dreyfuss
• “‘Buying Quiet’: Inside the Israeli Plan That Propped Up Hamas” (New York Times)
• “The Gaza Bombshell” (Vanity Fair)
• “Netanyahu Implored Qataris to Continue Funding Hamas in 2018 Letter” (Libertarian Institute)
• “Netanyahu’s Support for Hamas Backfired” (Antiwar.com)

Jeremy R. Hammond is an independent journalist and a Research Fellow at The Libertarian Institute whose work focuses on exposing deceitful mainstream propaganda that serves to manufacture consent for criminal government policies. He has written about a broad range of topics, including US foreign policy, economics and the role of the Federal Reserve, and public health policies. He is the author of several books, including Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman: Austrian vs. Keynesian Economics in the Financial Crisis, and The War on Informed Consent. Find more of his articles and sign up to receive his email newsletters at JeremyRHammond.com. And follow him on Twitter @jeremyrhammond

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Scott is joined by Andrew Cockburn for a high-level discussion of the neoconservative movement and the military-industrial complex. They talk about an article Cockburn wrote on the emergence of neoconservatism, reflect on the origins of Iraq War I and utilize Cockburn’s years of studying the military-industrial complex to analyze where things stand with the war in Ukraine.

Discussed on the show:

• “The Birth of the Neocons” (Spoils of War)
• Scott’s debate with Bill Kristol 

Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine and the author of The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine and Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn.

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James Carden is back on the show to discuss Washington’s dangerous maneuvers in Eastern Europe. They start with a piece he co-wrote with Katrina Vanden Heuvel in The Nation highlighting the risk of escalation brought about by the recent Ukraine aid package. At the end, Carden draws attention to what Washington is doing in the Caucasus, outside the purview of the headlines.

Discussed on the show:

• “The Ukraine Aid Package Heightens the Risk of Escalation” (The Nation)
• Lindsey Graham’s floor speech on the foreign aid package
• “How John McCain Turned His Clichés Into Meaning” (New York Times Magazine)
• “The US secretly sent long-range ATACMS to Ukraine — and Kyiv used them” (Politico)
• “How Far Trump Would Go” (Time)
• “Georgia’s ‘Foreign Influence’ Law Is Reasonable” (The American Conservative)
• “Leading Armenia Down the Primrose Path” (The American Conservative)

James Carden is a columnist and senior advisor to the American Committee for US-Russia Accord (ACURA) and a former adviser on Russia policy at the US State Department. His articles and essays have appeared in a wide variety of publications including The Nation, The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, The Spectator, UnHerd, The National Interest, Quartz, The Los Angeles Times, and American Affairs.

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Dave Decamp returned to Antiwar Radio this week to review the news coming out of Gaza. He talks with Scott about Israel’s current operation in Rafah, Biden’s pause in providing Israel certain kinds of bombs in response, the unrest in the West Bank and the Washington establishment’s panic that young people aren’t fully on board with what Israel is doing.

Discussed on the show:

• “Biden Says He Will Stop Sending Israel Heavy Bombs If It Attacks ‘Population Centers’ in Rafah” (Antiwar.com)
• “Mark Milley throws US military under the bus for Israel” (Responsible Statecraft)

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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Scott had John Robb on the show to discuss a number of articles he wrote recently on a variety of topics. They talk about Scott’s concern about a terrorist attack in the United States, the antisemitism bill, how the current tensions with China came about, the global effects of so-called packetized media and more.

Discussed on the show:

• “Zero-Day Wars” (Global Guerillas)
• “The American Way?” (Global Guerillas)
• “Packetized Media” (Global Guerillas)
• “The Anti-Israel Swarm” (Global Guerillas)
• “The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election” (Time)
• Technopoly by Neil Postman

John Robb is a former special operator who now writes the Global Guerrillas Report which examines the world at the intersection of war, technology and politics. Follow him on Twitter @johnrobb

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