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[ad_1]  Download Audio. Scott interviews William Van Wagenen about what he’s been seeing in southern Lebanon as the fighting between Hezbollah and the IDF drags on. They also discuss the Western-backed bin Ladinite regime in Syria. Discussed on the show: Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government by William Van Wagenen William Van Wagenen is the author of Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government. He has a BA in German literature From Brigham Young University and an MA in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. You can read…

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[ad_1] On April 17, President Donald Trump, using what Reuters termed “an unusually harsh tone,” told Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they would be prohibited from attacking Lebanon. “Enough is enough!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Within two days of Trump’s declared prohibition, the Israelis issued fresh forced displacement orders in southern Lebanon, accompanied by home demolitions and airstrikes that killed civilians. It was not the first time the Israelis had ignored ostensible directives from Washington. Vice President J.D. Vance had said in October that the Trump administration would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.…

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[ad_1] A U.S. delegation led by Vice President J.D. Vance and special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff began talks with representatives of Iran’s government in Switzerland on Sunday, the 114th day of the conflict. A CBS News/YouGov poll of 2,519 adults in the U.S. released on Sunday showed that 78 percent of Americans think that the U.S. should end the conflict now. One source of disagreement heading into the negotiations was Israel’s ongoing occupation and bombing of Lebanon in violation of the agreement. The first article of the of the 60-day interim peace agreement designed to lead to a…

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[ad_1] Oh, what a difference a decade makes. Back in 2016, Bill Gates’ public image still sported the saintly halo that the massive PR budget of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation afforded him. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama for his philanthropic work in medicine, science and education. He was dubbed “Good Guy Gates” by the internet, giving birth to a popular meme extolling the virtues of a billionaire who selflessly gave away his billions for the good of humanity. He even starred in mainstream children’s cartoons, with his cartoon co-stars so entranced by the presence of…

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[ad_1] Days before the MoU signing, three Middle Eastern military chiefs met Pakistan’s powerful field marshal, Gen. Asim Munir, further deepening ties between South Asia and the Middle East. Kathy Gannon Substack Driven by the war in Iran, the Middle East and South Asia—both deeply volatile regions—are becoming increasingly intertwined, a reality underscored by the recent visits of three Middle Eastern generals to Pakistan. It’s curious that within one week and just days before the Iran/U.S. Memorandum of Understanding was announced, three Middle Eastern countries Lebanon, Bahrain and Turkey sent their military chiefs to Pakistan to meet the country’s powerful Field…

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