Tommy and Ben talk about the drone strike by an Iranian-backed group on a US base in Jordan that killed three US service members, the pressure on Biden to retaliate against Iran directly, and the muddled politics of war. They also cover allegations that UN employees in Gaza participated in the October 7th Hamas attack, the International Court of Justice’s ruling about genocide charges against Israel, and Nancy Pelosi’s odd criticism of activists calling for a ceasefire. They also discuss NATO member fears about Russia, Trump floating major tariffs on China, a Kenyan court blocking the deployment of police to Haiti, and French farmers laying siege to Paris. Then, Tommy speaks with Ali Vaez, Iran Project Director at the International Crisis Group, about Iranian proxy groups, why Iran funds them, and the US conventional wisdom that Iran can only be deterred through military action.
Gaza Protests Roil College Campuses
Breaking: Israel Strikes Back at Iran
Iran Attacks Israel
Biden Gives Israel An Ultimatum on Gaza
Can Saudi Money Whitewash a Murder?: World Corrupt Season 2, Episode 4
Israeli Strike Kills World Central Kitchen Staff in Gaza
Saudi Arabia: The New Home of Global Football: World Corrupt Season 2, Episode 3
How Will Putin Respond to an ISIS Attack? (feat. Bernie Sanders)
Saudi Arabia’s Despotic Ruler: World Corrupt Season 2, Episode 2
Trump Says Jewish Democrats “Hate Israel”
Football in the House of Saud: World Corrupt Season 2, Episode 1
Trump’s TikTok Flip Flop
World Corrupt Season 2: Trailer
Why is the US air dropping aid to Gaza?
CPAC Doubles Down on Creepy Autocrats
Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 8: The Shit In The Frame
Can Ukraine Outlast Putin?
Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 7: Lost And Found In Translation
Breaking: Putin Kills Alexei Navalny
Trump Tells Putin to Invade NATO Nations
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