Tommy and Ben discuss the latest news from Gaza, including Israeli forces moving into southern Gaza, the Biden administration’s shift from a “hug Bibi” strategy to publicly criticizing Israel, and the ongoing skirmishes between the US military and Iranian proxy forces. They also talk about the latest controversies and accomplishments at the COP28 climate summit, how the UAE is fueling the civil war in Sudan, a US ambassador turned Cuban spy and the complicated, but mostly terrible, legacy of Henry Kissinger. Then Tommy interviews Vermont Senator Peter Welch about why he’s calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and what’s going on with Biden’s supplemental funding bill for Israel and Ukraine.
Please don’t bomb Iran
Threats from Iran and the time Ben met the Queen
Venezuela, Libya and the Russian navy's beluga whale
ISIS in Sri Lanka, cruelty to Cuba, Ukrainian elections
Assange arrested, Bernie's foreign policy, Bowe Bergdahl and Afghanistan
Israeli elections, Iran under fire and the IRA's history
Democracy resurgent in Europe(?) and Israeli elections
Brexit, fighting in Gaza, ISIS defeated(?) and eliminating nukes
White supremacists radicalized online
Brexit and is Dick Cheney good now? (no)
Antisemitism, the NSA, Khashoggi, then Fmr Dep Secretary of State Bill Burns
BONUS POD: North Korea summit
Trump's North Korea summit v.2, Venezuela, international LGBT rights
How former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon views the world
Ilhan Omar’s tweets spark a debate about anti-semitism
544 days in an Iranian prison
Who is President of Venezuela?
Brexit breakdown
Owned by Russia but itching to bomb Iran
New year, same problems
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