The Fall of Assad & What it Means for The Mid East (w/ Alastair Crooke) | The Chris Hedges Report

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Can Israel & the U.S. Sustain Iran's Military Power? (w/ Alastair Crooke) | The Chris Hedges Report

While the official White House X account posts video montages featuring video games and Hollywood movies spliced with real footage of their attacks on Iran, the situation on the ground could not be more different than an American propaganda blockbuster. To pierce the fog of war a ...  Show more

The Predatory Hegemon (w/ Stephen Walt) | The Chris Hedges Report

As Donald Trump’s administration continues down the path of self destruction, it is taking the rest of the American population down with it. The abandonment of international allies, treaties and norms, the political scientist Stephen Walt argues, will slowly ostracize the United ...  Show more

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