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Another win for the good guys! PLUS, Elliot Abrams, author of the new book If You Will It: Rebuilding Jewish Peoplehood for the 21st Century, talks to Shaun about the core problem of the rise in anti-semitism - the American education system. And James DiEugenio, the leading Kennedy assassination theorist, tells Shaun about new evidence of the JFK assassination conspiracy laid out in his newest book The JFK Assassination Chokeholds That Inescapably Prove There Was a Conspiracy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Elliot Abrams, author of the new book If You Will It: Rebuilding Jewish Peoplehood for the 21st Century, talks to Shaun about the core problem of the rise in anti-semitism - the American education system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The proposed House settlement will provide billions of dollars of benefits for current, future, and (some) former college athletes, but it provides no compensation for athletes who played before 2016. Two new lawsuits seek to change that by arguing that the NCAA owes compensation to all college athletes who continue to appear in NCAA highlights, videos, and ads on television broadcasts and NCAA.com. If successful, these lawsuits could open the door to thousands of athletes across several decades receiving NIL compensation. To help break it all down, I'm joined by the lead plaintiff's lawyer on these cases, Elliot Abrams, Partner at Cheshire Parker. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
On this edition of Parallax Views, a MASSIVE, wide-ranging conversation with Hussein Ibish, a Senior Resident Scholar at The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and a contributor to publications like The Atlantic and the UAE's The National, that delves into the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict and where it is headed. We go through the diplomatic failures, the formation of Israeli and Palestinian national identities, the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush era efforts to bring about a political solution, the 2000 Camp David Summit and its controversies, the ongoing Occupation by Israel of Palestinian territories since 1967, the BDS movement and why Hussein considers "Divestment" to be where activists should focus their energies as opposed to "Boycott" and "Sanctions", the two-state solution vs. the one-state solution, riparian rights (ie: issues related to water) concerns related to a two-state solution, the rise and fall of the American Task Force on Palestine, Condoleezza Rice's forgotten approach to Israel/Palestine in the Bush years, Elliot Abrams and how pushes for a two-state solution have been diminished by shifting focuses of administrations over the years, Israeli and Palestinian competing narratives over 1948 (for one it meant independence; for another it meant destruction and the "Nakba" or "Catastrophe"), Hamas and the psychology of rage in Gaza, the Israeli operation in Rafah, cycles of violence, Israeli obstinance and the one-state reality, Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud Party, the Gaza War, terrorism and how Israel's current approach is creating a recruitment boom for Hamas, the power asymmetry in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), the potentially for explosive violence in the West Bank to lead to an ethnic cleansing campaign, and much, much more. A note that this was recorded on 5/29/24.
We have been covering the attack in Jordan that occurred over the weekend, taking the lives of 3 US soldiers. As the US weighs a response to this attack, we want to take a step back and examine the policy in the Middle East, and the escalating situation. What led to this point? What does a response look like, and where could this all lead? Senior Middle East Fellow for Council on Foreign Relations, Elliot Abrams joins Boyd to weigh in.
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Elliot Abrams, a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at CFR, and Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the context and consequences of Hamas' surprise attack on Israel. Mentioned on the Podcast Elliott Abrams, "The Hamas Attack Changes Everything," National Review Steven A. Cook, "Surprise Palestinian Attack Spawns Fears of Wider Mideast War," CFR.org Steven A. Cook, The End of Ambition: America's Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East [forthcoming] Summer Said, “Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks,” Wall Street Journal For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israel-hamas-war-elliott-abrams-and-steven-cook
On this edition of Parallax Views, Sam Fraser, researcher and senior communications associate at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, joins us to discuss the Biden administration's nomination of Elliott Abrams to the bipartisan United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. A few years ago Abrams, who was at that time appointed as the U.S. special envoy to Venezuela by the Trump administration, was in the news when Rep. Ilhan Omar confronted Abrams on his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal and human rights abuses in Latin America. Why is a figure like Abrams, who was convicted for his involvement with Iran/Contra, still involved in international relations and U.S. foreign policy? And how do figures like Abrams sticking around effect U.S. relations with Latin American countries? These are just a few of the questions posed in this conversation and Sam's recent article "Biden's disgraceful nomination of Elliott Abrams". This conversation will also delve into the history of the Ronald Reagan Presidency and U.S. foreign policy in that era. We'll discuss Iran-Contra for those who need a refresher, atrocities in El Salvador and Guatemala, dirty wars, death squads in Latin America in the 1980s, the Cold War, Abrams' praise for a dictator that's been convicted of genocide, how left-wing movements gain traction in Latin America and how they are suppressed by the right-wing, the military dictatorship of Gen. Fulgencio Batista and the rise of Fidel Castro, Juan Guaido and the failed coup against Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, Brazilian President Lula Da Silva and Operation Car Wash, Hugo Chavez and failed coup attempts against him in the George W. Bush years, Israel/Palestine, the 2007 Gaza War between Fatah and Hamas, the history of the neocons (neoconservatives) and their role in U.S. foreign policy (also: are they still relevant?), lack of accountability in the U.S. foreign policy blob/establishment, Elliot Abrams and the Council on Foreign Relations, the democracy vs. autocracy debate and its contradictions, American exceptionalism and U.S. hegemony, and more!
The end of U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile or is it?, Bourbon Barrel Tax and the betrayal of the multinational liquor companies, Biden appoints notorious neocon Elliot Abrams, Biden Sends Cluster Bombs to Ukraine, Culturally Manufactured Zietgiest
This week on Talk World Radio we speak with Dave DeCamp, news editor for antiwar.com.
What would America be like with a "Dear Leader" in 2024? Nazi student forced a professor to cancel her class & the school did nothing? Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes tells U.S. Supreme Court to shove it. Why dem senators should reject Elliot Abrams.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Updates about the declassification JFK records The Schlesinger memo on reorganizing the CIA The National Declassification Center (NDC) Video: Vladimir Putin on the JFK Assassination Video: Tucker Carlson on JFK Assassination, Dec 15, 2022 RFK Jr.'s tweet thread on Biden's decision to indefinitely postpone JFK records Video: Tucker Carlson's Twitter Show Destroys Cable News Forever! (The Jimmy Dore Show) Video: Judge Napolitano on what President Trump told him about the JFK files Please contact the White House and tell them that you expect the President to comply with the JFK records act Part B: Jim DiEugenio; beginning at 48:30 "In my experience as an attorney, people with nothing to hide don't hide things" - Allard Lowenstein Biden nominates Elliot Abrams to the bipartisan United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Abrams role in El Salvador under Ronald Reagan (El Mozote massacre) Video: Bernie Sanders calls out Hillary Clinton on taking advice from Henry Kissinger Biden voted for the Iraq war The Left Wing and the Right Wing belong to the same bird Watch all 50 episodes of 50 Reasons for 50 Years Video: Judge Napolitano on what President Trump told him about the JFK files Book: JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass by Jim DiEugenio: Hardcover, Kindle JFK Revisited: The Complete Collection Blu-Ray + DVD Rent/buy JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass: Showtime, Prime, iTunes, Vudu, Microsoft Rent/buy the documentary series JFK: Destiny Betrayed: Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu "Either we go with the magic bullet theory or we look for a second assassin" - Arlen Specter to the WC At Kennedys and King Article: Chris Hedges and Aaron Mate: Please Sit Down by Jim DiEugenio Aaron Mate's two main sources on JFK are Noam Chomsky's Rethinking Camelot and Seymour Hersh's The Dark Side of Camelot Book: Battling Wall Street: The Kennedy Presidency by Donald Gibson (Paperback) FREE Borrowable Ebook: Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years by David Talbot FREE Borrowable Ebook: A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House by Arthur Schlesinger (1965) "Mate questioned whether JFK was getting out of Vietnam in a losing scenario; Hedges said that Bobby Kennedy hated Martin Luther King" "Just get me elected and I'll give you your damn war" - Lyndon Johnson FREE Borrowable Ebook: Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia by William Shawcross Kennedy was never going to send troops to Vietnam FREE Borrowable Ebook: JFK: CIA, Vietnam and the Plot to Assassinate Kennedy by Col. Prouty (1992) Inspector General report on plots to assassinate Castro (1967)
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The United States now moved to block the Nicaraguan government from putting down the rebellion. They employed the same tactic that had been used in Hawaii twenty-seven years earlier, forbidding the Nicaraguan soldiers from firing on the rebels for fear they might hit American civilians. US Warships then deployed Marines to enforce this order. The quote, ‘When history is written, the contras will be folk heroes' is from Elliot Abrams, Ronald Reagan's Assistant Secretary of State and major architect of the war with Nicaragua. Sources Stephen Kinzer's Overthrow http://stephenkinzer.com/2013/09/overthrow-americas-century-of-regime-change-from-hawaii-to-iraq/ And Blood of Brothers http://stephenkinzer.com/2013/09/blood-of-brothers-life-and-war-in-nicaragua/ John Pilger's documentary: Nicaragua, a Nation's Right to Survive http://johnpilger.com/videos/nicaragua-a-nations-right-to-survive Frontline documentary, War on Nicaragua, https://odysee.com/@TheExpos%C3%A9:6/frontline-war-on-nicaragua-(1987):6 Debate on Political Crisis & Violent Deaths in Nicaragua: Camilo Mejía vs. Julio Martinez Ellsberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcdcpqqNdjQ Music Nicaragua Nicaraguita, by Carlos Mejía Godoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp7-nWslZe0 The Essence of Anarchy, book available now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SN1X3HL Contemplating Conspiracy, book available now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WNDZCP3 Donations in support of the show can be made at: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ZL2DQE3EK446C
On this edition of Parallax Views, we're delving into the shifting political alliances that seem to be emerging as we enter what may be a Second Cold War and an emerging multipolar world. To do this we're joined by Ted Snider, a fascinating geopolitical analyst and regular contributor to Antiwar.Com. We begin the conversation by parsing out the debate over the terms "New Cold War" and "Second Cold War" in the 21st century. The idea of the Second Cold War refers to rising tensions between the U.S. and its allies against Russia and China. In large part it deals with the possibility of a Russia-China partnership that would change the American-led unipolar order. We discuss some of the history between the U.S. and China and the U.S. and Putin's Russia in the aftermath of the 20th century Cold War. In this regard, we delve into the issues of NATO and NATO expansion in relation to growing rifts between the U.S. and Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. From there we then turn our attention to Ted's recent analysis of subtle moves made by Saudi Arabia that may signal Saudi's rulers planning for major geopolitical shifts in the future. Specifically, we delve into what may be significant changes in the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia and what it may mean in regards to the Kingdom's relationship with the U.S. and Israel. Additionally, Ted and I also dig into China's Shanghai Cooperative Organization and Saudi Arabia's involvement with it. Ted and I delineate between regional and global geopolitical moves being made by Saudi Arabia at the moment. After that we discuss Joe Biden's foreign policy one year into his Presidency and the failure of the U.S. to renegotiate the JCPOA deal with Iran. In this regard, Ted comments on Ebrahim Raisi, hardliners, neocon Elliot Abrams cheering on Raisi's victory, viewing the Iran deal through the eyes of an Iranian leadership that was betrayed by Donald Trump after the initial deal was made with Barack Obama, the potential for Iran to find an escape from the "squeeze" of the U.S. by sidling up to China and Russia, the problems with sanctions against Iran, and how U.S. policy towards Iran may be accelerating the emergence of a multipolar world in which a Russia-China partnership challenges the U.S.-led unipolar world order. Before wrapping up we delve into the Russia-China partnership and whether a military partnership is emerging out of it, why it may be a partnership rather than an alliance. Also, we briefly touch upon Biden's foreign policy as it relates to Latin America and Israel/Palestine, the lack of diplomacy and using the diplomatic toolbox in U.S. foreign policy, how short-sightedness endangers national security and world security, the foreign policy "Blob", the Afghanistan withdrawal, and more! "Electing Biden: One Year Later" by Ted Snider - November 11, 2021 (Antiwar.Com) "Saudi Arabia: Shifting Alliances?" by Ted Snider - November 05, 2021 (Antiwar.Com) "The Iran Nuclear Deal: The US Is Losing Patience; Iran Is Not" by Ted Snider - October 29, 2021 (Antiwar.Com) "Sanctioning Yourself in the Foot" by Ted Snider - October 24, 2021 (Antiwar.Com) "If It's Not a Cold War, Why Does It Look So Much Like a Cold War?" by Ted Snider - October 14, 2021 (Antiwar.Com) "Is the Russia-China strategic partnership turning into a military one?" by Ted Snider - November 4, 2021 (Responsible Statecraft) Check out our sponsor Christopher Bell's new short film Trammell at https://slamdance.com/watch/trammel/ or https://www.youtube.com/user/slamdance
Om frihet och flykt, förlorade år på Guantánamo och ett USA i förfall. Konflikt möter människor vars liv präglats av 20 års krig mot terrorismen. Medverkande: Adel Hakim, oskyldigt anklagad som fängslades 4,5 år i Guantánamofängelset, Kavser, Adels syster, Sabin Willet, Adels advokat, Tomas Lindstrand, åklagare, Elliot Abrams, neokonservativ politiker var en högt uppsatt tjänsteman på det nationella säkerhetsrådet under president Bush, George Packer, amerikansk journalist och författarem, "Ahmed", fd lokalanställd vid svenska ambassaden i Kabul Programledare: Ivar Ekman ivar.ekman@sr.se Reporter: Randi Mossige-Norheim Tekniker: Brady Juvier Producent: Anja Sahlberg anja.sahlberg@sr.se
On this edition of Parallax Views, on May 13th, 2021 the New York Times published a tantalizing report by journalists Adam Goldman and Mark Mazzetti. "Activists and Ex-Spy Said to Have Plotted to Discredit Trump ‘Enemies’ in Government", read the eye-catching headline that promised to add yet another scandalous chapter to the already scandal-ridden story of the Trump Presidency. Following the attention-grabbing headline, Goldman & Mazzetti, through documents and interviews, details a "campaign" by pro-Trump elements to discredit government officials perceived as potentially disloyal to the modus operandi of President Trump in the early years of his Presidency. Brining to mind Richard Nixon's "dirty tricks" and the tradition of what in D.C. slang has come to be known as political "ratf*cking, said campaign included a "planned sting operation against Mr. Trump’s national security adviser at the time, H.R. McMaster" and "secret surveillance operations against F.B.I. employees, aimed at exposing anti-Trump sentiment in the bureau’s ranks". According to Goldman & Mazzetti's reporting the plot involved former British spy Richard Seddon, controversial private security contractor Erik Prince of Blackwater infamy (and, for what it's worth, the younger brother of Trump's Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos), and operatives of Project Veritas, a right-wing conservative activist group founded by James O'Keefe and previously known for its operations against Planned Parenthood, ACORN, and others. In regards specifically to the sting operation against Gen. McMaster, which involved what in intelligence circles is known as a "honey trap", the NYT story mentioned another player in this cast of character: Barbara Ledeen. A former GOP Senate Judiciary Committee staffer, Ledeen admits to at least a minor role in the plot against McMaster in the NYT report. However, she is only mentioned rather briefly in the article itself. Investigative journalist Russ Baker, author of Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years and CEO/Editor-in-Chief of the news outlet WhoWhatWhy, joined me to discuss his recent article, co-authored with Matt Harvey, detailing how there may be another angle to explore in this story after taking a closer look at who Barbara Ledeen is and the circles she travels in. As Baker explains, Ledeen is the wife of one Michael Ledeen. Michael Ledeen, for the uninitiated is "a historian, campaign adviser, and freelance intelligence operative, who served as a consultant to the National Security Council and departments of State and Defense under Republican administrations" who figures into such political intrigues as the Iran/Contra affair and the Niger yellowcake forgeries that played a role in launching the Bush administration war on Iraq on the basis of that Saddam Hussein possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs). Michael Ledeen is part of a milieu that has come to be known as the Neoconservatives. The neocons reached the apex of their political influence during the Presidency of George W. Bush and took hawkish positions on Iraq, Iran, and other countries in the Middle East even prior to 9/11. Prominent elements of the movement included the Project for a New American Century think tank and long-time D.C. mainstays like Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz, and Elliot Abrams among others. In our conversation, Baker notes the complexity of this story and why the Ledeen connection matters. Chiefly, Baker points out the the Ledeens are heavily associated collaborators of Gen. Mike Flynn, who was fired from a prominent position under President Obama only to return to prominence under President Donald Trump. However, Flynn's return proved short-lived and he was ultimately replaced by Gen. H.R. McMaster. Additionally, Baker discusses the issue of neoconservatism and its relation to Israel and Netanyahu's Likud Party. Specifically, neoconservatives take an approach of strong, hardline support to Israel. In fact, for some neocons, this support is so hardline that it has led to right-wing admonishments of generally Israel-friendly Presidents like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama for being perceived as not sufficiently supportive of Israel. McMaster, Baker, argues may, despite not having a particularly radical stance on Israel, be seen in this regard by some neocons. Baker is quick to point out in our conversation that this discussion of neoconservatism and pro-Likud politics should not be used to support anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Instead he believes we should examined how the foreign policy ideas of neocons like the Ledeen and their relationship to Flynn may figure into the contour of a broader story about why politically right-wing elements in Washington, D.C. would seek to craft a sting operation against Gen. H.R. McMaster. And moreover how this plot against McMaster by alleged 'Anti-Deep State' elements may instead actually represent feuding factions of the deep state (by which, Russ points out, we mean the entrenched bureaucracy in D.C. rather than the lunatic fringe conspiracy theories of QAnon and its ilk). All that and more on this edition of Parallax Views!
Who says we don't break news on this show? The whole gang is back this week, and they're joined by National Review's senior political correspondent, Jim Geraghty for a long chat on Republicans leaving the party, fealty to you-know-who, and an update on Wuhan lab theories. Then, Elliot Abrams, who's most recently served as President Trump's Special Representative to Venezuela and Iran... Source
Who says we don’t break news on this show? The whole gang is back this week, and they’re joined by National Review’s senior political correspondent, Jim Geraghty for a long chat on Republicans leaving the party, fealty to you-know-who, and an update on Wuhan lab theories. Then, Elliot Abrams, who’s most recently served as President […]
Who says we don’t break news on this show? The whole gang is back this week, and they’re joined by National Review’s senior political correspondent, Jim Geraghty for a long chat on Republicans leaving the party, fealty to you-know-who, and an update on Wuhan lab theories. Then, Elliot Abrams, who’s most recently served as President Trump’s Special Representative to Venezuela and Iran; joins to discuss They Israel’s ongoing fight with Hamas and speculate on how it might conclude, while marveling at the strength of the Abraham Accords (negotiated at the direction of you-know-who). Ricochet member @MarkAlexander gets the coveted Lileks Post of The Week® badge for his post My Shakespeare Confession and Rob and James mull the wisdom of a million dollar vaccine lottery. Song from this week’s episode: Bad Blood by Taylor Swift.
Looking back at Eric's 25-year reign as The Nation's media columnist ... The virtues and vices of democratized media ... Bob: Why does mainstream media do the bidding of the Blob? ... Eric accuses Bob of shirking his gatekeeping responsibilities ... Eric's free speech case against BDS ... Bob's problem with #Resistance journalism ... The strange case of Elliot Abrams ... Eric tries to dissuade young people from going into journalism ...
Looking back at Eric’s 25-year reign as The Nation’s media columnist ... The virtues and vices of democratized media ... Bob: Why does mainstream media do the bidding of the Blob? ... Eric accuses Bob of shirking his gatekeeping responsibilities ... Eric’s free speech case against BDS ... Bob’s problem with #Resistance journalism ... The strange case of Elliot Abrams ... Eric tries to dissuade young people from going into journalism ...
Jon and Matt were honored to be joined by Medea Benjamin, long time peace activist and author. Medea is the co founder of the women led peace organization, Code Pink. She has has authored books including, Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection. Medea's writing also appears regularly in the outlets, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, CommonDreams, Alternet, and The Hill. Specifically discussed: - Medeas background and motivations for antiwar activism - Why civility and decency are overrated! Code Pink has a propensity for up close (verbal) confrontations with war criminals like Henry Kissinger, John McCain and Elliot Abrams. The groups often confronts them at their offices, congressional hearings and even their houses! - Why to defending Palestinian rights IS NOT antisemitic - Why sanctions are a form of war that are as, if not more deadly than conventional warfare - Concerns about Joe Biden and his cabinet - Why we should NOT view the female picks for running the war machine as a feminist victory - Why we need to be skeptical of the way that claims of human rights abuses are weaponized by the war machine - Advice for for getting involved in antiwar activism Some of Media Benjamin and Code Pink's Work: Please Support Her Activism! Medea and Code Pink attempt an arrest of Henry Kissinger.. John McCain was not amused Medea confronts Barack Obama over drones and Guantanamo Support Code Pink and their work here Code Pink's Campaign to prevent Michelle Flournoy's nomination Check Out Her Books:Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, Inside Iran and Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection Our Work: Read our "In the Context of Empire" blog with corresponding and expanded posts to this content! Social Media: Twitter- @Mattylongruns. *Editor's note. About a third of the way into the episode, Jon lost internet temporarily and we had to switch recording devices. There is a slight difference in sound for the last 2/3rd's
Abrams, a true Darth Vader of U.S. foreign policy, is in the Middle East drumming up support for even harsher sanctions on Iran - in the midst of the pandemic that has killed tens of thousands. Trita Parsi joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast.
Mail-pocalypse Now The US Postal Service is being squeezed with an election months away and mail-in ballots more important than ever. Librarians take on cops. The Senate discussed Venezuela with Elliot Abrams.
El presidente de Inter Americans Trends y miembro asesor del Centro de Estudios Estratégicos e Internacionales en Washington, aseguró que el plan de los EEUU no pretende invadir Venezuela sino fomentar la reinstitucionalización del país a través de la reconciliación nacional, en un proceso que debe llevarse a cabo con un nuevo gobierno de transición, sin Maduro ni Cabello, ni ninguno de los señalados como narcotraficantes y de pertenecer al cártel de los soles por parte de la justicia norteamericana. Esta fue la reflexión del experto analista venezolano sobre la entrevista que compartió el representante de Trump para Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, luego de la entrevista que le concediera al CSIS en Washington. De la Cruz señaló que sin reconciliación nacional será mucho más complicado recuperar el país, desarmar los grupos violentos, contar con una Fuerza Armada y anunciar un próximo proceso electoral para escoger las nuevas autoridades de una Venezuela democrática. Aseguró que los implicados en la destrucción, represión y muerte de venezolanos durante 21 años del régimen, tendrán que rendir cuentas ante la justicia internacional. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/du00e1maso-jimenez/support
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Conversamos con Elliot Abrams, enviado especial de EEUU para Venezuela, sobre el caso de Venezuela.
Clear Skies Ahead: Conversations about Careers in Meteorology and Beyond
Our fifth episode of Clear Skies Ahead features Elliot Abrams, broadcast meteorologist and senior vice president at AccuWeather (retired). Episode transcript Hosts: Kelly Savoie and Jason EmmanuelMusic by Steve SavoieProduced by Brandon M. Crose AMS Career Resources: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/education-careers/careers/Contact us skypodcast (at) ametsoc.orgCopyright © 2019 American Meteorological Society
La oposición busca la reelección de Juan Guardó en la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela. Guiadó es reconocido como presidente encargado del país por más de 50 naciones. El representante especial Estados Unidos para Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, denunció este viernes desde Washington que el Gobierno del cuestionado presidente Nicolás Maduro ha puesto en marcha una campaña de intimidación contra la oposición. El estratega político J.J. Rendón conversa con Fernando del Rincón sobre la realidad que vive Venezuela, la magnitud de los problemas del país y cómo pueden ser un peligro para la seguridad de Estados Unidos y el mundo.Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad
La oposición busca la reelección de Juan Guardó en la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela. Guiadó es reconocido como presidente encargado del país por más de 50 naciones. El representante especial Estados Unidos para Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, denunció este viernes desde Washington que el Gobierno del cuestionado presidente Nicolás Maduro ha puesto en marcha una campaña de intimidación contra la oposición. El estratega político J.J. Rendón conversa con Fernando del Rincón sobre la realidad que vive Venezuela, la magnitud de los problemas del país y cómo pueden ser un peligro para la seguridad de Estados Unidos y el mundo.
113019 Lenny Foster on Leonard Peltier, Venezuela vs Elliot Abrams by WBAI News with Paul DeRienzo
El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro está en medio de la controversia después de condicionar la ayuda internacional para la Amazonía. ¿Cómo afectará la crisis de los incendios a su gobierno? Además, Elliot Abrams sugirió en una entrevista que si el presidente de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro deja el cargo voluntariamente, EE.UU. no lo enjuiciaría. ¿Habrá pronto una transición en el gobierno de Venezuela? Sabino Covo, columnista de el Nuevo Herald y el Profesor Eduardo Gamarra lo analizan
In our special live episode of Power Problems, Emma Ashford chats with Heather Hurlburt of New America about ongoing debates on the future of U.S. grand strategy.Heather Hurlburt bioHeather Hurlburt, “Making Sense of the Grand Strategy Debate,” Lawfare, June 7, 2019Emma Ashford, Hal Brands, Jasen Castillo, Kate Kizer, Rebecca Lissner, Jeremy Shapiro, and Joshua Shifrinson, “New Voices in Grand”Daniel Drezner, Mira Rapp‐Hooper, Rebecca Lissner, Stephen Walt and Kori Schake, “Searching for a Strategy,” Foreign Affairs, May/June 2019Ben Sasse, “The End of the End of History,” Texas National Security Review, February 2019Emma Ashford, “The Gentleman from Nebraska Misfires on Foreign Policy,” War on the Rocks, May 6, 2019Ganesh Sitaraman, “The Emergence of Progressive Foreign Policy,” War on the Rocks, April 15, 2019Colin Dueck, Elliot Abrams, Emma Ashford, John Fonte, Henry R. Nau, Nadia Schadlow, Kelley Vlahos, Dov Zakheim, “The Future of Conservative Foreign Policy,” Texas National Security Review, November 30, 2018Van Jackson, Heather Hurlburt, Adam Mount, Loren Schulman, Thomas Wright, “The Future of Progressive Foreign Policy,” Texas National Security Review, December 4, 2018The John Quincy Adams Society See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Last summer was one of the hottest on record and left many of us struggling to sleep; adding even more stress and exhaustion to our holiday period. RNIB Connect Radio spoke with legendary Meteorologist, AccuWeather’s Elliot Abrams and Chief Development Officer at Soak&Sleep Sarah Smith to find out how we can brave this year’s summer. Elliot and Sarah spoke with RNIB Connect Radio’s Simon Pauley. For more tips and advice visit: https://www.soakandsleep.com/better-sleep (Photo: Young woman sleeping on her side, hand tucked under her head. Copyright: GETTY)
Thom reads from the Mueller report, page 32, which covers the activities of the Russian troll farm that helped manipulate the 2016 presidential election. ~~~ Donald Trump, Elliot Abrams, and John Bolton thought that they could overthrow the democratically elected Maduro government of Venezuela. They were wrong. Now they are going after Venezuela with sanctions designed to hurt common people there. Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the Center for Economic & Policy Research shares his keen insights on the situation. Can the people of Venezuela withstand sanctions until Donald Trump can be forced out of office?Thom reads from 'Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny' by Edward J. Watts.. ~~~ The fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE is well known. Less known, is whether the US will fall this century. Edward J Watts' recent book ‘Mortal Republic’ tells the story of Rome's democratic Republican era, and how Rome fell into tyranny. Mr. Watts thinks there are clear warnings for how we might save the American Republic.
¿Qué pasará en Venezuela? ¿Cuál es la posición de Washington sobre Venezuela tras las marchas del 30 de abril y el 1 de mayo? ¿Aumenta la posibilidad de una intervención extranjera? Andrés Oppenheimer lo analiza con Elliot Abrams, representante especial del gobierno de EE.UU. para Venezuela, y con Frank Mora, exvicesecretario adjunto de Defensa para el hemisferio occidental durante la administración de Barack Obama. También en Oppenheimer Presenta hablaremos de las encuestas en Argentina que muestran un posible retorno de Cristina Fernández a la presidencia de ese país. ¿Cuáles son los posibles escenarios? Lo hablaremos con Jaime Durán Barba, asesor de imagen del presidente Mauricio Macri, y Gabriel Torres, vicepresidente de la calificadora de riesgo Moody's.
En Al Cierre, el podcast de EL TIEMPO Casa Editorial, hablamos con Jorge Meléndez, subeditor de Política, sobre el nuevo agarrón entre el expresidente Álvaro Uribe y el senador Gustavo Petro, a quien el primero llamó 'sicario moral' durante el acalorado debate del martes sobre las objeciones a la Ley Estatutaria de la JEP.Jhon Torres, editor de Mesa Central, analizó con Luis Alberto Miño, editor de Nación, la entrevista exclusiva revelada por ELTIEMPO.COM con Juan Valderrama, el colombiano que está en la mira del país tras la extraña desaparición de su pareja chilena, la sargento de la Policía de ese país Ilse Ojeda González.Sandra Ramírez, la subeditora de Internacionales, nos habló de los planes de Estados Unidos sobre el futuro próximo de Venezuela, de acuerdo con una entrevista con Elliot Abrams, una de las fichas claves del gobierno Trump para resolver la 'papa caliente' en la que se ha convertido para la región el régimen de Nicolás Maduro. Y con Andrés Hoyos, periodista de la Sección Cultura, exploramos el proyecto de Netflix sobre el caso de Luis Andrés Colmenares, que sucedió hace más de 78 años y que sigue convocando la atención de los colombianos.
03-29-2019 - Briefing with Special Representative for Venezuela Elliot Abrams - audio - English
03-29-2019 - Briefing with Special Representative for Venezuela Elliot Abrams - audio - English This is Chiki & Bella 2019, enjoy it.
This week, we take a look back at the “Storm of the Century”, the Blizzard of 1993. Host Regina Miller is joined in-studio by meteorologists Elliot Abrams, Dave Dombek, and Paul Pastelok to discuss the storm and what it was like covering it around the clock at AccuWeather.
This is the second part of our feature on Venezuela. We talk about what is happening today, the politics of food and the media misrepresentation around it, and talk about Elliot Abrams.
On this edition of jam-packed, 2 1/2 hour edition ofParallax Views, Media Roots Radio's Robbie Martin returns to the show to discuss what has been referred to in Washington, D.C. beltway media circle's as "The Blob": the foreign policy consensus that dictates the United States' actions abroad. BUT FIRST... Ben Shapiro, Gavin McInnes, & Other Right-Wing Loons Go to the Circus in... KILLER KLOWNS FROM THE PERPETUALLY ANXIOUS RIGHT! Robbie and I begin by discussing the right-wing meme of "clown world". During this portion of the conversation Robbie gives his take on the right-wing's hysterics over cultural change and how they take focus away from issues like late-stage capitalism and antiwar issues. And, of course, we talk about Gavin McInnes and his bizarre stunt involving wearing a Southern plantation owner outfit out the Southern Poverty Law Center. THEN... Robbie tells us about the D.C. "Blob" that guides foreign policy decisions in the United States! We begin by discussing how the metaphor was popularized through the former Obama administration National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes to describe the beltway figures that led the U.S. into the disastrous mistake of the Iraq War. From there we delve into how the "Blob", the D.C. foreign policy establishment, seeks to dictate a highly interventionist war/peace ideology within the beltway regardless of who is holding court in the White House. Robbie details how the Blob's rhetoric is permeating all areas of the political discourse from the-right-to-the-left and, in his view, originates with the neoconservative movement (for more on that see Robbie's first appearance on Parallax Views in ep. 22). We then have a short back-and-forth about the idea that "neocon" is a codeword for Jews. Robbie argues that this is not true, although I counter that elements of the paleoconservative movement were using the term as an anti-Semitic shorthand for Jews within the beltway. Robbie calmly answers these criticisms and outlines the problems and faults of the paleoconservative conception of the neoconservative movement as a Jewish "Israeli-firster" conspiracy. He then goes onto argue that the neocons are not driven primarily by Israeli-first sentiments as much as a American hegemony. Israel, in this conception of the neoconservative movement, is not guiding American foreign policy but rather just another arm of U.S. hegemony. This portion of the conversation also includes a little bit of talk about the USS Liberty incident, neocons taking a degree of inspiration from Mossad operations, and hasbara. From there we delve into the issue of propaganda, including the U.S.'s long history of propaganda efforts overseas. Then Robbie delves into his research of how VICE ties into the subject of U.S. foreign policy propaganda and I note the sensationalistic, colonialist tone that makes up many of VICE's early documentaries. Robbie also notes the involvement of Bill Maher and Iraq War proponent Fareed Zakaria in VICE media that, he argues, should have been warning signs about the slants in VICE's geopolitical coverage. We also discuss VICE's recent firings of it's writers and some of VICE co-founder Shane Smith's troubling history that has been by overshadowed by Gavin McInnes. We then pivot into another figure within the Blob, namely MSNBC host and Rhodes scholar Rachel Maddow. This then leads us into a conversation about how the Blob's rhetoric now permeates Hollywood and the entertainment industry and liberal media's favorite buzzword "Whataboutism" (see the Citations Needed podcast for more on that topic). Robbie gives his take on the idea that any criticisms of the Blob are ultimately part of a Russian plot to undermine America's institutions. We then go on to note how the Trump juanta's stance on Venezuela actually coalesces with the Blob's promoters in D.C. and the media. This leads us into an extended conversation about the Venezuela situation. I myself am open to criticism of Maduro, but am nonetheless concerned about the U.S.'s regime change plans, the involvement of Iran/Contra figure Elliot Abrams in this situation, and the sanctions that the U.S. is imposing upon Venezuela that will have a detrimental effect on U.S. citizens. We discuss the parallels between regime change in Venezeula and the U.S.'s interventionist actions in Iran since the 1950s as well as how the current situation relates to plans for eventually starting a heated conflict with Iran. Robbie and I then briefly discuss the history of Elliot Abrams, his sordid history in Latin America, the media's underwhelming defense of him, and Robbie's interview with The Intercept journalist Jon Schwarz on Abrams career. Watch "An Ocean of Lies on Venezeula" from The Empire Files w/ Abby Martin From there we delve into the return of neoconservative Bill Kristol with The Bulwark, which paints itself as conservative #NeverTrump Resistance punditry, and how one of The Bulwark's writers is a former Bush administration official who, under the guise of being an online Twitter troll, creepily attacked Robbie's sister Abby Martin on social media. We use Kristol's history and reinvention as a way to discuss how the Blob has become a force that devours everything in its sight. Then we discuss the Blob's "sleeper agents" such as Ann Coulter and Tucker Carlson, who paint themselves as nationalistic anti-interventionists while laying the groundwork for regime change in Venezuela. This leads us around to Rand Paul, long-celebrated by antiwar libertarians, and his suspicious silence on Venezuela as well as his infamous run-in with Abby Martin in 2012 and its fallout. After that we go back to the subject of Venezuela, the mainstream media's coverage of Venezuela, and what the truth of the situation in Venezuela is right now politically. Robbie argues the situation on the ground is very nuanced and, from an outside perspective, difficult to sift through. We also the U.S.'s prior history of interference in Venezuela under Hugo Chavez and the effects that sanctions will have on the civilian population. In fact, Robbie goes so far as to argue that we are on the brink of a military invasion of Venezuela based around provoking Maduro into violence. Then we talk about Robbie's Media Roots Radio coverage of Newsguard and attempts to stifle alternative media starting with PropOrNot. Robbie argues that there is a slippery slope where Newsguard's attempts to ferret out fake news be abused to dismiss any media outlets critical of U.S. foreign policy. During the part of the conversation Robbie and I also discuss how websites like Breitbart and The Drudge Report are being conflated with left-wing websites like Media Roots and Counterpunch by Newsguard. Robbie speculates that this may be leading up to an attempt to smear left-wing websites as being under the same racist, right-wing umbrella of figures like Mike Cernovich, Richard Spencer, etc. Robbie argues that alt right voices may be being signal boosted to destroy the antiwar left, which Robbie believes is a threat to the foreign policy Blob. Robbie also gets into how YouTube videos are being demonetized for promoting conspiracy theories and the recent issue in which advertisers left the platform due to its attracting child predators. Why does certain content get boosted over other content in Youtube's algorithms? Robbie and I address all this in this portion of the conversation. Finally, we begin wrapping up the show by discussing Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the elements trying to push the Democratic Party left. Robbie takes a bit more issue with Bernie in light of the Venezuela situation, but we manage to have a civil conversation about criticizing politicians and public figures, including the ones we like. And, of course, as always we try to end on a positive note. LISTEN TO MEDIA ROOTS RADIO WITH ROBBIE AND ABBY MARTIN
Bryan and Alise break down all the news of the week, starting with the Academy Awards last night, Lady Gaga’s chemistry onstage with Bradley Cooper and the backlash to Green Book winning best picture. We hear a clip of Spike Lee’s acceptance speech and read Donald Trump’s reaction tweet from this morning. They talk about historian Rutger Bregman criticizing billionaires at the World Economic Forum and then dunking on Tucker Carlson on his own show. At 14:50 they update us on the latest news out of Venezuela and clarify what’s happening with foreign aid to the country. At 25:45 they talk about Ilhan Omar calling out Venezuela envoy Elliot Abrams for his involvement in the Iran Contra affair. For one more thing they talk about a former Trump campaign staffer who is suing the president for allegedly trying to kiss her on the lips.
Elliott Abrams, the new U.S. Special Envoy to Venezuela, along with witnesses from the State Department and USAID, testified to Congress about the Trump administration's efforts to replace Venezuela's President. In this episode, hear highlights from that hearing and gain some insight into Elliott Abrams' past regime change efforts as a member of the Reagan administration, which will help you to understand why so many people are concerned that he was picked for the Venezuela job. 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C-SPAN YouTube Witnesses: Elliott Abrams - U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela, U.S. Department of State Sandra Oudkirk - Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State Steve Olive - Acting Assistance Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.A. Agency for International Development (USAID) Sound Clips: 11:42 Rep. Michael McCaul: When Nicolas Maduro was hand picked by Hugo Chavez in 2013, it was clear that he would follow in his socialist dictatorship footsteps. Since that time, Maduro's policies, rampant corruption and violent crackdowns on peaceful political dissent have turned Venezuela into a failed state. Hyperinflation has skyrocketed. Food and medicine are scarce, and according to the United Nations, up to 3 million people have fled the country since 2014 last week, a fuel tanker and two shipping containers were placed on a bridge to block the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid as seen on the, uh, the screen. This act highlights how evil the Maduro regime really is. 12:34 Michael McCaul: The current crisis highlights the horrifying impact of socialism. Those who continue to preach or shows sympathy, do not understand its history and the abject suffering it has caused. 17:26 Elliot Abrams: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on our efforts to restore democracy. Protestors: Protestors yelling… 24:47 Elliot Abrams: Mr. Chairman, thank you for inviting me here today and thank you for the continuing interest, uh, and support that this committee has shown bipartisan interest in supporting the struggle for freedom in Venezuela. Protestor: Five coverage in your line. Again, that bridge was closed for years where that food was supposed to come down and when you were in charge will remind all persons in the audience any manifestations of approval or disapproval of proceedings is in violation of the rules of a house and committees. 29:47 Steve Olive: State supports local human rights defenders, civil society, independent media, electoral oversight, and the democratically elected national assembly. Over the past five years, we have provided close to $40 million in democratic democracy assistance to these groups, including the planned $15 million in fiscal year 2018 funding, which cleared Congress yesterday. 39:04 Michael McCaul: Mr Abrams, I think we really have a historic opportunity to transform what's been a, you know, socialist dictatorship that has been a humanitarian crisis into a democracy, um, supported by freedom and the, and the people. And at the same time, I think for the first time in decades, have an influence on Cuba in the western hemisphere. 43:44 Rep. Brad Sherman: Um, we've got a situation where Russia expects to be repaid a Mr. Abrams. Um, what steps are we considering to, uh, support an action by the Venezuelan people to say, okay, we owe you so much minus that two, three, $10 trillion of harm you did to our country by, uh, uh, supporting this criminal Maduro. Uh, therefore you only owe us 1 trillion instead of 2 trillion. Uh, Mr Abrams are we, discussing with the Russians how we can make it plain to, the permanent future Venezuelan government that they do not have to pay Russia and that they will not suffer any demerits, uh, in, uh, in their credit rating for western agencies. So in Western banks. Elliot Abrams: We'd begun to have those discussions. Uh, primarily, of course it would be led by treasury, but, um, the interim government and the National Assembly has said that they would repay debts. Some of those debts, I think were never approved by the National Assembly. Ultimately, it is a decision that they're going to put the most of these that they're going to have to make. Brad Sherman: But if we put the Russians on notice that we would support and require our banks to support a decision by the Venezuelan government to offset that by trillions of dollars of claims against Russia, and that we would prohibit, we might choose to prohibit our banks from looking at any credit rating, uh, that, uh, was impaired by failure to repay Russia. Elliott Abrams: Don't believe that exact message. Brad Sherman: I hope you will. 47:23 Brad Sherman: And, uh, we also have Venezuela reportedly owe China, $20 billion. Um, I know that China's policy toward Maduro is, is different than that of Russia, but, uh, uh, what is China doing now to help the legitimate government of Venezuela? Elliot Abrams: They aren't doing anything to help, uh, Mr. Brad Sherman: Are they providing any additional funds to Maduro? Elliot Abrams: No. Uh, my information is that they won't lend any more money because they're worried about getting back what they've already lent. And the message that we've passed at him is you continue to back Maduro and the economy of Venezuela descends further. You will never get paid back. 1:0439* Rep. Albio Sires: Ms. Oudkirk, can you talk to me a little bit about the oil sanctions? I know that in my reports, that Juan Guaido plans to name a new board of directors for Citco the process will require the west to legally recognize the new board members. Would a new board have access to U.S banks, accounts with proceeds from Venezuela's oil sales that have been blocked by the sanctions? Sandra Oudkirk: Thank you, Mr Congressmen. So as I noted in my remarks, the key to sanctions relief for PDVSA, um, it is the transfer of control of that company away from, uh, Maduro and his cronies and to a demo, a democratically elected representatives of the, of the Venezuelan people. It would the, with regards to Citgo, citgo operations in the United States are covered by a general license that Treasury issued on the day the sanctions were announced. So sit goes operations here in the u s um, are continuing under that, that license and that license covers them for six months from the date of announcement. The ban is on remitting, uh, payments back to, PDVSA as long as it is, uh, under, um, the illegitimate control. So if you have, Albio Sires: What would a board do, named by Guaido? What would that do? If he names a new board? Sandra Oudkirk: For Citgo? Albio Sires: Yes. Sandra Oudkirk: I will have to get back to you on the details, uh, of that. Um, I don't have the answer for you right now. I'm sorry, Albio Sires: Mr Abrams? Elliot Abrams: Well, we don't want any of the, uh, one of the funds to go to the, to the regime, so that would not be permitted. But, um, I think there's a lot of lawyers in Washington who were making a lot of money trying to figure out the answer to your question. Albio Sires: My daughter's a lawyer... My thing is if, if we are able to get this money in U.S. banks and obviously under this sanction, good dumb money be used for humanitarian purposes in Venezuela? Elliot Abrams: It can, um, all of these funds, uh, all Venezuelan government funds are in our view, a rightly available to the legitimate interim president, Mr Guaido and the National Assembly. So they can use those funds to purchase additional humanitarian assistance, right. Is a lot of procedures to go through to get them actual control of it. Uh, and they've made it clear that they want to be extremely careful. They're going to be accused of, of misusing the funds. So everything's got to be totally transparent, but in principle, yes, sure. 1:24:44 Rep. David Cicilline: I want to turn to my first series of question because I am concerned by continuing comments from the Trump administration noting that the use of military force is, as the president said, an option. And so for you Mr. Abrams. My first question is we have not, of course, the congress of the United States has not declared war on Venezuela, correct? Elliot Abrams: Correct. David Cicilline: Is there an existing statutory authorization that would allow for a military intervention in Venezuela? Yes or no? Elliot Abrams: Not to my knowledge. David Cicilline: Has Venezuela attack the United States, his territories or possessions or its armed forces? Elliot Abrams: No. David Cicilline: Has the administration increased troop deployments to countries including Columbia neighboring Venezuela at any point in the last month? Elliot Abrams: Don't believe so. David Cicilline: Are there, are there currently any plans to or discussions about moving additional combat troops to Columbia or any other country that neighbors Venezuela? Elliot Abrams: Not to my knowledge. David Cicilline: Is anyone at the White House, National Security Council, the Department of Defense or any other agency making plans for US military engagement in Venezuela? Elliot Abrams: That's a question I can't answer. I know of no such planning. David Cicilline: Well, consistent with the war powers act. I've introduced legislation that expressly prohibits the administration room taking military action in Venezuela without consulting Congress. Will you pledge that the Trump administration will not take any military action in a regarding Venezuela without consulting with Congress in accordance with the war powers act? Elliot Abrams: I don't know that I can answer that question. Mr Cicilline. A series of presidents, you know, have taken a jaundiced view, I might say, of the war powers act. So I'm really not… David Cicilline: Well, under our constitution, as you know, only congress can declare war and we have neither declared war and are granted the administration the authority to send the armed forces into hostilities in Venezuela. In my view, it would be illegal under us law, inappropriate and reckless to attempt and military intervention. The United States must show leadership in our own hemisphere and we must continue to provide aid to suffering Venezuelans. But I want to just build on Mr Keating's question because you said of the 51 countries in this coalition, we are the only one that has threatened the use of military force. And in response to a question from Mr Keating, you said, because we're the only one capable of doing it, surely you're not suggesting the other 50 countries do not have military capability to engage in a military action if they so elected do. Elliot Abrams: Well, some do and some don't. David Cicilline: So some do. And we're not the only ones that have that ability. Elliot Abrams: We have not threatened military action in Venezuela. We've said that all options are on the table. David Cicilline: My question is we're not the only one that has that capability. So when you said that to Mr Keating that was not accurate. Elliot Abrams: We are the only one with the kind of capability obviously, David Cicilline: but others have military capability and have not made the same assertion of that being an option. Isn't that correct? Elliot Abrams: I am actually not sure of the answer to that of whether of what other governments have said. David Cicilline: Okay. So Mr. Abrams, what is particularly concerning to me is that in light of the fact there is no legal authority to, uh, express the use of military force as an option. It's unclear to me how the president or anyone in the administration can claim it's an option on table because it is not. And to the extent that we are suggesting that it is, we are misleading the international community where miss me leading the people in Venezuela. So I urge you to take back the message, the administration that it is not authorized and not helpful. 1:41:03 Rep. Joaquin Castro: Uh, I have in the past supported sanctions against the Maduro regime because as Mr. Meeks mentioned, I do believe in many ways that Mr. Maduro Has oppressed his people. At the same time, I believe that the role of the United States is to promote democracy, freedom and human rights around the world. The role of the United States is not the hand pick. The next leader of Venezuela and Mr Abrams. I have a question for you. My question is whether you're aware of any transfers of weapons or defense equipment by the United States government to groups of Venezuela opposed to Nicolas Maduro since you were appointed special representative for Venezuela and I want to be respectful of you, but also honest and the reason that I asked that question. There's been a McClatchy news report of such an incident. Have you, are you aware of that news report? Elliot Abrams: I saw the report, yes. Joaquin Castro: I asked this question because you have a record of such actions in Nicaragua. You were involved in the effort to covertly provide lethal aid to the contras against the will of Congress. You ultimately pled guilty to two counts of withholding information from Congress in regard to your testimony during the Iran Contra scandal. So I asked you the question, can we trust your testimony today? : Well, you can make that decision for yourself, Mr. Castro. I can tell you that the answer to your question is no. It's a simple, uh, and unequivocal no. Uh, there has been no such transfer of arms. 1:41:50 Rep. Ilhan Omar: Mr. Adams in 1991 you pleaded guilty to two counts of withholding information from Congress regarding your involvement in the Iran Contra affair for which you were later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush. I fail to understand, uh, why members of this committee or the American people should find any testimony that you give a today to be truthful. Elliot Abrams: If I could respond to that Ilhan Omar: That wasn't a question. I said that that was not, that was not a question that was high. I reserve the right to my time. It is not. It is not right. That was not a question. On February 8th who is not permitted to reply that that was not okay. Question. Thank you for your participation on February 8th, 1982 you testified before the Senate foreign relations committee about US policy in El Salvador. In that hearing you dismiss As communist propaganda report about the massacre of El Mazote in which more than 800 civilians including children as young as two years old, were brutally murdered by us trained troops doing that massacre. Some of those troops bragged about raping a 12 year old girl before they killed them girls before they killed them. You later said that the u s policy in El Salvador was a fabulous achievement, yes or no. Do you still think so Elliot Abrams: from the day that President Duarte was elected in a free election, To this day, El Salvador has been a democracy. That's a fabulous achievement, Ilhan Omar: yes or no. Do you think that massacre, was a fabulous achievement that happened under our watch? Elliot Abrams: That is a ridiculous question. Yes or no? No, I will. Ilhan Omar: I will take that as a yes. Elliot Abrams: I am not going to respond to that kind of personal attack which is not a question Ilhan Omar: Yes or no. Would you support an armed faction within Venezuela that engages in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide if you believe they were serving us interest as you did in Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua? Elliot Abrams: I am not going to respond to that question. I'm sorry. I don't think this entire line of questioning is meant to be real questions and so I will not reply. Ilhan Omar: Whether you under your watch, a genocide will take place and you will look the other way because American interests were being upheld is a fair question because the American people want to know that anytime we engage a country that we think about what our actions could be and how we believe our values are being fathered. That is my question. Will you make sure that human rights are not violated and that we uphold international and human rights? Elliot Abrams: I suppose there is a question in there and the answer is that the entire thrust of American policy in Venezuela is to support the Venezuelan people's effort to restore democracy to their country. That's our policy. Ilhan Omar: I don't think anybody disputes that. The question I had for you is that the interest does the interest of the United States include protecting human rights and include protecting people against genocide. Elliot Abrams: That is always the position of the United States. Ilhan Omar: Thank you. I yield back my time. 1:42:35 Joaquin Castro: I also want to ask you, I mentioned the promotion of democracy and the fact that the Venezuelan people have to pick their own leader. What is the administration strategy for encouraging elections as soon as possible in Venezuela? Elliot Abrams: Well, that is the heart of really of administration policy. That is, uh, after the Maduro regime, a short transition to an election. And that's the view of all of the 51 nations that are supporting Mr Guido. I completely agree with the way you started. It's not for us to choose the next president of Venezuela. It's for Venezuelans. We can help is a lot of other countries can help in facilitating a free election because there's, you know, there's a lot of experience. The National Democratic Institute, International Republican Institute, Freedom House and equivalents in a lot of other countries are really quite good at giving assistance. 1:45:40 Elliott Abrams: And once there is a, uh, freely elected government that can deal again with the World Bank and the IMF and a broad international programs of support, I think the Russian role will diminish very quickly. 1:47:00 Rep. Sandra Oudkirk: So one of the reasons why we licensed the continued involvement of US companies in upstream oil production in Venezuela was because the oil and gas sector is the key pillar of the Venezuelan economy and it will be going forward and keeping us the U s corporate presence there, um, with their best practices, with their adherence to all the sorts of practices that we expect here in the United States is we believe one of the best ways to ensure that in the future, Venezuela is able to return to prosperity and sort of an economy that functions normally. 1:47:59 Sandra Oudkirk: But we do believe that western involvement in the upstream oil sector, we will leave us positioned to, to have both the US private sector and the u s government assist with eventual economic recovery. And, and we are a counterweight to the Russian and the Chinese investment, which is otherwise very prevalent in that industry. 1:53:03 Greg Pence: Over 40 countries have now recognized Juan Guido as the interim president of Venezuela. 1:56:22 Steve Olive: What administrator Green and I were there in July. It was clear that there were saying, and we, and we saw it firsthand, that 90% of the Venezuelans that were coming into Colombia to get support, we're going back in to Venezuela. So they were just coming in to be able to get the vaccines or healthcare or food or, or generate some income to be able to go back into the country. And we expect that to continue until when we were allowed to bring in our humanitarian assistance into the country in a safe and efficient manner, in a manner that we can monitor where it goes, and that it makes sure that it gets to the people who are in need of it most. 1:57:24 Rep. Adriano Espaillat: Well, Mr Abrams, uh, many of our allies have expressed concern of your appointment, uh, to deal with this problem. Some carob have characterized it as being perhaps like appointing Exxon to lead a discussion on the green new deal or maybe even appointing MBS to lead a discussion on fairness in journalism and accessibility to journalists. Uh, do you feel that your past actions in Iran contract permanently impair your ability to fairly and transparently a deal in the region? Since we all know the outcome of what happened then? Do you feel that that's a major problem, baggage that you bring to the table? I don't and I've now I've been doing this job for two whole weeks. Um, and I can tell you that, uh, members of Congress have raised it. No Latin American of any nationality with whom I have dealt has raised it. And we've had lots and lots of discussions about how we're going to promote democracy in Venezuela. Elliot Abrams: I guess I should say, since I've been attacked now three times in my own defense, if you look at the written record of eight years when we came in, there were military dictatorships,and when we left in country after country after country, there had been transitions that we support it Chili's a very good example. So I think it's actually a record of promoting democracy. I think a lot of Adriano Espaillat: Respectfully, I differ with you, I think is a fact of history. We should not dig our heads in the sand and make believe that this never happened because he did. And you were at the helm of that Elliot Abrams: I was at the helm of promoting democracy in Latin America. Adriano Espaillat: You may want to characterize it that way, but I don't, I think you were involved in the Iran-Contra deal, and I think that permanently damage you to be a fair and impartial arbitrar in a conflict is leading to, to, to a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented levels in Venezuela. 2:18:26 Rep. Steve Chabot: Um, what's the state of press freedoms in Venezuela and how are we a countering the regime's propaganda and ensuring that Venezuelans are aware of the support that the u s uh, and the international community or providing? Elliot Abrams: Thank you, congressman for your question. We are providing support for independent media. Uh, we are now up to, with the approval of your current, the congressional notification notification that has now expired and we can now use our 2018 funding. We have approximately of spent about approximately $40 million or available for one of the areas is independent media. The groups that we are working with, Freedom House, uh, the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute, Ndi and others are working to preserve an independent media within the country. 2:27:30 Rep. Tom Malinowski: Would you then agree as a general matter, and I know I'm sensitive to the fact that you're here representing the administration's Venezuela policies you can't necessarily speak for, for everything else, but as a general matter, would you agree that if we are going to be condemning a president who is trying to attain absolute power for life contrary to constitutions and the democratic process in Venezuela, that we should do so in other countries such as Egypt when that similar situations arise as a general matter? Sure. Elliot Abrams: I really should not respond, um, beyond the question of Ben as well. It's really not my remit at the department and not while I'm up here. Uh, you and I go back a ways and you know, that, uh, my view is generally that the United States should be supporting the expansion of democracy, um, all over the world. Video: Bolton promises to confront Latin America's 'Troika of Tyranny', The Washington Post, November 1, 2018. Video: Empire Files: Abby Martin Meets the Venezuelan Opposition, YouTube, July 30, 2017. Video: Empire Files: Abby Martin in Venezuela - Supermarkets to Black Markets, YouTube, July 11, 2017. Video: Pauly D & Vinny: The Ultimate Guidos' Official Throwback Clip, Jersey Shore, MTV (YouTube), June 1, 2017. State of the Union Address: George W. Bush - Uranium from Africa Statement, YouTube, January 28, 2003. Presidential Address: President Reagan's Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Controversy, YouTube, November 13, 1986. Sound Clips: President Ronald Reagan: In spite of the wildly speculative and false stories of our arms for hostages and alleged ransom payments, we did not, repeat, did not trade weapons or anything else for hostages... But why you might ask, is any relationship with Iran important to the United States? Iran encompasses some of the most critical geography in the world. It allows between the Soviet Union and access to the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Geography explains why the Soviet Union has sent an army into Afghanistan to dominate that country, and if they could, Iran and Pakistan, Iran's geography gives it a critical position from which adversaries could interfere with oil flows from the Arab states that border the Persian Gulf, apart from geography, Iran's oil deposits are important to the long-term health of the world economy. Discussion: Elliott Abrams discusses Guatemala with Jim Lehrer, The MacNeil/Lehrer Report, YouTube, November 30, 1983. Sound Clip: 4:11 Jim Lehrer: On the killings, in 1981 as I'm sure you're aware of, the State Department said there was between 250 to 300 political killings a month in Guatemala. Can you give me any idea as to what that figure is now? Elliott Abrams: our latest figures are down to about 40 or 50 a month, which is a considerable reduction. We're not suggesting that situation of 40 or 50 a month is good, but it's a lot better and we think that kind of progress needs to be rewarded and encouraged. Jim Lehrer: And you think this sale will in fact encourage more, not less? I mean more progress, not less progress? Elliott Abrams: Yes, absolutely. Because... Jim Lehrer: Now why? Elliott Abrams: Because it shows the government that we mean it when we say that we are behind these kinds of moves and that if you make these kinds of moves were willing to support you. If we take the attitude that don't come to us until you're perfect, we're going to walk away from this problem until Guatemala has a perfect human rights record. Then we're going to be leaving in the lurch. People there who are trying to make progress and are succeeding. Jim Lehrer: Are you, do you firmly believe that the, that the key person who is trying to make progress is President Rios Montt? Elliott Abrams: Yes. Because the government, uh, policies really changed after he came in and, uh, March of last year. Uh, and he is, I think it's fair now to say practicing what he preaches. There has been a tremendous change, especially in the attitude of the government towards the Indian population, which used to be seen as an enemy and is now seen as a citizen population, as an ally in the struggle for a future of Guatemala. Additional Reading Article: The tragic life of the war criminal Elliott Abrams by Branko Marcetic, Jacobin Magazine, February 16, 2019. Article: What did Elliot Abrams have to do with the El Mozote massacre? by Raymond Bonner, The Atlantic, February 15, 2019. Article: How a bridge between Colombia and Venezuela became a part of a propaganda fight, CBC News, February 15, 2019. Article: The fight between Ilhan Omar and Elliott Abrams, Trump's Venezuela envoy, explained by Zack Beauchamp, Vox, February 15, 2019. Article: Media hype confronts reality on the Venezuela-Colombia border by Marco Terrugi, Workers World, February 15, 2019. Article: Rep. Ilhan Omar went after Elliot Abrams for lying to Congress. Then he did it again by Jon Schwarz, The Intercept, February 14, 2019. Article: El Salvador's backslide by Hilary Goodfriend, NACLA, February 14, 2019. Article: Hungry Venezuelans urge help but standoff looms over 'politicised' aid by Joe Parkin Daniels, The Guardian, February 13, 2019. Article: US-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó recruits DC lobbyists as crisis deepens by Karl Evers-Hillstrom and Raymond Arke, OpenSecrets News, February 13, 2019. Article: Venezuela hopes to create non-dollar trading bloc by Nidhi Verma, Reuters, February 12, 2019. Article: Red Cross, UN slam 'politicised' USAID humanitarian assistance to Venezuela by Paul Dobson, Venezuela Analysis, February 11, 2019. Article: Western media fall in lockstep for cheap Trump/Rubio Venezuela aid pr stunt by Adam Johnson, Fair, February 9, 2019. Article: Air charter firm, client both deny role in alleged shipment of arms to Venezuela by Martin Vassolo, Tim Johnson, and David Ovalle, McClatchy DC, February 8, 2019. Article: Venezuela says plane from Miami delivered weapons for use by enemies of Maduro by Tim Johnson, McClatchy DC, February 7, 2019. Article: Venezuela says plane from Miami delivered weapons for use by enemies of Maduro by Tim Johnson, McClatchy DC, February 7, 2019. Report: Venezuela: Overview of U.S. sanctions, Congressional Research Service, February 1, 2019. Article: Washington follows Ukraine, Syria roadmap in push for Venezuela regime change by Whitney Webb, Mint Press News, January 26, 2019. Article: Battle for water rights heats up in El Salvador by Heather Gies, Truth Out, August 5, 2018. Transcript: Erain Rios Montt, former Guatemalan dictator, dies at 91, All Things Considered with host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR, April 3, 2018. Article: America's role in El Salvador's deterioration by Raymond Bonner, The Atlantic, January 20, 2018. Article: Negotiations between Venezuelan regime and opposition making "good progress," Chilean mediator says by Karina Martin, Panam Post, December 4, 2017. Article: Venezuela stops accepting dollars for oil payments following U.S. sanctions by Anatoly Kurmanaev, The Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2017. Article: CIA chief hints agency is working to change Venezuelan government by Andrew Buncombe, Independent, July 25, 2017. Transcript: The view from Langley, The Aspen Institute, July 20, 2017. Article: The dirty hand of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in Venezuela by Eva Golinger, April 25, 2014. Article: On democracy and orchestrated overthrows in Venezuela and Ukraine by Howard Friel, Common Dreams, March 17, 2014. Article: U.S. repeals propaganda ban, spreads government-made news to Americans by John Hudson, Foreign Policy, July 14, 2013. Article: Speaking of Abrams, what did he know about genocide in Guatemala? by Jim Lobe, Lob Log, May 10, 2013. Article: Former leader of Guatemala is guilty of genocide against Mayan group by Elisabeth Malkin, The New York Times, May 10, 2013. Article: The Maya genocide trial by Peter Canby, The New Yorker, May 3, 2013. Book Review: Big fruit by Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, The New York Times, March 2, 2008. Report: USA: Below the radar - Secret flights to torture and 'disappearance', Amnesty.org, April 5, 2006. Article: What I didn't find in Africa by Joseph C. Wilson IV, The New York Times, July 6, 2003. Report: From madness to hope: the 12-year war in El Salvador: Report of the Commission on the Truth for El Salvador, United States Insitute of Peace, January 26, 2001. Article: The politics of neoliberalism in postwar El Salvador by Chris van der Borgh, JSTOR, Spring 2000. Article: Dirty hands by Benjamin Schwarz, The Atlantic, December 1998. Article: 12 years of tortured truth on El Salvador by Guy Gugliotta and Douglas Farah, The Washington Post, March 21, 1993. Article: How U.S. actions helped hide Salvador human rights abuses by Clifford Krauss, The New York Times, March 21, 1993. Article: The pardons; Bush pardons 6 in Iran affair, aborting a Weinberger trial; Prosecutor assails 'cover-up' by David Johnston, The New York Times, December 25, 1992. Article: Democracy's lies by Eric Alterman, The New York Times, November 4, 1991. Article: Contra inquiry to focus on Abrams's silent role by David Johnson, The New York Times, October 9, 1991. Report: Aid compensates for economic losses but achieves little growth, U.S. General Accounting Office, February 1991. Article: Turnover in Nicaragua; Americans laud result but differ on moral by Elaine Sciolino, The New York Times, February 27, 1990. Article: Bush's trade; Behind the transformation of Central American policy by Robert Pear, The New York Times, April 16, 1989. Article: The Reagan White House; Tower report tarnishes the luster of Abrams, point man on contra aid by Richard J. Meislin, The New York Times, March 4, 1987. Article: The White House crisis; Memos raise questions on Reagan's knowledge of contra aid operations by Jeff Gerth, The New York Times, March 2, 1987. Article: The White House crisis; Guatemala aided contras, despite denials, panel says by Richard J. Meislin, The New York Times, February 28, 1987. Article: The White House crisis; The unfolding of a secret White House policy: A clearer picture emerges by Robert Pear, The New York Times, February 27, 1987. Article: The White House crisis: The tower report inquiry finds Reagan and chief advisers responsible for 'chaos' in Iran arms deals; Reagan also blamed by Steven. V. Roberts, The New York Times, February 27, 1987. Article: The White House crisis; The deception inquiry finds Reagan and chief advisors responsible for 'chaos' in Iran arms deals; White House cast wide net in seeking aid for contras; The missing notes by Fox Butterfield, The New York Times, February 27, 1987. Article: An innocent victim of the Iran scandal by Walter F. Mondale and Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., The New York Times, February 23, 1987. Article: Senators challenge officials on contras by David K. Shipler, The New York Times, February 6, 1987. Article: Adding pieces to the puzzle: A new chronology of the Iran-contra affair, The New York Times, February 1, 1987. Article: Senators charge a web of deceit in Iranian affair by David E. Rosenbaum, The New York Times, January 30, 1987. Article: C.I.A. said to guide contras' military despite ban on aid by James Lemoyne, The New York Times, January 11, 1987. Article: The White House crisis: Getting supplies to the contras; U.S. got reports on contra arms by Joel Brinkley, The New York Times, December 17, 1986. Article: The White House crisis: First hint of Hasenfus; Bush staff got calls about contra plane by Gerald M. Boyd, The New York Times, December 16, 1986. Article: The White House crisis: Contacts in Central America; U.S. oversaw supplies to rebels, officials say by James Lemoyne, The New York Times, December 8, 1986. Article: The White House crisis: Voices that contradict; How contras got arms: An account from a crew by James Lemoyne, The New York Times, December 4, 1986. Article: The White House crisis: The view from Teheran; 20 planeloads of U.S. arms reported flown to Iran, The New York Times, November 29, 1986. Article: The White House crisis: President will not be called; Iran money reported diverted in '85, The New York Times, November 28, 1986. Article: White House shake-up: A task is handed to State Dept.; Israel now says it sent arms at request of U.S., The New York Times, November 26, 1986. Article: Iran payment found diverted to contras; Reagan security adviser and aide are out by Bernard Weinraub, The New York Times, November 26, 1986. Article: White House shake-up: What the lawyers say; New doubt raised on responsibility by Stephen Engelberg, The New York Times, November 26, 1986. Article: C.I.A. begins training 70 Nicaraguan rebels, The New York Times, November 20, 1986. Article: President orders sales of weapons to Iran stopped by Bernard Weintraub, The New York Times, November 20, 1986. Article: At O.A.S., many reject the contras by Stephen Kinzer, The New York Times, November 15, 1986. Article: Contras plan assault by radio by Milt Freudenheim and James F. Clarity, The New York Times, November 9, 1986. Article: Congress plans to investigate covert policies by Stephen Engelberg, The New York Times, November 9, 1986. Article: Contras to start new radio station by Stephen Engelberg, The New York Times, November 5, 1986. Article: Contra aid: Who art the planners? by Leslie H. Gelb, The New York Times, October 23, 1986. Article: Let's get the facts on Nicaragua; Is the C.I.A. involved? by Patrick J. Leahy, The New York Times, October 23, 1986. Article: U.S. again denies a Nicaragua role by David K. Shipler, The New York Times, October 16, 1986. Article: White House official linked to arms deliveries to contras, The New York Times, October 15, 1986. Article: Close aide to Bush linked to figure helping contras by Philip Shenon, The New York Times, October 13, 1986. Article: U.S. says contras get more supplies by Stephen Engelberg, The New York Times, October 12, 1986. Article: U.S. prisoner in Nicaragua says C.I.A. ran contra supply flights by James Lemoyne, The New York Times, October 10, 1986. Article: A U.S. agency used plane lost in Nicaragua by Richard Halloran, The New York Times, October 10, 1986. Article: Reagan calls plane's crew a new Lincoln Brigade by Richard Halloran, The New York Times, October 9, 1986. Article: Don't sell democracy short by Morton Kondracke, The New York Times, September 22, 1986. Article: El Salvador rejects contra training, The New York Times, August 27, 1986. Article: U.S. vetoes rebuke on aid to contras by Elaine Sciolino, The New York Times, August 1, 1986. Article: C.I.A. is assigned role of running contra activities by Bernard Gwertzman, The New York Times, July 12, 1986. Article: Overseeing of C.I.A. by Congress has produced decade of support, The New York Times, July 7, 1986. Article: Excerpts from rulings by the world court, The New York Times, June 28, 1986. Article: World court supports Nicaragua after U.S. rejected judges' role by Paul Lewis, The New York Times, June 28, 1986. Article: House votes, 221-209, to aid rebel forces in Nicaragua; Major victory for Reagan by Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times, June 26, 1986. Article: Ex-officers accuse contra chiefs of siphoning off U.S. aid money by David K. Shipler, The New York Times, June 21, 1986. Article: Millions in contra aid misused, G.A.O. says, The New York Times, June 12, 1986. Article: Contras are said to receive new arms, The New York Times, April 24, 1986. Article: C.I.A. aid to rebels reported, The New York Times, April 14, 1986. Article: Inquiry reported into contra arms, The New York Times, April 11, 1986. Article: White House tells of Honduran plea by Gerald M. Boyd, The New York Times, March 27, 1986. Article: Nicaragua denies its troops invaded Honduras by Stephen Kinzer, The New York Times, March 26, 1986. Article: Lawmakers say new raid will help cause of contras by Steven V. Roberts, The New York Times, March 26, 1986. Article: C.I.A. is reported set to channel aid to contras by Richard Halloran, The New York Times, March 18, 1986. Article: U.S. said to weigh training contras by Richard Halloran, The New York Times, March 14, 1986. Article: Reagan says the choice is between backing him or communists by Gerald M. Boyd, The New York Times, March 7, 1986. Article: U.S. is said to aid contras via Salvador by James Lemoyne, The New York Times, February 13, 1986. Article: Latin ministers urge U.S. to halt aid to contras, The New York Times, February 11, 1986. Article: C.I.A. defends contras' behavior, The New York Times, February 3, 1986. Article: In the nation; The old scare tactic by Tom Wicker, The New York Times, January 6, 1986. Article: Reagan urges arms aid for Nicaragua rebels by Bernard Weinraub, The New York Times, December 15, 1985. Article: Major news in summary; U.S. says Cubans fight in Nicaragua, The New York Times, December 8, 1985. Article: Push the Russians, intellectuals say by Robert Pear, The New York Times, November 25, 1985. Article: Latin arms trade detailed in court by Richard Bernstein, The New York Times, September 17, 1985. Article: World court hearing Nicaragua's case against U.S. by Richard Bernstein, The New York Times, September 13, 1985. Article: Nicaragua's American lawyers prepare case by Shirley Christian, The New York Times, September 8, 1985. Article: U.S. aide's ties to contras challenged by Jonathan Fuerbringer, The New York Times, September 5, 1985. Article: Role in Nicaragua described by U.S. by Gerald M. Boyd, The New York Times, August 9, 1985. Article: Nicaragua rebels getting advice from White House on operations, The New York Times, August 8, 1985. Article: House-Senate conference approves restricted aid to rebels by Steven V. Roberts, The New York Times, July 26, 1985. Article: Rights group says U.S. distorts Nicaragua reports by Susan F. Rasky, The New York Times, July 16, 1985. Article: Major news in summary; House bows on Nicaragua, The New York Times, June 16, 1985. Article: A consensus on rebel aid by Steven V. Roberts, The New York Times, June 14, 1985. Article: Key congressman to praise embargo, The New York Times, May 2, 1985. Article: The message of sanctions by Bernard Gwertzman, The New York Times, May 2, 1985. Article: Rebuff for the President by Hedrick Smith, The New York Times, April 26, 1985. Article: Nicaragua rebels accused of abuses by Larry Rohter, The New York Times, March 7, 1985. Article: Brights report on Nicaragua cites recent rebel activities by Joel Brinkley, The New York Times, March 6, 1985. Article: Nicaragua rebels reported to have new flow of arms by Philip Taubman, The New York Times, January 13, 1985. Article: A threadbare C.I.A. defense William Casey's first public statement on C.I.A.'s manual for war against Nicaragua is as peculiar as the document it tries to justify, the New York Times, November 3, 1984. Article: Rebel asserts C.I.A. pledged help in war against Sandinistas by Joel Brinkley, The New York Times, November 1, 1984. Article: Honduras key to U.S. role in Central America by Gordon Mott, The New York Times Magazine, October 14, 1984. Article: Abroad at home; Free market terrorism by Anthony Lewis, The New York Times, September 13, 1984. Article: Help to Salvador cheers U.S. aides, The New York Times, August 13, 1984. Article: The world; Reagan's war over Nicaragua by Milt Freudenheim and Henry Giniger, The New York Times, July 22, 1984. Article: CIA funding reportedly aids Duarte campaign by Julia Preston, The Boston Globe, May 4, 1984. 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Resources Book Description: Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner, Indie Bound Encyclopedia Britannica: Boland Amendment, US Legislation Freedom House: Board and Staff Freedom House: Our History International Republican Institute: Board of Directors National Democratic Institute: Board of Directors National Endowment for Democracy: Venezuela 2017 Report ProPublica Report: Audit for period ending September 2017, International Republican Institute ProPublica Report: Tax Filings and Audits by Year, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs Search: "In the Name of Democracy" carouthers Google Book search Community Suggestions See Community Suggestions HERE. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)
Regime change has long been US policy for Venezuela. Trump is following the Neo con playbook when he announced that the United States would no longer recognize Nicholas Maduro as president of Venezuela and would recognize the head of its national assembly, Jose Guaido, as president. Would the US backed coup help Venezuela? Who in the US is working to oust Maduro? CALL In tonight at 8:00 619-638-8559. Last Friday of the month with guest host Rocco P.
*** The following teaser is from this week's B-Side, which is available to patrons of the Dead Pundits Society. Join today to get access to either two or four additional episodes of DPS month: www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** This week's B-Side features a chat with returning DPS guests, Daniel Bessner and Branko Marcetic. The Foreign Policy Bros ride again... We discuss the Elliot Abrams affair and then quickly tie it to the bipartisan foreign policy establishment which operates outside of both the public eye and public control. The last half of our chat is dedicated to Matt Duss, Bernie Sanders's foreign policy plans, and how socialists can change the foreign policy consensus. -Branko's latest essay on Abrams can be found here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/02/the-tragic-life-of-the-war-criminal-elliott-abrams ------------------------------ Twitter: @deadpundits Soundcloud: @deadpundits Facebook: facebook.com/deadpunditssociety iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1212081214 Patreon: www.patreon.com/deadpundits YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl_Xg
This week the boys take their hats off for a real one, Representative Ilhan Omar, for calling Elliot Abrams a war criminal to his face. They also discuss how this was overshadowed by the establishment weaponizing claims of antisemitism against her as they often do to those on the left critical of Israel and the Israeli lobby. The discussion would have been nothing but bullshit this week if Power Ranger talk didn’t remind John of Haim Saban. Other Topics: Kamala Harris boofing ketracel white while listening to NG Resonance in college – That Doc Brown Dro, That H.G. Loud – Bret and Anthony getting canceled. Also: John meant Chelsea Clinton at 21:22, don’t @ us. Playout track – Siouxsie and the Banshees “Israel”
This week, we sit down with AccuWeather’s Senior VP, Chief Forecaster, and first AccuWeather employee Elliot Abrams and look back at his 50 year career in meteorology, broadcasting, and how the industry has evolved as he approaches his retirement.
This week we’re talking baggage and more! In “Currento Eventos” we discuss Ilhan Omar’s questioning of Elliot Abrams about the violence carried out by American backed military groups in Central America during the 1980s, Queens wins and keeps Amazon OUT of their borough, and we talk about the protests going on in Haiti. In “What’s Your Baggage” we talk about one of the topics from way way back in our live show! One of our attendees wrote about how her “daddy issues” resurface when she’s dealing with men. We break that down and talk about how healing takes time and what happens when our pain resurfaces when we think we’re over something. For “Put it in your bag” Black History edition Lina puts in her bag our tiny queen Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. aka Serena Williams babygirl’s instagram and Estephanie talks about the new BET series Boomerang. Finally we wrap up with our rotating theme where we talk about some of our favorite Black tv characters and Lina gives us our weekly affirmation! As always thank you for listening and leave us an Itunes review, click the donate button, or tell a friend about us! Check out our Patreon and help us reach our goal of 100 Patrons!! Don’t forget this month we’re raising money to send Estephanie to South by Southwest to be a guest on Tea with Queen and J’s live show! Paypal us: https://www.paypal.me/BagLadiez Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgladiez Ilhan Omar calls out Elliot Abrams: http://bit.ly/2tt9kBB Queens shuts Amazon out: https://nyti.ms/2Gwp5Ao Twitter accounts to check out for more info about Haiti: https://twitter.com/madanboukman https://twitter.com/HaitiJustice https://twitter.com/HaitiInfoProj Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr. Insta: https://www.instagram.com/olympiaohanian/?hl=en Boomerang on BET: https://bet.us/2tqVzn3 You can listen to us on soundcloud, Itunes, and Googleplay! Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bgladies Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bgladiez/id1073190648?mt=2 Google Play:http://bit.ly/2D7bSJ5 You can Follow us @: Website: www.bgladiez.com Twitter: Bag_Ladiez Tumblr: bgladiez.tumblr.com Instagram: BgLadiez Gmail: bgladiez@gmail.com
La administración Trump nunca ha sido sutil, y con la designación de Elliot Abrams como “enviado Especial de Estados Unidos para Venezuela” nos está garantizando que los intentos del gobierno gringo por quitar a Maduro y a los bolivarianos del poder no tendrán como barreras los derechos humanos o la ley internacional. The post Helvete: Elliot “El Mozote” Abrams appeared first on Leviatán Podcast.
Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I’m Glen Ford, along with my co-host Nellie Bailey. Coming up: A fellow immigrant comes to the defense of Ilhan Omar, the Black congresswoman who stood up to both the Zionist lobby and former death squad organizer, Elliot Abrams; and, we’ll discuss the Restorative Justice doctrine of the prison abolition movement. the United States has declared economic war on the socialist government of Venezuela, and seems on the verge of military action. The Trump administration blatantly seized billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets, and has declared its intention to replace Venezuela’s government with a president of Washington’s own choosing. We spoke with Ajamu Baraka, of the Black Alliance for Peace. The U.S. government, both corporate political parties and the corporate media routinely lie about Venezuela, claiming the Socialist government is a dictatorship. Ron Kovalik is a lawyer and author, who has served as an official observer of Venezuela’s elections process. Ilhan Omar, the new Black congresswoman from Minnesota, was last week chastised by the top Democrat in Congress, Nancy Pelosi, for saying that congressional support for Israel is “all about the Benjamins, baby” – meaning, it’s all about the huge amounts of money that Zionists wield in the U.S. political process. Congresswoman Omar, who was born in Somalia, also confronted President Trump’s Hit Man on Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, who 40 years ago managed death squads in Latin American for the Regan Administration, and was convicted of lying to Congress. We spoke with Sha-hid Boo-TAR, a lawyer and former head of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee. Boo-TAR was born in Pakistan. Last primary season, he ran against Nancy Pelosi, for Congress. Boo-TAR says Congresswoman Omar is a brave and righteous woman. President Trump surprised lots of people with his support of a recently passed prison reform bill. Trump loudly and proudly campaigned as a law and order candidate. Vincent Lloyd is a professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. Lloyd is author, along with Joshua Dubler, of a recent article on “restorative justice” – a philosophy to replace and abolish mass incarceration. We asked Lloyd how prison abolition is faring in the Age of Trump.
full ep https://www.patreon.com/posts/bipartisan-of-24735765 Adam Johnson, media critic and co-host of the Podcast "Citations Needed" with Nima Shirazi, talks to me about the bipartisan effort to throw Ilhan Omar under the bus, the disingenuous & exploitative behavior of AIPAC & The Forward, the Democrats' caping for Republican war criminal Elliot Abrams and more.
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Dana marks the progress made on the one-year anniversary of the Parkland Massacre. Andrew McCabe admits to trying to force the President out of office via the 25th Amendment. Rep. Ilhan Omar gets heated with Elliot Abrams at a committee hearing. Gun control legislation passes through House Committees. Congressman Dan Crenshaw joins us to discuss the battle for border funding and government shutdown. President Trump announces he will sign the spending bill and also declare a national emergency to build a wall.
This week, we talk the ridiculous smears of Ilhan Omar for calling out AIPAC and the right wing Israel lobby, Ilhan's masterful dissection of war criminal Elliot Abrams, Kamala Harris smoking weed in a time machine, and Trump declaring a national emergency to build his stupid wall.
The fight over President Donald Trump’s wall entered a new stage today as the United State Senate passed a bipartisan border security plan. The 83-16 Senate vote advances the bill to the House for a vote Thursday night. The measure requires a signature by Trump in time to avert another partial government shutdown this weekend. The measure would finance 55-miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, significantly less that Trump wanted. The vote came shortly after the White House announced the president would use emergency powers to build additional miles without approval from Congress. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell said he would support Trump’s decision to use emergency powers. McConnell had previously said he opposed the use of them. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said all options were open to counter Trump’s threat. She said a lawsuit is possible and accused trump of an attempt to undermine democracy. The Center for Constitutional Rights, a New York based progressive legal organization has been suing the Trump administration over its border policies. Staff attorney Angelo Guisado says at the heart of Trump’s threat of declaring a national emergency is an appeal to his xenophobic, anti-immigrant base. Meanwhile on capitol hill… The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm William Barr as attorney general, 54-45. The confirmation of Trump's nominee, who will oversee special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, had been expected given the GOP's 53-47 control of the chamber. He was sworn in several hours later at the White House. Barr, 68, who has been counsel at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm, served as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush from 1991 until 1993, following an 18-year civil service career that began at the CIA. The new attorney general, nominated by Trump in December to replace Jeff Sessions, will be only the second person to hold the job twice. While attorney general under the Bush administration he facilitated the presidential pardons of several officials either charged or convicted of crimes.. including Elliot Abrams who is now Trump’s special envoy to Venezuela. A former reporter for the Washington Post, Jefferson Morley is editor of the Deep State Blog. He says Barr defended the actions of the Central Intelligence Agency during the Iran-Contra scandal.. Moreley adds that Barr is a supporter of broad presidential powers. ————————————————— Meanwhile In a luncheon speech to a U.S.-led Middle East security conference in Warsaw, Vice President Mike Pence calls on German, France, and Britain to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. The signature deal of former President Barack Obama was overturned by Trump, but is still supported by the other signatories. Dan Kovalik is author of The Plot to Control the World: How the US Spent Billions to Change the Outcome of Elections Around the World He says Trump is picking potential war criminals to spearhead his plans in South America and Iran.
Dana marks the progress made on the one-year anniversary of the Parkland Massacre. Andrew McCabe admits to trying to force the President out of office via the 25th Amendment. Rep. Ilhan Omar gets heated with Elliot Abrams at a committee hearing. Gun control legislation passes through House Committees. Congressman Dan Crenshaw joins us to discuss the battle for border funding and government shutdown. President Trump announces he will sign the spending bill and also declare a national emergency to build a wall.
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Representative Ilhan Omar told Elliot Abrams to his face that his participation in Iran-Contra was the basis not to believe a word he says.Then, on the rest of the menu, a treasured sanctuary for butterflies in Texas is going to war with Trump over his border wall; the massive Equifax breach could be even scarier than first thought; and, House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy says he's not an anti-Semite because he only uses anti-Semite tropes when he's attacking Jews who are Democrats.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where climate scientist Warren Washington will be awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement; and, NASA announced that its Mars land rover Opportunity has died after 15 years of studying the red planet.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue his own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” -- The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/2/14/1834622/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays
Anti-War Protesters and members of Congress link Trump's Venezuela envoy Elliot Abrams to war crimes.. Governor Cuomo reports back on his White House meeting and the city council introduces a bill to requiring just cause to fire workers in the food service industry.
UNLOCKED Matt and Will discuss the life and career of Elliot Abrams, the newly appoints "special envoy" to Venezuela who may be the most evil person to ever serve in the US government, with The Intercept's Jon Schwarz Read Jonathan's piece here: https://theintercept.com/2019/01/30/elliott-abrams-venezuela-coup/
This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the ending of the government shutdown, more enter the 2020 presidential race, GOP move to protect Trump, Roger Stone arrested and indicted on seven counts, major conversation on tax history, Bible literacy, Elliot Abrams, and much more. SHOW NOTES The government shutdown has officially ended after 35 daysHow it ended Damage report Richard Ojeda!!!!! Howard Schultz (former Starbucks CEO) is running for President GOP scared that Trump will be successfully primaried Roger Stone arrested and indicted on seven charges GOP blocking House Intel Committee from doing its job Russian Oligarch has sanctions lifted because...no collusion?!Hooker freed! U.S. treasury set to borrow $1 Trillion to finance debt again Trump advocates for 'Bible literacy classes' in US schools Elliot Abrams named special envoy to Venezuela
This week we chat with AccuWeather Meteorologist, Paul Pastelok on weather’s impact on the upcoming holiday season including who is going to have a White Christmas. Plus AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist, Elliot Abrams joins host Regina Miller to discuss the effect weather had on the Revolutionary War. Did George Washington’s knowledge of the weather help lead his troops to victory over the British?
Dean James Shanahan speaks to Elliot Abrams, a recent guest of IU's Tocqueville Lecture Series.
This week, Elliot Abrams, Senior Vice President and Chief Meteorologist, reminisces about his five decades at AccuWeather and Bryon May shares lawn and garden tips - given Spring's fickle weather - to get you ready for summer.
Meteorologist Elliot Abrams has made a very good life out of being nerdy. He is one of the co-founders of AccuWeather Radio, and does weather on WBBM Newsradio in Chicago, WADK Radio in Rhode Island, four stations in College Park, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere, in addition to doing lectures and lots of other things. He's a witty meteorologist who's also in the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia's Hall of Fame and the National Meteorologist Hall of Fame. He talks about how he got into weather and radio, being a geek, the early days of weather broadcasting, the US weather bureau, the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, doing weather on the Pennsylvania Public Television network, why meteorologist Wally Kinnan was an innovator, how weather broadcasting technology and media have changed, started forecasting at WARM Radio, Fahrenheit vs Celsius, having a sense of humor and creating puns, AccuWeather's patented Real Feel, how he creates a forecast, the difference between creating TV and radio broadcasts, how the meteorologist’s role and the industry have changed, how AccuWeather helps railroads, climate change, how he became VP of AccuWeather, being a township supervisor in his town, his blog, advice for getting into the weather business, the future of weather forecasts, how he stays current, how communication and media consumption used to be, the Farmer’s Almanac, Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday party, getting older, his lifestyle, social media, writing, and more.Click the link below to play, or download it by right-clicking (on a PC) or holding down the CTRL key and clicking on it (for Mac).http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG154.mp3
On GPS, President Trump's second overseas trip - meetings with Merkel, Putin & Xi. Fareed & an all-star panel analyze. And, as North Korean belligerence escalates, Fareed gives his take on how the U.S. ought to handle the problem: is the leadership in Pyongyang really crazy? Then, why Americans should know their own history better - billionaire business David Rubenstein on why it's so important for Americans to see artifacts like the Declaration of Independence in-person. GUESTS: David Rubenstein, Sergey Karaganov, Ian Bremmer, Anne Applebaum, Anne Marie Slaughter, Elliot Abrams
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Elliot Abrams former deputy National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush for a conversation on the values and interests that define U.S. foreign policy. Reflecting on his formative experiences, he recalls the influence of his parents, his education, and his work experiences under Senators Jackson and Moynihan. After discussing the skills and temperament necessary for the work of foreign policy, he analyzes the challenges of navigating the tensions between security and human rights. Reflecting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he offers his assessment of the preconditions for its resolution. He also discusses his analysis of Jewish support for Israel in the United States, and concludes with advice for students preparing for a future in international affairs. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32358]
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Elliot Abrams former deputy National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush for a conversation on the values and interests that define U.S. foreign policy. Reflecting on his formative experiences, he recalls the influence of his parents, his education, and his work experiences under Senators Jackson and Moynihan. After discussing the skills and temperament necessary for the work of foreign policy, he analyzes the challenges of navigating the tensions between security and human rights. Reflecting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he offers his assessment of the preconditions for its resolution. He also discusses his analysis of Jewish support for Israel in the United States, and concludes with advice for students preparing for a future in international affairs. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32358]
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Elliot Abrams former deputy National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush for a conversation on the values and interests that define U.S. foreign policy. Reflecting on his formative experiences, he recalls the influence of his parents, his education, and his work experiences under Senators Jackson and Moynihan. After discussing the skills and temperament necessary for the work of foreign policy, he analyzes the challenges of navigating the tensions between security and human rights. Reflecting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he offers his assessment of the preconditions for its resolution. He also discusses his analysis of Jewish support for Israel in the United States, and concludes with advice for students preparing for a future in international affairs. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32358]
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Elliot Abrams former deputy National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush for a conversation on the values and interests that define U.S. foreign policy. Reflecting on his formative experiences, he recalls the influence of his parents, his education, and his work experiences under Senators Jackson and Moynihan. After discussing the skills and temperament necessary for the work of foreign policy, he analyzes the challenges of navigating the tensions between security and human rights. Reflecting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he offers his assessment of the preconditions for its resolution. He also discusses his analysis of Jewish support for Israel in the United States, and concludes with advice for students preparing for a future in international affairs. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32358]
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Elliot Abrams former deputy National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush for a conversation on the values and interests that define U.S. foreign policy. Reflecting on his formative experiences, he recalls the influence of his parents, his education, and his work experiences under Senators Jackson and Moynihan. After discussing the skills and temperament necessary for the work of foreign policy, he analyzes the challenges of navigating the tensions between security and human rights. Reflecting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he offers his assessment of the preconditions for its resolution. He also discusses his analysis of Jewish support for Israel in the United States, and concludes with advice for students preparing for a future in international affairs. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32358]
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Elliot Abrams former deputy National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush for a conversation on the values and interests that define U.S. foreign policy. Reflecting on his formative experiences, he recalls the influence of his parents, his education, and his work experiences under Senators Jackson and Moynihan. After discussing the skills and temperament necessary for the work of foreign policy, he analyzes the challenges of navigating the tensions between security and human rights. Reflecting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he offers his assessment of the preconditions for its resolution. He also discusses his analysis of Jewish support for Israel in the United States, and concludes with advice for students preparing for a future in international affairs. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32358]
Are we going to wait six years to hold Republicans accountable like we did during the Bush years? Are we going to lose our intellectual honesty and back everything a Republican administration does just because the Democrats are also hypocrites? Didn’t we swear to ourselves we wouldn’t repeat the mistakes of the Bush years? In this episode of the Conservative Conscience, Daniel reveals that he is getting bad vibes about many aspects of the transition. So many Bush “globalists” are being brought on board and the Reince Priebus establishment faction appears to be winning over Trump on many key decisions. Consequently, now more than ever we must not get sucked into defending bad policies and choices just because Democrats did the same or worse. It’s time to pull this administration back towards the grassroots rebellion at every opportunity we get so we can have an administration that stands on its own veracity. You will never find Democrat administrations with a single major player who harbors conservative views on a single issue. Yet, somehow we take it as a given that in a Republican administration the most powerful cabinet pick, Secretary of State, could be given to someone who is pro-common core, anti-sanctions, pro carbon tax, anti-energy independence, and a leader in the homosexual agenda. Now we hear that John Bolton might not be picked for Deputy Sec. of State, while liberals such as Elliot Abrams and Richard Haass are being considered instead. This is part of a pattern of choosing the path to least resistance. Kris Kobach was passed over as DHS Secretary and likely as Deputy as well for the same reason. Finally, we show how Democrats never surrender their principles even when they lose power. Why do we surrender ours when we win? John Kasich won’t even fight for a pro-life bill because he refuses to stand up to the legal profession, yet liberals have no problem thwarting federal immigration law. Quotes: “When you lack an ideological rudder, you will choose the path to least resistance every day of the week. When you surround yourself with people who likewise lack a burning passion for conservatism, they will accentuate that reluctance to fight in every situation.” Show links Show links Intellectual Dishonest: Republicans suddenly like Putin just because of Trump Establishment winning out at Trump Tower Bush people filling education transition team Tillerson joins with Corker to oppose Bolton as Deputy America-last Rex Tillerson has quite a cozy relationship with the Islamic supremacist nation of Qatar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elliot Abrams, Nina Shea, Kristina Arriaga and Vo Van Ai (Vietnam Committee on Human Rights) on U.S. policy and religious freedom in South East Asia
Elliot Abrams, Nina Shea, Kristina Arriaga and Vo Van Ai (Vietnam Committee on Human Rights) on U.S. policy and religious freedom in South East Asia
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Michael Medved plays clips from Rep. Gowdey's skewering of the IRS Chief. Bill Bennett talks with John Eastman, whose organization was unlawfully treated by the IRS. Elliot Abrams tells Dennis Prager that Barack Obama broke the Middle East. Vice President Dick Cheney is on the Hugh Hewitt Show. John Fund explains how Attorney General Eric Holder is Obama's "enforcer." Mike Gallagher takes note of a courageous Medal of Honor recipient.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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