It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done a headlines episode, so we pack this one to the gills for you. We catch up on damage caused by Hurricane Michael to DOD bases and our government’s current climate change denying views, discuss the horrific conditions in Yemen and the U.S.’ choice to ignore the catastrophe there, and Danny takes us through the recent insider attack in Afghanistan and the spotlight it places on the continuing American occupation there.
1:02 - Intro
4:05 - President Trump’s remarks on Brett Kavanaugh
5:25 - President Bush receiving the Freedom Medal from the National Constitution Center
11:35 - Hurricane damage to DOD facilities / use of west coast federal facilities to ship coal
19:00 - Code Pink military industrial complex report
24:02 - Wired article discussing how hackable modern military technology has become
24:53 - CIA Democrats at the World Socialist Website
30:39 - Saudi Arabia and the assassination of Jamal Khoshoggi
38:35 - Humanitarian crisis in Yemen
49:34 - Insider attack targets senior US commander in Afghanistan
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