#1687 Respite: Ceasefire in Gaza and the Legacy of Imperial Folly in the Middle East

Air Date 1/31/2025

The genocide and subsequent ceasefire in Gaza is only the latest horrifying consequence of botched military misadventures in the Middle East and if the history of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons can teach us anything it's that atrocities have long shadows.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Gaza Ceasefire Explained Reading Between The Lines - The Socialist Program - Air Date 1-16-25

KP 2: The Ceasefire in Gaza w Mohammad Alsaafin - American Prestige - Air Date 1-19-25

KP 3: Trump's Middle East Plans w Mouin Rabbani - Behind the News - Air Date 1-23-25

KP 4: On the Situation in Syria and its Implications for the Region - Revolutionary Left Radio - Air Date 1-6-25

KP 5: Katherine Gallagher on Abu Ghraib Verdict - CounterSpin - Air Date 11-29-24

KP 6: Trump's Middle East Plans w Mouin Rabbani Part 2 - Behind the News - Air Date 1-23-25

KP 7: Egypt, Jordan Reject Trump Plan to Clean Out Gaza; Palestinians Return to N. Gaza in Historic Day - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-27-25

KP 8: Gaza Ceasefire Explained Reading Between The Lines Part 2 - The Socialist Program - Air Date 1-16-25

(51:16) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the echos of atrocities

DEEPER DIVES

(1:02:15) SECTION A: THE DEAL

(1:24:41) SECTION B: CEASEFIRE POLITICS

(1:46:00) SECTION C: THE EMPIRE

(2:28:35) SECTION D: NOW WHAT?

SHOW IMAGE

Description: Photo of Palestinians walking through a street of rubble and debris with collapsed buildings on either side.

Credit: “Damage in Gaza Strip during the October 2023 - 27” by WAFA, Wikimedia Commons  | License: CC-SA 3.0 | Changes: Cropped

 

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