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Background Briefing with Ian Masters

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Oct 3, 2024 • 60min

October 3, 2024 - Dennis Aftergut | Gareth Gore

What May Be the Only Chance We Have to See Jack Smith's Case Against Trump for January 6 | A Deep Investigation of the Far-Right Cult Opus Dei and Its Infiltration of American Politics at the Highest Level backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia
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Oct 2, 2024 • 1h 2min

October 2, 2024 - Andrew Miller | Paul Pillar | Lane Windham

Netanyahu is in the Driver's Seat With Biden and Harris Reluctant Passengers | Under Attack by a Foreign Power, Lebanese and Iranians Rally Around the Flag | The Likely Impact of the East Coast Dockworkers' Strike on the Election backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia
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Oct 1, 2024 • 1h 3min

October 1, 2024 - Nick Heras | Andy Levin | Katherine Stewart

Iran Fires 400 Ballistic Missiles at Israel as the Escalation Ladder Has Both Threatening Responses and Responses to Responses | As Michigan Shapes up to be a Critical Swing State, Could Jill Stein be a Spoiler Along With Conservative Muslims Making Alliances With the Christian Right | Will Tim Walz Expose J.D. Vance's Sick Dystopian Vision of America in Tonight's VP Debate? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia
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Sep 30, 2024 • 1h

September 30, 2024 - Aaron David Miller | David Phillips | Alexander Motyl

Now That He is Suddenly Popular, Netanyahu Has Boxed Harris in to Support His War in Gaza and Lebanon | How Turkey's Erdogan, Who Has Stolen Billions, Threw Chump Change to the NYC Mayor Eric Adams | An Assessment of Zelensky's US Visit and the Real Reason Trump Hates Him
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Sep 29, 2024 • 1h 3min

September 29, 2024 - Mohsen Milani | Frederick Clarkson | Maximina Juson

After Repeated Humiliations, Will Iran Strike Back at Israel in a Wider Middle East War? | J.D. Vance Doubles Down in His Embrace of Christian Nationalism and "Christo-Fascism | The Filmmaker of the Feature Documentary on the Electoral College One Person, One Vote Which Premieres on PBS's Independent Lens on Monday backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia
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Sep 26, 2024 • 1h

September 26, 2024 - Steven Simon | James Zirin | Dr. Bradley Onishi

The US and 21 Allies Call For a Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Which Netanyahu Rejected | New York's Mayor Charged with Bribery, Wire Fraud and Seeking Illegal Campaign Donations | How J.D. Vance and His Backers Plan to Legislate Morality backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia
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Sep 25, 2024 • 1h 3min

September 25, 2024 - Asher Kaufman | Dulcie Leimbach | Dr. Oleh Kotsyuba

Israel Appears Poised For a Ground Invasion of Lebanon | UN Activities and Speeches Today and Yesterday | Zelensky Tries to Get the UN to Focus on Ukraine While a War in Lebanon Looms backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia
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Sep 24, 2024 • 1h 3min

September 24, 2024 - Simon Shuster |Philip Stark | Jacob Ware

Zelensky's "Victory Plan" And His Remark That "We Are Closer To Peace Than We Think" | Trump Can Steal the Election Since He Has the Software For the Voting Machines in Georgia, Arizona, Michigan and Colorado | An Expert on Terrorism on How Election Violence is Already Underway Host: Ian Masters Producer: Graham FitzGibbon Assistant Producer: Asher Price
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Sep 23, 2024 • 1h 2min

September 23, 2024 - Habib Battah | Ari Berman | Cleo Paskal

As Netanyahu Goads Hezbollah and Iran Into War, Biden and Harris Will be the Losers But Seem Helpless in Stopping the Escalation | Trump and Vance Are Not Trying to Win Over Voters But Are Focused on Stopping the Democratic Vote and the Counting of Votes | An Analysis of the Quad Meeting of the PMs of Australia, India and Japan Biden Hosted Host: Ian Masters Producer: Graham FitzGibbon Assistant Producer: Asher Price
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Sep 22, 2024 • 1h 4min

September 22, 2024 - Marilyn Marks | Jonathan Weiler | Sidney Blumenthal

The Republicans Have Stolen the Software for the Voting Machines in Georgia and Can Manipulate the November Results at Will | Trump Abandons His "Black NAZI" Gubernatorial Candidate in North Carolina He Recently Referred to as "Martin Luther King on Steroids" | Can Trump and Vance Win With a Campaign Based on Racist Hatred? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

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