Background Briefing: October 23, 2023
The Continuing Paralysis of the Legislative Branch We begin with the continuing paralysis of the legislative branch as nine Republican men, only two of whom accept the fact that Joe Biden won the presidency, offer themselves up as candidates to be the next...
Background Briefing: October 22, 2023
Putin, Hamas and Trump's House Republicans Demonstrate Their Contempt For Democracy We begin with President Biden's speech to the nation on Thursday in which he likened Putin to Hamas in their determination to exterminate democracy in their neighbor's country. But...
Background Briefing: October 19, 2023
The War on Children as Bombs Fall on Gaza Where Half the Population is Under 18 We begin with the war on children as bombs fall on Gaza where half the population is under 18 and as every kibbutz baby for Hamas in an oppressor, and every Palestinian baby for...
Background Briefing: October 18, 2023
An Assessment of the Latest Intelligence on the Strike on the Gaza Hospital Parking Lot begin with the dust settling on what yesterday seemed like a monstrous war crime but today might have been a tragedy caused by a malfunctioning missile fired by Islamic...
Background Briefing: October 17, 2023
With the Facts of Who and What Was Behind the Bombing of a Hospital in Gaza Not Yet Verified, We Look Into How it Has Backfired on Israel We begin with mass casualties from an explosion that struck a hospital in Gaza which Palestinians are blaming on Israel...
Background Briefing: October 15, 2023
Can Israel Destroy Hamas Then Hand Over Gaza to the UN and Arab States to Rebuild and Sustain it? We begin with an overview of the U.S. getting dragged back into the tormented Middle East as a war between Israel and Hamas rages while Washington tries to focus on a far...
Background Briefing: October 12, 2023
The Role the Great Powers are Likely to Play in Israel's War Against Hamas We begin with the role that the great powers, the U.S., Russia, China and Europe, are likely to play in the war between Israel and Hamas and whether they can resolve or contain the situation as...
Background Briefing: October 11, 2023
Israel's Intelligence Failures and the Recriminations Soon to Come We begin with the intelligence failures and recriminations soon to emerge once the Israeli military operation against Hamas is over, assuming the war does not widen. Joining us is Paul Pillar,...
Background Briefing: October 10, 2023
Jared, MbS, Biden and Bibi Ignored the Palestinians as They Dreamed Up Their Plan for Peace and Prosperity in the Middle East We begin with the political failure amid talk of an intelligence failure that elites in Israel, the Middle East and in Washington are...
Background Briefing: October 9, 2023
The Intensifying War Between Israel and Hamas We begin with the intensifying war between Israel and Hamas as Israel cuts off fuel, water and food supplies to the Gaza Strip and assess the possibility of another front opening in the north as clashes with Hezbollah...