Friday News Roundup - International
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-02-22/friday-news-roundup-international
A deadly bombing in Syria targets the ruling party. Civilian deaths fall sharply in Afghanistan. And Secretary of State John Kerry delivers his first major foreign policy speech. Guest host Steve Roberts and a panel of journalists discuss the week's top international news stories.
Guests
David Ignatius
columnist for The Washington Post and contributor to the “Post Partisan” blog on washingtonpost.com. His latest book is titled "Bloodmoney: A Novel of Espionage."
Indira Lakshmanan
senior correspondent covering foreign policy for Bloomberg News.
Yochi Dreazen
contributing editor, The Atlantic and writer-in-residence at the Center for a New American Security
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I know that last Sept.11,terrorists attacked our Benghazi outpost and 4 Americans were killed.What I don`t know is if these terrorists were on the Republican payroll. Are we back to Ronald Reagan Iran Contra dirty tricks? That was when Republicans bribed the Iranian terrorists into keeping U.S. Hostages until after the swearing in of Reagan..
Somehow Republicans demand knowing what was on the minds of the terrorists. Obama thought a right wing produced movie was the reason,considering all the other protests all aver the middle east. Maybe the Republicans know different .Maybe it was how the terrorists would spend the money they were paid...I`m just saying...The people deserve to know the truth...
@Blueneck BillyBob
Uh, I think I get it. You're trying to make a point about certain absurd allegations by spoofing them from the opposite point of view, right? Still, not funny. And your Reagan reference ... I can't even tell what that's a dig at.
Not funny.
Benghazi is said to be a conspiracy,say Republicans...
In my life there were REAL conspiracies. After Congress cut funding to the CIA for black ops,because of Nixon.George H.W.Bush as head of the CIA set up the Columbian Drug Cartel and drug network. They used their Cuban friends in Miami to distribute the coke. They used Panama`as the money launderer.That`s why Reagan invaded Panama,and extracted the cash,murdering scores in the process.That is where the money came from for Iran Contra...You`re right it`s not funny.It`s real. Not only that Oliver North destroyed all of the documentation,and later was pardoned.But there is no interest for prosecuting those who participated in this TREASONOUS ACT...
Muqtadā al-Ṣadr Is the Iraqi terrorist the Bush regime paid off during the "Surge',to stop attacking U.S. Military.. Not a stretch in assuming the Republicans could hire any one of the terrorists they`ve paid off in the past. Not a stretch in assuming the Republicans would hire the terrorists ...Why would I not consider this? All I hear out of T-Party/Republicans is their hatred of our government..
Don`t forget,the Contra`s were terrorists too.We consider Iran a terror state. Who is always the wheeler and dealer with the terrorists? The Bin Laden family,was the only ones allowed to fly after 9/11... Why...???
Foreign Aid is a bribe to the US puppets in the foreign countries – even though the secretary of state can call it investment. Your guest claim that foreign aid amount is a drop in a bucket compare to the US budget, well they totally ignore that the whole US budget is based on borrowed money. The drop in the bucket that they refer to is $50 billion per year. $50B buys a lot of loyalty at the UN for the vote needed to declare the war on WMD. Has any of these foreign aid recipients ever submitted verifiable expense report?
For $50B we can build 10 oil refineries every year that US has not build in the past 40 or 30 years. By this we can avoid gas price fluctuations every time we change from winter grade to summer grade. Or for that amount we can improve our deteriorated infrastructure or improve our schools. Or we can give that money to students in grants for higher education and let them not be in debt when they graduate. Or how about paying $50B every year into Social Security distributions? Or how about paying $50B towards the principal amount towards the national debt every year? As you see this drop in the bucket can be utilized more efficiently at home than to buy loyalty from foreign leaders. Is there any common sense left in our elected officials or media pundits? Where are the national priorities? Let NPR not be the National Propaganda Radio as few of my Republican friends claim. Cut the foreign aid to all corrupt puppets now and use the $50B at home.