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Extra Time: Trump & Kushner’s Dodgy ‘Deal of the Century’

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More than any other administration in US history, the Trump’s White House is deeply wedded to Israel, making any chance of an independent US foreign policy almost impossible. Israel is now actively trying to ensnare the US into a conflict with Iran. Meanwhile, the President’s mercurial son-in-law, Jared Kushner has been given the job of managing the “Deal of the Century” between the Israelis and the Palestinians. What could possibly go wrong?
Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with the early week news round-up.

UK COLUMN: Brexit MEP Sweep, Assange Indictment, Trump Bombs His Base

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This week’s European saw the UK’s new Brexit Party sweep the decks in one of the biggest political paradigm shifts in decades. Also, Trump’s DOJ hands down shocking new indictments charging WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act and threatening the First Amendment. Trump and Co. caught using phony Israeli intelligence to trigger a national emergency in order to green-light an $8 billion arms deal with international pariah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. New York Times runs UFO story, but is it real, or just a Hollywood marketing ploy? All this and more. 

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