About this episode

The episode discusses JD Vance's comments on civilian deaths from a bombing in Iran, rising tensions between Germany and Russia, Trump's new project in Washington, and Argentina's dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.

Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • US Vice President JD Vance blurts “sometimes things happen” when asked whether an American bombing attack was responsible for killing four people, including a child, at a wedding celebration in southern Iran. The strike has been independently confirmed. • Tensions rise between Germany and Russia. Russia will close German cultural centers, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says, in a retaliatory measure after Berlin blamed Moscow for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport. In Munich, several incendiary devices were thrown at a construction site near a building where several companies, including from the defense sector, are located. Two Bulgarian nationals were arrested. • First the Ballroom, now the Arch. Trump is breaking ground on his 250-foot-tall triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, even before a federal review panel has approved the project. • Argentine President Javier Milei escalates his country’s dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands , vowing new measures to halt an oil…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ted Rall, Jamarl Thomas

Topics covered

• US foreign policy
• civilian casualties
• international relations
• political commentary
• media critique
• current events

Keywords

• JD Vance
• civilian deaths
• Iran bombing
• Germany Russia tensions
• Trump
• Falkland Islands
• Javier Milei
• political analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Germany, Russia

Places: Iran, Munich, Arlington National Cemetery, Falkland Islands, Leipzig/Halle Airport, Washington, British-controlled archipelago

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