About this episode

The episode discusses the deaths of US troops in Jordan and the responsibility of those in power for sending them to war based on lies.

They were killed by the oligarchs and empire managers whose decisions sent them to die in yet another middle eastern war based on lies, and who will never lose a wink's sleep over it. Reading by Tim Foley.

People in this episode

Hosts: Caitlin Johnstone, Tim Foley

Topics covered

• US troops
• Middle Eastern war
• oligarchs
• empire
• politics
• military
• deception

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Jordan

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