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The episode features a survivor of the USS Liberty attack and discusses the implications of Israel's influence in U.S. politics regarding the war on Iran.

Mounting anger over the influence of Israel in the Trump administration’s attack on Iran has raised the cry for justice for 34 U.S. sailors and Marines killed, and more than 170 injured aboard the USS Liberty, which was bombed and torpedoed in 1967 by the Israeli Defense Forces. The shocking attack in International waters was […]

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