20 Years of Shock and Awe

20 Years of Shock and Awe

John marks the first day of spring and 20 years since the war in Iraq. The mass killings of Iraqis commenced on the 19th of March in 2003, with the "Shock and Awe" bombing of Baghdad. He takes a call from Dave in Washington on his tour of duty there. Then he interviews author Tom Wheelwright on the Trump tax returns and his book "Tax-Free Wealth: How to Build Massive Wealth by Permanently Lowering Your Taxes". Next he takes a call from Mark in Portland on the Trump indictments. And finally comedian Rhonda Hansome returns to talk about Trump, they takes calls from Brian in Oregon, Bob in West Virginia, Steve in San Diego, and Bill in Pennsylvania.

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Trump Says He’d ‘Love Not to’ Attack Iran, Then Says ‘But Sometimes You Have to’

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24 Feb 1h 27min

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Snowstorm Interviews: Peter Byrne, Rev Susan Thistlethwaite, Eugene Robinson, and Husein Yatabarry

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