Today’s podcast guest is Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist. He appears as an expert on foreign affairs on CNN, BBC, France 2, France 24, Fox News, CTV, and CBC.
In this episode, we discuss the ongoing war on Iran, including the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing negotiations to resolve the conflict, Trump’s and Netanyahu’s motivations behind the war, US-Canada relations under Trump, and the impact of the ongoing conflict on the US midterm elections.
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Eric S. Margolis is an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune the Los Angeles Times, Times of London, the Gulf Times, the Khaleej Times, Nation – Pakistan, Hurriyet, – Turkey, Sun Times Malaysia and other news sites in Asia.
He is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, Lew Rockwell. He appears as an expert on foreign affairs on CNN, BBC, France 2, France 24, Fox News, CTV and CBC.
His internet column www.ericmargolis.com reaches global readers on a daily basis.
As a war correspondent Margolis has covered conflicts in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Sinai, Afghanistan, Kashmir, India, Pakistan, El Salvador and Nicaragua. He was among the first journalists to ever interview Libya’s Muammar Khadaffi and was among the first to be allowed access to KGB headquarters in Moscow.
A veteran of many conflicts in the Middle East, Margolis recently was featured in a special appearance on Britain’s Sky News TV as “the man who got it right” in his predictions about the dangerous risks and entanglements the US would face in Iraq.
A native New Yorker, he maintains residences in Toronto and New York, with frequent visits to Paris.
In my latest podcast episode, I spoke with Yossef Ben-Meir, president of the High Atlas Foundation, about the Foundation`s sustainable development work in Morocco, and its importance for health, girls` education, and much more. Listen to more of our conversation; link in bio.
The United States cages about 2 million people—more than any other country on earth and more than many authoritarian states combined. Hundreds of thousands are locked up for nonviolent offenses, including people serving years simply for possessing marijuana, even as cannabis is now legal or decriminalized in much of the country. To deepen the disgrace, many facilities are run by for profit corporations whose business model depends on keeping cells full, not on delivering justice or rehabilitation. This is not a system gone slightly wrong; it is a vast human warehousing industry that preys on the poor, on minorities, and on the powerless. It is a moral travesty and a permanent stain on America’s claim to champion freedom and human rights.
Today’s podcast guest is Yossef Ben-Meir, co-founder and president of the High Atlas Foundation, a Moroccan-US nongovernment organization dedicated to sustainable development. In this episode, we discuss sustainable development in Morocco and the role the High Atlas Foundation has played in development. Particularly, we discuss the importance of water infrastructure in uplifting everyday Moroccans, the environmental and societal implications of planting millions of trees across Morocco, and the critical importance of community participation in establishing development projects which will benefit local communities.
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Yossef Ben-Meir is co-founder and president of the High Atlas Foundation, a Moroccan-U.S. nongovernment organization dedicated to sustainable development. In Morocco, he was also a Peace Corps Volunteer (1993-95), Associate Peace Corps Director (1998-99), Research Fellow at the American Institute of Maghreb Studies (2003-4), and Assistant Professor at Al Akhawayn University at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities (2009-2010). Dr. Ben-Meir holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of New Mexico (2009) where he also taught, an MA in international development from Clark University (1997), and a BA in economics from New York University (1991).
Under Trump, America has plunged to an unprecedented moral and political abyss. Never before has the world viewed the United States with such contempt, its credibility shredded and its leadership mocked. He has alienated allies, emboldened adversaries, and left ordinary Americans to bear the cost of his reckless ignorance. Trump governs by impulse, provoking crises—waging a horrific war against Iran, without grasping the catastrophic consequences for America’s standing and its allies. He is surrounded by sycophants too fearful to challenge his lies or incompetence; he presides over the wreckage of U.S. diplomacy and integrity. His narcissism knows no bounds, and he is prepared to auction off America’s honor and global interests to the highest bidder.
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No, we got rid of a bunch of candy ass do-nothings, LOL
Go back to sleep Alon.
God bless president Donald trump', God bless America.
As an allied leader is visiting
He doesn't preside over the wreckage of US diplomacy rather he has caused it. The tone of the statement is like a drone. Prone to say without saying. Trump is a Fascist.
Very prejudiced ,biased and narssistic statement, you promote violation of armless civilians right but favors the bully with your commendations.
Trump’s grotesque portrayal of himself as a Jesus-like savior—healing the sick, radiating divine light, draped in the flag—is a desecration of faith itself. It is a malignant distortion of the sacred, a blasphemous spectacle that defiles every moral principle Jesus embodied. Christ stood for humility, sacrifice, and truth; Trump stands for vanity, greed, and deceit. His audacity in equating himself to the Son of God should provoke righteous fury among all who cherish the purity of faith. No true Christian can accept such sacrilege without indignation. His thirst for adoration, his craving to be immortalized as a “redeemer,” reveals a soul steeped in corruption—a living insult to everything holy. His legacy will not be salvation, but infamy and the spiritual decay he has unleashed upon the nation.
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Tell me you don't read the Bible. This year shows me that you have zero comprehension of the bible. There is numerous passages that say to pray and lay hands on the sick and destitute. There's also numerous passages, that say Christians are to be Christ like.
Alahu Ankbar Meir. Leo is a fraud like you
Matthew 7:15-20, Jesus warns to beware of false prophets who appear in "sheep's clothing" (harmless, righteous appearance) but are inwardly "ravenous wolves". These deceivers, who often use scripture, are identified by their "fruit"—their character, teachings, and influence—rather than their outward claims.
WOE UNTO THOSE WHO CALL EVIL GOOD AND GOOD EVIL ⚡ DECEPTION Apostasy Blasphemy .... THE GREAT FALLING AWAY JUSTIFYING APOSTASY IS HERETICAL NO MAN NO MATTER HOW GREAT HE TRIES TO BE OR MONEY HE HAS IS WORTH MY SOUL. DT INITIATING THE GREAT FALLING AWAY IN AMERICA AS EVANGELICALS WORSHIP DT. INSANITY. INSANE. THE GREAT SIGN OF CAUSING ENTICING TEMPTING THOSE THAT BELONG TO JESUS TO BOW BEFORE STRANGE FIRE 🔥. THIS HERROD WILL BE EATEN ALIVE BY WORMS. THE WHOLE WORLD WILL SEE GOD'S JUDGMENT ....
He thinks he's a King. He thinks he's a God. I think he just likes to play dress up...
Trump is desecrating the sacred name of Jesus, he doesn't have any traits of Jesus in him, he's the total opposite of Jesus in every way possible, Jesus stands for peace, for the oppressed and weak and broken hearted, Trump only worships his own ego, its hus way or the highway, he hates truth and justice, constantly lies to suit his own agendas, is only loyal to Bibi coz Bibi controls him through the Epstein files which is why they were created ti blackmail world leaders
Once the party of Lincoln and conscience, today’s Republican Party has degenerated into a cult of cowardice. The party has betrayed its oath to the American people by kneeling to a man consumed by narcissism and deceit. In caving to Trump, Republicans have forfeited reason, morality, and the nation’s future. They no longer legislate—they enable. Their silence in the face of corruption, violence, and lies makes them complicit in the erosion of our democracy itself. What was once a party of principle now serves only Trump’s vanity and vengeance, selling out America’s honor to preserve his power. History will remember this Republican Party not as patriots, but as traitors-- the architects of the nation’s slow ruin.
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In my latest podcast episode, I spoke with Yossef Ben-Meir, president of the High Atlas Foundation, about the Foundation's sustainable development work in Morocco, and its importance for health, girls' education, and much more. Listen to more of our conversation here: soundcloud.com/alon-ben-meir/on-the-issues-episode-142
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