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According to the head of the British military, the Russian government spends 40% of its budget on its war machine. But is it true? With the help of Professor Bettina Renz from Nottingham University and Dr Richard Connolly from The Royal United Services Institute, Olga Smirnova investigates the figure. Presenter: Tom Colls Producer: Olga Smirnova Production Co-ordinator Katie Morrison Series Producer: Tom Colls Sound Mix: Graham Puddifoot Editor: Richard Vadon

Image: Russian Military Perform Victory Day Parade Night Rehearsal in Moscow Credit: (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

As an active U.S. airman self-immolates on fire to protest against war in the Middle East, if it’s not the public or service people who endorse US sponsored wars, who is it?

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Russell chats to Dave DeCamp, News Editor at Antiwar.com and host of Antiwar News. They discuss leaked documents revealing stagnant territorial shifts in the Ukraine war, the conflict's role as a massive showcase for the military-industrial complex, and the potential foreign policy pivot if a Republican takes the White House in 2024: winding down in Ukraine and escalating tensions with China.

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America’s military has been the pinnacle of power for decades. WWIII has been prevented heavily by the fact that America could inflict major damage to any country attempting to take on a fight. However, things have dwindled dramatically over the last couple of years within our military, leaving the U.S. in a compromising position. Tune in as we dig deeper and address 5 major problems with America’s military. 
 

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David Stockman, budget director for President Reagan, discusses how to fix our economy with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Over the last couple of decades, the state has been making significant investments into its armed forces in an attempt to challenge America’s dominance. We ask how much further they will go. When the Ukraine war sent energy prices soaring, the consequences for Europe proved fatal. And, a tribute to the father of Tibetan film. 

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Krystal and Saagar discuss a massive trove of leaked documents released to us that show inner details on Ukraine War, China's Red Lines on the Ukraine War, and how Mossad worked to foment the protests in Israel, the Pentagon racing to censor the leaks, Elon declaring war on SubStack and Matt Taibbi by removing Substack links from Twitter, did the Texas BLM Shooter act in self defense, Laura Loomer and Marjorie Taylor Greene battle for Trump's affection, Saagar looks into how Jon Stewart destroyed a Pentagon official on their Failed Audits, and Krystal looks into how the Abortion Pill question melted a Republican Rep's brains.

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Day 391.

Today, we bring you updates from across Ukraine, dispel Russian misinformation on British tank rounds & interview Kyiv Independent Reporter Francis Farrell on his time reporting from the front lines across Ukraine.

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Biden being caught with classified documents in his office from his VP term, Republicans pushing to hold the debt hostage to make cuts to social security and medicare, Americans views on 2023 and the issues that matter most, Twitter Files uncovering Pfizer board members pushing to censor information on Twitter, Prince Harry's bizarre memoir about killing 25 people in Afghanistan, what the future looks like for the Tech industry among massive layoffs, Jordan Peterson takes fire for claims of misinformation, and an exclusive interview with journalist Ioan Grillo on the ongoing Mexican Cartel Wars.

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The Supreme Court ruled to keep Title 42 in place for now as the number of migrants crossing the border soars, a new report revealed shocking discoveries about mismanagement and abuse at special education schools in Washington state, and Japan is ramping up defense spending. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

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In this holiday roundup we cover Housing in 2022, Pentagon failing another audit, behind the scenes on Senator Sander's push for Yemen War Powers Resolution, Crypto Bros going after your 401k retirement savings, and a look into Unionization struggles this year with Max Alvarez.

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