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Weekly News Wrap-Up; Pentagon Leaks: Lula in China; Macron EU Sovereignty

Weekly News Wrap-Up; Pentagon Leaks: Lula to China; Macron EU Sovereignty
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French President Emmanuel Macron shocked DC neocons by arguing for European sovereignty and pushing back against their drive to war in Asia.
Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst, joins us to discuss this week's important news stories. Hawkish German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock travels to China. Also, Emmanuel Macron pushes for EU freedom from US domination and the Pentagon leak story heats up.
Linwood Tauheed, associate professor of economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City joins us to discuss this week's important news stories. The IMF harms poor nations according to Oxfam. Also, the IMF projects a 5.2 % growth in the Chinese economy and DC neocons are having trouble finding a willing partner to attack China.
Dr. Gerald Horne, Professor of History at the University of Houston, TX, author, historian, and researcher joins us to discuss this week's important news stories. The Senate may probe the expulsion of Tennessee democrats, Finland has joined NATO, and Haiti is dealing with corruption and weapons smuggling.
Dr. Colin Campbell, DC senior news correspondent, and James Carey, host of The Left is Dead podcast, come together to discuss this week's important news stories. Brazilian President Lula da Silva has called for the entire Global South to move away from the dollar. Also, some GOP members are pushing for military action against Mexico and the US wants full spectrum dominance to protect international corporate profits.
Steve Poikonen, national organizer for Action4Assange, and Jim Kavanagh, whose work can be found at Jim Kavanagh's Substack, thepolemicist.net, and Counterpunch, come together to discuss this week's important news stories. Supporters of Julian Assange rally to push for his release. Also, the 9/11 hijackers may have been aided by the CIA and the Nord Stream sailboat story has collapsed.
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