4 chapters across the catalog
Victoria Nuland Promotion, Seymour Hersh and Ukraine
Seymour Hersh reports on his Substack that Victoria Nuland is expected to replace Wendy Sherman as Deputy Secretary of State. The hosts link Nuland and the Kagan family to the "Institute for the Study of War," which they claim dictates the narrative for the Ukraine conflict. They mock "Douchebag Doug" Herbert for using the Institute as his sole authority on the war.
The Institute for the Study of War is tracking ISIS advances across key border crossings between Iraq and Syria, including At Tanf and Abu Kamal. Media outlets like the New York Times are criticized for propagating a "sectarian war" theme that simplifies the conflict into Sunni versus Shiite divisions. Human Rights Watch reports indicate that ISIS is increasingly recruiting child soldiers as they seize more territory.
Kim Kagan, Institute for the Study of War Analysis
Kimberly Kagan of the Institute for the Study of War appeared on C-SPAN to discuss the escalating crisis in Iraq and Syria. She emphasizes the use of the term "ISIS" as the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (Al-Sham), which refers to the Levant region. Her presentation style is compared to a televangelist, and her analysis focuses on the need for US military action to counter the extremist group's southward movement toward Baghdad.
John McCain, ISIS Crisis and the Kagan Family Influence
Senator John McCain's calls for a new national security team to address the ISIS (ISIL) threat in Iraq are analyzed, specifically his promotion of the Kagan family and the Institute for the Study of War. The discussion highlights the deep ties between the Kagans and the neoconservative movement, noting that Robert Kagan's wife, Victoria Nuland, serves in the State Department. McCain's assertion that the previous strategy "won the war" is met with skepticism.
