Watching the Hawks RT America: Recent Episodes
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The Trump administration wants to further ease restrictions for allies abroad to purchase US weapons and defense equipment, hoping to draw them away from Russia and China. The Pentagon says that Google’s drone work is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. Los Angeles has banned Monsanto’s ‘Roundup’ weedkiller following a judge ruling that alleges it caused a woman’s cancer diagnosis. And NASA’s all-woman spacewalk has been canceled.
On this SoundCloud episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura, Tabetha Wallace, & Sean Stone discuss a man who was held at Guantanamo Bay for 13 years over a case of mistaken identity. The team discusses calls to have Rahm Emanuel, mayor of Chicago, removed from office over charges of corruption and collusion with covering up police misconduct. Vijay Prashad hits the Hawks Nest to discuss Turkey and its role in the ISIS oil trade. Author of “The Hillary Paradox,” Joanne Bamberger joins the team in the studio to talk about the underrepresentation of women in the media. Chris Chambers joins Tyrel and Tabetha to discuss how the media might be promoting terrorism though its sensationalized coverage of events.
On this SoundCloud episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura & Tabetha Wallace ask just what is behind the violence in San Bernardino and throughout the country this year. Tabetha offers an exclusive look at political, news, and social media reactions to the shooting. RT Correspondent Brigida Santos joins the team live from San Bernardino for an update on yesterday’s tragedy. Reporters Without Borders journalist Delphine Hagland joins us to discuss the #freedundar & #journalismisnotacrime campaign in Turkey. We close out the show with a story out of Lexington, KY, where local authorities are letting people swap payment in cash for payment in canned goods for outstanding parking citations.
On this episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace discuss U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s new plan for direct action against ISIS in Syria and Iraq that includes U.S. boots on the ground. Sex educator and adult film star Jessica Drake enters the Hawks Nest to discuss California’s new sexual consent laws and the importance of honest sexual education. Peace activist Rod Webber enters the Hawks Nest to talk about his message of prayer and peace and how it has been received on the 2016 Presidential campaign trail. Tyrel Ventura & Tabetha Wallace interview author D. Watkins about his new book “The Beast Side” and what it is like to live and die while black in America. Roger Stone joins the team to discuss his book “The Clinton’s War on Women” and the GOP Presidential Campaign.
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On this episode Tyrel and Tabetha discuss the US bombing of a Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Kunduz. Congress fails to extend funding for 9/11 first responders. Sean, Tabetha, and Tyrel interview the owners of the Groom Mine who have been bullied by the U.S. Air Force to abandon their property. The Harvard debate team loses to three inmates from New York State.
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On this episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura & Guest Host Lee Camp from Redacted Tonight the recent report essentially justifying the actions of the Cleveland Police who killed Tamir Rice last November. Tabetha takes us to the No Labels event in Manchester, NH this week where candidates from both sides of the aisle spoke on bipartisan issues. Author and founder of Salon.com David Talbot join Tyrel and Tabetha to talk about his new book, “The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government.” Tabetha commemorates the 68th anniversary of Chuck Yeager’s breaking the speed of sound barrier for the first time ever in a jet plane.
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On this episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura, Tabetha Wallace, & Sean Stone discuss how the ACLU is now demanding that the Obama administration hand over information about its secret drone strike policy in light of the Intercept’s groundbreaking report. How hover-boards actually work in 2015 on the “Back to the Future” day. Jesselyn Radack joins the show to talk everything to do with whistleblowers in the US today.
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