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Air date:
Tue, 05/28/2013 - 8:00am to 9:00am
The end of the War on Terror?
Last week, the president called for an end to the War on Terror. Do you buy it? Abe and Joe parse Obama's speech and discuss the state of the Empire.
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re today's show
Thanks for making this the topic for your show today (too bad listeners didn't get to see the poster).I was somewhat incredulous when Madea Benjamin was permitted to deliver her rant much longer than usual but after hearing Obama's "off script" response concluded that her remarks played into what he wanted to say.My impression was that the designation "War on Terror" is being retired, just as the name Blackwater was. Any change will be in name only, although it's possible that Obama is concerned that a future president may not be as noble a judge, jury and executioner as he is, thus some restraints may be advisable (in the future).Glenn Greenwald's assessment of the speech (and response to it) was as usual spot on:http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/27/obama-war-on-terror-...