Gareth Porter returns to the show to mark episode 6,000. They start with a short discussion of Porter’s next book on the Cold War before diving into what’s happening in Gaza. They talk about Netanyahu’s propaganda strategy after October 7, the risk of a wider war, whether the word genocide is merited and more.

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Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider’s Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth’s previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show.

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