Eyes Left Podcast

War crimes. Freakouts. Drugs. Rebellion. A narrative of the Iraq war buried by the media and politicians, told through the incredible oral history of Clifton Hicks--a tank crewman in Iraq who refused to go back, won a Conscientious Objector fight, then spent years helping other soldiers do the same.

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In this episode:

In Brief: Spenser Rapone and Mike Prysner analyze the curious incident of a US Marine receiving a Purple Heart for combat wounds in an “undisclosed location.” (Begins at 02:52)

The Class War Budget: A breakdown Trump’s bi-partisan “defense” budget: from “Army Futures Command,” to the Space Force scam. (Begins at 10:05)

Veterans Affairs HQ Moves to Mar-a-Lago: What it means that outlet Pro-Publica uncovered “shadow rulers” for the VA among Trump’s golfing buddies. (Begins at 35:30)

Radical Military History: Honoring forgotten WWII heroes—the African American sailors of the Port Chicago Strike. (Begins at 46:04)

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In this episode:

Afghanistan War Update: Major announcement that the Trump Administration will enter into direct talks with the Taliban, what it exposes about the endless war, and the latest US and Afghan deaths

Army News: Racist new policy of discharging immigrant soldiers after being asked to join for citizenship, and why it gives more reason for service members to resist

Radical Military History: Individual acts of resistance by service members during Vietnam that set the stage for a massive GI rebellion

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In this debut episode of Eyes Left, hosts Spenser Rapone and Mike Prysner discuss the vision and goal of the podcast, how their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan led them to become socialists, and why US troops should resist U.S. foreign policy.

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