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Today on Sojourner Truth:

On Tuesday, January 7, Iran openly struck two U.S. military sites in Iraq that housed U.S. military forces. Today, it is being reported that Iran gave prior warning to the Iraqi government of the strikes, which helped to avoid casualties. Iran launched Operation Soleimani Martyr, but announced hope that the escalation between the U.S. and Iran begun with the U.S. assassination of General Qassem Soleimani and nine others on Iraqi soil would now begin a process of de-escalation. Donald Trump is to address the U.S. today. We speak with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink about the possibility of a pending U.S.-Iran war and the response from the anti-war movement in the U.S. Also, Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to put U.S.-Iran relations in a historical context.

Meanwhile in Venezuela, following the failure thus far of the U.S.-backed opposition at regime change, Juan Guido, who has seen the opposition in Venezuela split and his popularity dropping in the polls, has once again made a move to re-energize the opposition to the democratically-elected government of President Nicolas Maduro. We speak with Venezuela-based political analyst and journalist Lucas Koerner.

Also, the Los Angeles Police Department has yet again been found to violate the rights of Angelenos by falsifying records and wrongfully labeling people as gang members. For our Campaigners for Black Lives Series, we speak with Paula Minor of Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles.

Finally, our weekly Earth Minute is back, courtesy of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

On Tuesday, January 7, Iran openly struck two U.S. military sites in Iraq that housed U.S. military forces. Today, it is being reported that Iran gave prior warning to the Iraqi government of the strikes, which helped to avoid casualties. Iran launched Operation Soleimani Martyr, but announced hope that the escalation between the U.S. and Iran begun with the U.S. assassination of General Qassem Soleimani and nine others on Iraqi soil would now begin a process of de-escalation. Donald Trump is to address the U.S. today. We speak with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink about the possibility of a pending U.S.-Iran war and the response from the anti-war movement in the U.S. Also, Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to put U.S.-Iran relations in a historical context.

Meanwhile in Venezuela, following the failure thus far of the U.S.-backed opposition at regime change, Juan Guido, who has seen the opposition in Venezuela split and his popularity dropping in the polls, has once again made a move to re-energize the opposition to the democratically-elected government of President Nicolas Maduro. We speak with Venezuela-based political analyst and journalist Lucas Koerner.

Also, the Los Angeles Police Department has yet again been found to violate the rights of Angelenos by falsifying records and wrongfully labeling people as gang members. For our Campaigners for Black Lives Series, we speak with Paula Minor of Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles.

Finally, our weekly Earth Minute is back, courtesy of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

On Tuesday, January 7, Iran openly struck two U.S. military sites in Iraq that housed U.S. military forces. Today, it is being reported that Iran gave prior warning to the Iraqi government of the strikes, which helped to avoid casualties. Iran launched Operation Soleimani Martyr, but announced hope that the escalation between the U.S. and Iran begun with the U.S. assassination of General Qassem Soleimani and nine others on Iraqi soil would now begin a process of de-escalation. Donald Trump is to address the U.S. today. We speak with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink about the possibility of a pending U.S.-Iran war and the response from the anti-war movement in the U.S. Also, Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to put U.S.-Iran relations in a historical context.

Meanwhile in Venezuela, following the failure thus far of the U.S.-backed opposition at regime change, Juan Guido, who has seen the opposition in Venezuela split and his popularity dropping in the polls, has once again made a move to re-energize the opposition to the democratically-elected government of President Nicolas Maduro. We speak with Venezuela-based political analyst and journalist Lucas Koerner.

Also, the Los Angeles Police Department has yet again been found to violate the rights of Angelenos by falsifying records and wrongfully labeling people as gang members. For our Campaigners for Black Lives Series, we speak with Paula Minor of Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles.

Finally, our weekly Earth Minute is back, courtesy of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

On Tuesday, January 7, Iran openly struck two U.S. military sites in Iraq that housed U.S. military forces. Today, it is being reported that Iran gave prior warning to the Iraqi government of the strikes, which helped to avoid casualties. Iran launched Operation Soleimani Martyr, but announced hope that the escalation between the U.S. and Iran begun with the U.S. assassination of General Qassem Soleimani and nine others on Iraqi soil would now begin a process of de-escalation. Donald Trump is to address the U.S. today. We speak with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink about the possibility of a pending U.S.-Iran war and the response from the anti-war movement in the U.S. Also, Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to put U.S.-Iran relations in a historical context.

Meanwhile in Venezuela, following the failure thus far of the U.S.-backed opposition at regime change, Juan Guido, who has seen the opposition in Venezuela split and his popularity dropping in the polls, has once again made a move to re-energize the opposition to the democratically-elected government of President Nicolas Maduro. We speak with Venezuela-based political analyst and journalist Lucas Koerner.

Also, the Los Angeles Police Department has yet again been found to violate the rights of Angelenos by falsifying records and wrongfully labeling people as gang members. For our Campaigners for Black Lives Series, we speak with Paula Minor of Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles.

Finally, our weekly Earth Minute is back, courtesy of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

On Tuesday, January 7, Iran openly struck two U.S. military sites in Iraq that housed U.S. military forces. Today, it is being reported that Iran gave prior warning to the Iraqi government of the strikes, which helped to avoid casualties. Iran launched Operation Soleimani Martyr, but announced hope that the escalation between the U.S. and Iran begun with the U.S. assassination of General Qassem Soleimani and nine others on Iraqi soil would now begin a process of de-escalation. Donald Trump is to address the U.S. today. We speak with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink about the possibility of a pending U.S.-Iran war and the response from the anti-war movement in the U.S. Also, Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to put U.S.-Iran relations in a historical context.

Meanwhile in Venezuela, following the failure thus far of the U.S.-backed opposition at regime change, Juan Guido, who has seen the opposition in Venezuela split and his popularity dropping in the polls, has once again made a move to re-energize the opposition to the democratically-elected government of President Nicolas Maduro. We speak with Venezuela-based political analyst and journalist Lucas Koerner.

Also, the Los Angeles Police Department has yet again been found to violate the rights of Angelenos by falsifying records and wrongfully labeling people as gang members. For our Campaigners for Black Lives Series, we speak with Paula Minor of Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles.

Finally, our weekly Earth Minute is back, courtesy of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar.

Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar.

Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar.

Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar.

Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar.

Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.