This week's program is a continuation of our conversation with Middle East history professor Dr Steve Carol PhD Today's conversation revolves around the history of the June Arab Israeli war and the issue of who started it This is important because most of the issues being disputed today revolve around this one question But first John's extended boralogue examines the economic promises of Socialist Party D and Socialist Party R and the fact neither is dealing in the world of reality They are both making promises that are impossible to keep and Professor Larry Kotlikoff co-author of The Coming Generational

We're taking our customary August time off so we're doing a special series of in-depth examinations of modern middle eastern history John's extended boralogue details the history of relations between the Vatican and the early Zionist movement as well as the State of Israel itself Then Dr Steve Carol PhD professor of Middle East history joins the show to examine the claims various groups make about their rights to land in Israel Palestine and other middle east countries It's a fascinating journey and explains much of what we see happening today nbsp Want more resources on these topics Here are

We've assembled a fast-moving potpourri program for you today First a new study in the British Journal of Cancer confirms that abortion before a full-term pregnancy is a leading indicator of future breast cancer but the medical establishment doesn't want to admit it Karen Malec of the Coalition on Abortion Breast Cancer www abortionbreastcancer com guests Then economic terrorism comes under examination There are rogue speculators who can wreak havoc on the currencies of nations and one of them is a close friend of Senator Hillary Clinton D-NY Newsmax com editor Richard Poe author of Hillary's Secret War joins us

As the War on Terror's gun sights shift rapidly towards Iran and the who-knew-what-about-whichever intelligence debate continues few seem to notice evidence surfacing about Iran's complicity with Islamic terrorism would have been great in supporting the Bush administration's claims about Iraq's involvement with terrorism So why wasn't it used Because it would have opened too many closets with skeletons in Washington going all the way back through the Clinton administration This one implicates both administrations Oklahoma City's award-winning television reporter Jayna Davis www jaynadavis com author of The Third Terrorist The Middle Eastern Connection to the Oklahoma City Bombing joins

The first part of today's program features another vignette on the history of the modern Middle East with a look at the record of relations between Israel and Europe Howard Sachar professor emeritus from George Washington University and author of Israel and Europe guests The War on Drugs has numerous lessons to teach about the problems of ongoing blurry wars which have confusing objectives and never achieve their goals The drug war has left a trail of constitutional wreckage in its wake with thousands filling jails for possession and no noticeable curtailment of the flow of drugs Joel Miller author

The government of Saudi Arabia may be teetering on collapse as Al-Qaeda plans its downfall with a number of Saudi princes joining in This has implications for the world's oil supply Simultaneously Islamic radio in the Middle East crackles with hostility toward Israel the U S and each other as Sunnis and Shiites prepare to take each other on Avi Lipkin www vicmord com returns for another appearance in studio John's boralogue examines the emerging oil crisis and asks international analyst Dr Marc Faber of the Boom Doom and Gloom Report in Switzerland whether he thinks the world is moving

President Bush wants to provide mental health screening for all Americans Ah but wait until you discover that the definitions of mental illness include people who have fixed religious beliefs Moreover the program has been long under way before President Bush took office and if the elitists get their way this program will be mandatory just as child vaccinations are now SOS regular Dr Dennis Cuddy PhD joins the conversation When you go to the supermarket and swipe a customer loyalty card to get that neato discount do you ever wonder where information about your purchasing habits goes The government

We're shocked to discover that the UN skimmed money destined to provide food and medicine for poor Iraqi children aren't you Somehow the money wound up in the pockets of the UN Saddam Hussein and certain European countries Maybe that's why they all weren't so thrilled about the Iraq war But sigh this is just one of numerous corruption issues plaguing the organization held by many to be the flag-bearer for global governance Will Grigg author of America's Engineered Decline www stoptheftaa org joins us Later on we discuss with Will the economic war on America's middle class Finally at

It's up it's down Is there or is there not a connection between Saddam Hussein and WMDs and Just as the Bush administration is saying it never really said there was a connection the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs www jinsa org has uncovered some interesting evidence that most of Saddam's WMDs were moved to Syria Shoshana Bryer guests for the first part of the program The Patriot Act is rapidly spreading out to cover non-terrorist related crimes This has implications for the Jose Padilla case before the Supreme Court we discussed last week Lance Gay from Scripps Howard

We'll skate out to the edge for the first part of the program today to continue the speculative thread from last week and examine the strange goings-on of late Joel Skousen from the World Affairs Brief www worldaffairsbrief com guests The Jose Padilla case will be a watershed for or against habeas corpus and freedom depending on how the Supreme Court rules later this summer Jacob Hornberger from the Future of Freedom Foundation www fff org guests John's boralogue does a backgrounder on how the country's attitude got to be so bad in the s and s prior to Ronald