former Operations Officer, CIA
Former CIA operations officer; private consultant in security issues
PROFILE
Phil Giraldi
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FROM Phil Giraldi
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Newly Released Documents Could Lead to Interrogation Prosecutions President Obama has set up a new team to question terrorist suspects, with less authority for the CIA and more for the White House and the Justice Department. At the same time, more details are being revealed about past abuses, including the use of a gun and a power drill. Will a special prosecutor reopen investigations?
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Venezuela spirals into economic and political chaos Venezuela, a country whose potential for prosperity is unmatched, finds itself on the verge of civil war. What sustains the repressive government? With time running out, guest host León Krauze looks at what the international community can do to pull the country from the edge of collapse.
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What is Trump's plan for Middle East peace? On his first foreign tour, President Trump has promised "peace" between Israel and the Palestinians. Are there any details for re-starting talks that have been stalled for the past three years?
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President Trump: US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord Trump says he was elected to serve Pittsburgh, not Paris.
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What happens when America retreats from the world? Is President Trump taking his "America First" agenda to extremes, withdrawing the country from the international stage on trade and climate change, distancing America from its traditional allies across the Atlantic and even threatening to physically isolate the country through the building of a wall along its southern border? León Krauze guest hosts.