Wikileaks' October Surprise: Is This The Real Clinton?

Published: Oct. 12, 2016, 4 a.m.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by journalist Ben Norton and former CIA analyst John Kiriakou to discuss the newest emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman that have been released by WikiLeaks.

This is third batch of emails from John Podesta that WikiLeaks has revealed to the public, with Julian Assange saying the organization has over 50,000 total emails. Could the e-mails do serious damage to her campaign?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled his trip to France in the aftermath of Russia’s veto of a French UN Security Council Resolution on Syria and the failure of a resolution proposed by Russia. France also said it was looking at options for Russia at the International Criminal Court. Are we close to an extremely dangerous escalation in Syria’s five and a half year war? Peter Lavelle, host of RT's flagship program CrossTalk, joins Becker to discuss the where the France-Russia relationship is headed.

The release of an audio tape of Donald Trump revealing his vile misogynst comments about women has accelerated the implosion inside the Republican Party. To talk about where this is heading, Becker speaks with Anoa Changa, host of the weekly progressive talk show The Way with Anoa and a contributor to the Benjamin Dixon Show.