With ISIS in Retreat, What Will Become of Iraq?

Published: Sept. 15, 2017, 11:27 p.m.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Walter Smolarek fills in for Brian Becker and is joined by co-host John Kiriakou.

The fight against ISIS in Iraq seems to be in its last stages, but the fight over the future of the country is far from over.Dr. Dahlia Wasfi, an activist and internationally known speaker on anti-war and international solidarity issues, as well as Eugene Puryear, host of By
Any Means Necessary, join the show.

An explosive device has detonated in the London subway, injuring over 20 people. Donald Trump wasted no time in taking to Twitter to criticize British authorities. Marcel Cartier, Sputnik political analyst, joins the show from London to talk about the incident.

A groundbreaking investigative report shows that the Pentagon secretly funnelled billions of dollars of weapons to armed groups in Syria. Alexander Mercouris, editor-in-chief of The Duran, talks about if the U.S. policy of arming the Syrian opposition is really over.

The fallout continues from the preliminary deal between Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders over the DACA program. Are the Dreamers really secure? What comes next for the immigrant rights movement? Angie Kim, immigrant rights activist, joins the show.

Donald Trump has harshly criticized the Iran nuclear deal, signalling that he may move to pull out of the deal next month on the same day as new U.S. sanctions
targeting Iranian firms were announced. Massoud Shadjareh, co-founder of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, talks about these developments.

New charges have been filed against embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer, as the country’s corruption scandal continues to rage. British-Brazilian journalist Victor Fraga join Walter and John to discuss the ramifications.