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May 2, 2008 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show – Episode 527

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Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist, discusses the war party's many excuses to justify attacking Iran, how Cheney has been delayed in the attack by Sadr's ability to strike at Americans in Iraq in response, Cheney's successful gambit of trapping Rice and Gates into agreeing that the Mahdi Army must be defeated, how Admiral Fallon lost the fight with General Petraeus and his job because he wanted to bring most troops home by 2009 and how the U.S. military has it's hands full by fighting against the majority of the majority in the Mahdi Army.

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Episode 527Gareth PorterMahdi ArmyAdmiral FallonGeneral PetraeusMahdi Army CheckFool's Errand TimeAfghanistan Follow Scott

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