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Kresta in the Afternoon – October 25, 2023 – Hour 1

Al has some good news to share out of a violent time in the Middle East. Also, Douglas Feith examines Hamas’ strategy of sacrifice and Tom Doran has a Catholic view on environmental issues. 

 

Kresta Comments: Some Good News out of the Middle East

It’s been a violent month in the Middle East and it looks like things are only going to get worse. But there is some good news. Dore Gold, a former UN representative for Israel, says that Saudi Arabia – once a major sponsor of terrorism – is not giving a dime to any terrorist organization. Al discusses.

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Saudi-Israeli integration is more possible than ever

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Environmental dogma, domination, and dominion

Discussions about the environment tend to follow a pattern: we agree that we should protect the environment, but we aren’t sure how to do it; competing narratives about the severity of the situation make it hard to decide what action is prudent; and anyone who questions the mainstream positions is accused of being an irresponsible science-denier. None of this is conducive to forming actual policy. Tom Doran is back to help us approach the problem.

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Laudate Deum, the environment, and technology in context

Environmental dogma, domination, and dominion

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Thomas M. Doran has worked on hundreds of environmental and infrastructure projects, was president of Tetra Tech/MPS, was an adjunct professor of engineering at Lawrence Technological University, and is a member of the College of Fellows of The Engineering Society of Detroit. He is the author of the Tolkien-inspired Toward the Gleam, The Lucifer Ego, and Kataklusmos.

Hamas' Strategy of Human Sacrifice

Israeli military commanders have warned Palestinians living in Gaza to evacuate to the South, as Israel prepares to destroy rockets, communications gear and other military targets in the north. But Hamas leaders have demanded the people stay there – because their very strategy depends on higher civilian death counts. Douglas Feith joins us with more.

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Hamas’s Strategy of Human Sacrifice

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Douglas Feith is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, specializing in National Security and Defense. He served as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy in the George W Bush administration. He's the author of War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism
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