U. S. President without starting any new wars thats despite New York Times sources claiming he wanted to bomb middle east Oil Superpower iran after the defeat at the polls he doesnt recognize nevertheless before the killing of iranian scientists most in fact reside there in the past few days came trumps assassination of iranian soldier money credited with coordinating with u. S. Troops to defeat i stash and al qaeda as reporters have documents pertaining to an iran saudi arabia peace deal when he was murdered joining me now from new york in the usa is the biographer of shadow come on to customs for their money as easy as thanks so much for coming on before we even get to the shuttle commander what have you made of the fact that you. Said it was criminal but didnt actually came out come out right and even condemn the assassination of this iranian professor most in fact president. I think the last 4 years weve seen them evil has really struggled to have an independent policy of the United States regards it as r. C. Right frankly so i guess theyre just theyre also waiting for for biden to come in but i mean the assassination was a procreation that i dont think iran is going to buy into i think theyre going to bait for biden to come on and hope for a different policy in iraq i know the book ends before the perceived retaliation from iran for the assassination of kusum silly money but surprise it hasnt been any immediate retaliation for for the latest assassination. No its not surprising that because i think and i think other said iran will act as a game or prudently and bait for biden to come. To act before that would would be almost suicidal right i mean if anything though there bori you know. What i do in what is a month and a half left of his presidency so were going to be very careful in iraq and other places that to make sure not to get into complications thats definitely what the majority i think that irans leadership and the surfer mia harmony would want you say that the killing of kasim surname money by donald trump is comparable to the 943. 00 us assassination of japanese admiral yamamoto why was it such an important matter. Well its the 1st time since then the u. S. Killed a leading general of the of another country frankly but in a difference that he was actually of course in war with japan but he was not even in war with iran so i mean its something to assess and has a terrorist groups but to kill the leading general or a leading general of another country. You know its i mean its something that has been. The point of that doesnt mean it was of course a legal record to trash the law but it also just one president whatever the one state and its legality we dont expect joe biden to restore the reputation of kassam say mommy is someone who fought with u. S. Troops again cited a National Kind of. Prison by and is going to do that. But i do but i do think that theres going to try diplomacy with iran and you know if you try to promise as i try to stay in the book i mean the mistake that off people often make is to run can be complex because they listen to the anti american ism of the Islamic Republic and its leadership and the thing that this means that they wont be able to negotiate with the best of the us its not true its never been true as you pointed out there has been many instances of not just the motion but military collaboration in afghanistan iraq and other places not the Many Americans arguably have told about that in the media just set the scene like you did in the book of where kos emslie money came from you talk about this province of command in the 170 s. Half way between amazing western urban sophistication and an ancient past. Well so the money came from tribal areas of southern iran of cameron province my own mothers care months i had a personal connection to this story but i think what is going to be important to try to is career was that he came he had this tribal past me was not from the urban centers in fact his hometown was a good couple 100 kilometers away from care moneymen the sort of the provincial set. And that gave him. That underdog feeling if you will. Carry on but also an understanding of how tribal relations can work really later helped him be able to do what he did in afghanistan in iraq and out of obviously the i. R. G. C. Is a unit or a regiment or youre going to tell me what it is its often used in the media there in syria theyre here theyre there tell me about the birth of it and how you know way it was born of even. Including you know marxist like ali cherie r. T. As as you portray him in this book. Show you as a generally inspiration sort of for the revolution as someone you know lives on what try to mix everything on islam on marxism but you know i r g c was founded after the revolution in that in 79 and the basic idea was be have we have just had a revolution before the Islamic Republic and even heritage the army khomeini was very clear that you dont want to spend the army a lot of whats on the more radical elements want to but the question was the army of this its just in this state are not going to serve their evolution and loyally because they are inheritors in the past every revolution in history has had to deal with this issue so what the iranian revolution 79 and i mean it either should did was that they helped the formation of this independent guard the i. R. G. C. Who has number looms to become really the main military force of iran and that meant Economic Force really controls much of the iranian economy and of course its been the personal to course on guard of Michael Holland to follow his policies in the region but whats interesting about i you see is that it doesnt use the name iran in see even title thats one reason succeeds sees itself as 10 islamic and international and also its leaders are very clear that they dont see themselves a saudi bomb by the iranian constitution but they believe ideal to defend the revolution and the ideals of since the 9 am comes 1st not that they always practice this because you know as many other big bloated military organization theres a lot of options. Yet theres a theres a lot of shortcomings on it. Well yeah and if anyone thinks they are east taken to have their eyebrows raised by the allegation in your book that israel and iran against iraq have to tell you an israeli leader iran would barak have terminated the interview when i told him about israeli involvement in financing a mass had just tell me how israel came to be supplying weapons to iran. Yes all of this is you know one of those crazy or necessary but in the 1980 s. In the context of the. The contents of the iran iraq war its trial was more interested in the weakening saddam affect the reach it so add as the bigger tread israel had had good relations with iran before the revolution with the shah of iran and it sort of had a belief that well the iran theyre doing is islamised phase but theyll get will go out of it that sort of one of the beliefs of many israeli had and thats why yes they impact israel armed iran in the arm in iraq and they even you know they be they were there was a star of david on the on the some of the military equipment used the front which caused surprise by a lot of in among a lot of iranian soldiers who are you know who knew they were very strong anti israel. Now you know theres been a lot of criticism for years about the neoliberal turn of economics in iran making the rich richer in iran and the poor poorer in this book you say the i. R. G. C. Has been relatively immune and benefited from a kind of an a keynesian militarism in terms of Economic Policy. Yes all the i. R. G. C. Well it has been immune and it has driven and its an interesting its an its and its an interesting point but from the ninetys as iran. Basically what happened the night in that is after the death of Michael Holland in 89. 00 is that the iranian leadership decides that it wants to be kept in effect it goes through the catalyst for the 1st 10 years of evolution theyre not short they are people who are very much in the socialist side they want to nationalize everything they want to build having the strand or those who prioritize private relations in that their inner sense they direction has been defended toward capitalism and that has been this generally are you see as as a help to but not unlike china and some other countries. The r. G. C. And the body is rated to have our want our parastatal you can say and in many ways they act like act like oligarchy does and sort of private corporations effectively so they are you see has bought helped to irans tend to capitalism and privatisation but its also stopped it from becoming and captain in the way that you know many Economic Advisor have stated ronny Administration One because of course in its demise and competition and it doesnt help it doesnt it doesnt let iran have a more sort of free market now why was it important to kill. Him silly money i mean trump may have done it for various reasons but why was he on the radar to be killed even when he was working with u. S. Troops to defeat i stand. Well i think you and i do too general reasons that that meant you know many people wanted him dead in washington versus that yes he need to collaborate with the u. S. Against the isis although not directly against this but lets just say they you know they were the same side of course and iraq but he had also been i mean he had helped kill a lot of american soldiers before and a lot of people in america im intercepted and released this is the stolen money dana the stolen money as the man who helped. And after the iraq invasion of 2 doesnt she helped really stop iranian plans with as i said that was it that on the defeat of israel into any 06 and you call it an arguable defeat when israeli made in lebanon but its well that surely also has a role so i was going to get sort of that as part of a 2nd as a so that was that but it is 2nd thing that also money was a very effective commander who was able to really put together a sheer chance National Army organized tens of thousands of soldiers in Different Countries including lebanon and yes there are all of course the irony in this gentlemen as well and telling it into a more military capable force as you saw in the in a 2006 why are. We i mean what are we are you a better its you know you know whether its a pack of the future as we care for what our side its theres no doubt that theres a law really far than that war you know much more you know much more strongly that it itself would have imagined and i think one of the main reasons and i think this is very keen on the same stolen money is that so in mine is a guy who really is able to make his forces more military capable is less talk and more action and thats thats you know what made him popular and unpopular people sick and on a facile manilas lethal. Issue you do believe that when a silly money tweeted game of thrones line a trump allows that may have been his demise. Well you know to be honest you joy i mean its your option. I mean the big item we have you know the white house on this one of the montana happens not to be very picky and to make decisions on a personal basis frankly so i think so but i mean i think it was also reflective of something bigger so that money had come out of the shadows if you had i mean the last year and he did enjoy taunting trump repeatedly so definitely definitely had a role in trump making this the end but he did. Talk to russias a thank you. After the break biden palestine as i speak to pink floyd legend what you want is all of them all coming to him going underground. Join me every thursday on the alec simon show and ill be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business im show business ill see you then. The world is driven by the. Thinks. We fear to ask. Welcome back today marks the anniversary of the Scotland Yard arrest of the worlds most famous journalist and publisher Julian Assange now being tortured according to the un in a london jail ahead of a possible de facto death sentence in the usa and songes wiki leaks organization aided Edward Snowdens escape from u. S. Capture as well as revealing the extent of u. S. Illegality around the world one of his obvious defenders pink floyd front man wrote your waters joins me now from new york thanks so much roger for coming on just before we get to Julian Assange im just going to watch because 1st time ive talked to you since you celebrating the election of joe biden as president of the United States no no thats a long story what about the labor Party Getting rid of may when. She made a wonderful little thing for double down news an eye for each week today but it was already getting great traction everybody should watch it everybody in. The house to watch it ok updating i mean well you mentioned that german coben is has been suspended from the British Labor party the former labor leader leader with a cloud of anti semitism over him what do you think secure stahmann should. Resign. Kloden. K. S. Dhamma who at the moment is naomi is a woman who tells the truth and also she has a platform because she is a jewish lady of loman great standing in the British Labor party and she must be a. Jillion a songe obviously it is disgusting that you and i having to have this conversation again and again the powers that be in the United Kingdom will be entranced that you and take no notice of the universal declaration of human rights and blah blah blah blah blah blah blah law or justice or any of the rest of it they will continue as they do pujols that they are to follow the instructions of washington d. C. Which will be exactly the same i suspect from joe biden as they were from donald trump biden called him a high tech a terrorist what what are you hearing from. People about songes condition because theyve been worrying room is around that hes overseen this prison that corona virus has caused a 24 hour lock and well im hearing all the same things that youre hearing you know my sources in terms of they can grow coal that we witnessed a couple of months ago. Craig moderate mainly who wrote detailed accounts of what went on in the coal which was clearly a completely set up job im assuming that a judgment from from the magistrate of a full grown conclusion why she suddenly at this late stage would kick off the traces. Where of course whats going to happen is that the defense the people the lawyers representing julian will appeal and it will drag on for another however long its going to try to go on and the powers that be are hoping. The julian will die in prison thats why theyre keeping him locked down a belmarsh where he sits so much risk i mean its quite extraordinary that hes been under lock and key for what 4 or 500 days now having committed no crime except a maiden minor minor. Will julian stern has actually served his bail infringement liberates a ruling expected on a journey for 2021 but his own lawyer Edward Fitzgerald says that. Trump if trump is reelected it will be worse for julian a songe and famously of course. People around biden are connected to a scientist former lawyer mark clooney and a Prominent Democrat Party liberals. Yes of course if trump had been reelected it would have been worse for everyone in the world but that doesnt make biden a good candidate it biden is a dyed in the wool were among grading servant of the oligarchy that rules the United States american will continue to be for however long he remains president of the United States is not to be trusted on anything do you think joe biden is going to move the American Embassy back to tell the v. A. Are you kidding hes made it quite clear that hes the staunchest zionist friend of. Of israel that could possibly be in office so he i hope that he and kids start a happy sleeping in that caught that theyre going to share for the next few years kiss our reality has to look either of them having any power under any circumstances because they are clearly not clear thinkers they clearly dont believe in human rights they clearly have no interest in the law they have no interest in the United Nations they have no interest in the geneva conventions they have no interest in any of the things that in near to my heart and to your heart. And im completely impartial you have campaigned for upholding of u. N. Security Council Resolution resolutions all your life you dont expect biden to reverse the trump a zisha on the Golan Heights the illegal declaration by the United States of the opposing un security Council Resolution making out that it was israeli now of course not i dont expect him to. Reverse any of that nonsense i expect him to absolute they abide by the deal of the century obviously im pretty happy that skinny piece of. Go to peru. Or is no longer in the white house pretending to form Foreign Policy for the middle east will try to charm son in law has been in saudi arabia reportedly recently and the u. S. S. Nimitz has been heading to the persian gulf i mean do you think as some people have said and i know you have campaigned against atrocities in gaza that it was a signal the assassination of the iranian scientists a bit like cast lead was on gaza before obama was elected president. You have wiped the smile on my face these extrajudicial assassinations that. The United States encourage it well commits and all but also encourages all of the world it seems likely that the iranians physicist was murdered by mossad or some other israeli actions. Are something that even i find their hearts joke about because they are so disk gusting and obviously so counterproductive to any possibility of the rest of us those of us who care about human life and about this fragile planet we all call home maintaining it for some time in the future i mean i am so i am i sit here before you with any are 10 minutes to deal with i can say i have had 10 hours until you have shown about the state of the world and joe biden and bob you mention the environment obliquely there i mean he said he supporters say he had to mention that he supports fracking is a political thing and in fact he will be environmentally conscious we have subdues cease f. Ing well toll here lewis has for his entire career joe biden is the ultimate yes man to Corporate America and he always will be and for anybody to expect any different from him now hes president nights it states is clearly not very bright because i am going to happen as andras originally offered a political asylum in the London Embassy of a country then allied to venezuela in the bolivarian revolution biden said the when he was the 1st democratic candidate to tweet the majority must step aside do you expect a stepping up against the venezuelan government by a washington under by the presidency. The president has changed his hats or his name hes now called biden he was called trump the policies arent going to change. The style will change he will have the big cheesy. White expensive american dentistry grin. And he wont be quite as vile in public as donald trump was. And in consequence he probably wont be quite as popular because obviously trumps vileness went down very well with probably nearly hoffs the population of the United States of america so the sure rather is american politics will continue on abashed and who knows maybe in 4 years time the d. N. C. Who purport to represent the Democratic Party in the United States of america will wake up and will support a candidate that represents the needs and aspirations of ordinary working American People the had one list on he was cool Bernie Sanders he should have been macand a night he would have won the election by us hugely great a margin than joe biden did and he will vote credibly move the embassy back to tell of a vote and he would try and make inroads into the incredibly divisive Economic Policy of the current corporate regime that is the United States of america well the senator from vermont Bernie Sanders does back joe biden seems to be the theme for the has been named and whatever is or isnt the only sound is he still a politician you know so he can say the things i do im not a politician im not looking for saddam not looking for popularity all i have to do is tell my truth. Thats all i have to do that is my only responsibility as a humble bass player. Clerics are. Ok with your pa youre part of the liberal elite that they often talk about on the western eastern coast of the 8 or the working classes of the United States on hey you passing on that nonce conservative trolls that i have to put up with search. Ok which is finally i mean if little is going to change as you said different that doesnt just prove whats going to happen to him i dont change all these other issues may not change what about the working classes of the United States you think their futures some are going to be in twined with the donations to biden from Silicon Valley and and hedge funds well happens to the working class in the United States isnt the parisienne of what goes on and what should. That little game that they play the game the democrats and the republicans are playing in washington has nothing to do with the needs of the workin crouse so. Of course it wont have any effect on them theyre not going to change color sit behind she states isnt going to really be commons so she better not going to have a ball and are in rep of the show and aspirants of the heights bend his way to my a sponsor of hate america would leave them alone or none of them get on with that democratic session this brazing they have in venezuela its not going to happen and the United States in the next 4 years there is going to have to suicide going to have to be cloned with the aspirations of prairie rich to a. Greater extent than they are at the moment and might be a or anything. But lives maps out the movements the womens movements are leading the way. The choir and by the choir i mean all those of us who are all auprince of the idea that there might be an old son. Neo liberal capitalism. Beginning to organize ourselves 250000000 homeless went on a general strike being in year 3 preach a pretty sharp in his news thats if there was a general strike ingrates all over the well people have beginning to say no come no come out sweep out im out ok and so the people beginning to express their feelings that is very healthy and not make sense. Good on you. Promise mom or they want to grow through your hungry that is all they want to do harm theyre too. Much. They want the land back from big pharma and im not talking about create so thing about this Huge Industry slowly slowly slowly. And in consequence hoping to destroy the planet roger waters thank you and thats it for the show will be back on wednesday 33 years to the day the 1st intifada started in revolt against illegal Israeli Occupation of palestine over 3 decades later the situation for the Palestinian People appears to have only got worse with gaza now arguably uninhabitable and the west bank facing constant threats of further u. S. Backed British Armed israeli annexation until then join the underground on you tube Twitter Facebook instagram and. Joe biden they indeed be inaugurated in january of next year shalev or will you have a legitimate mandate will the next Campaign Start when the next president takes office and the new liberal order is headed it will be marriage or. 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