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Guest: Steve Sweeney, award-winning war correspondent and Beirut-based journalist.
“Steve Sweeney was in southern Lebanon attempting with a cameraman to document what the Israeli military is doing to the southern part of that country, which is leveling it.”
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The targeted assassination of journalists: Sweeney describes a precision strike by an Israeli F-16 on a bridge he was filming, arguing the lack of military objective suggests a deliberate attempt to eliminate witnesses.
“There was no military objective in striking the bridge again... it was already destroyed. This was a very heavy munition... fired from an F-16 fighter jet.”
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Systemic targeting of medical infrastructure: Paramedics in Lebanon are reportedly removing Red Cross and medical logos from their vehicles because they have become targets rather than protections.
“The logo on the top of the ambulances which is supposed to give them protection... instead of giving them protection it now places them at risk.”
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The destruction of Christian heritage: Sweeney reports the intentional bombing of St. Peter’s burial site and the Church of St. George, accompanied by attempts to 'reinvent history' through archaeological revisionism.
“This wasn't an accidental bombing... This was a deliberately targeted attack on the tomb of St. Peter. It's not the only church or religious building that has been attacked.”
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A narrative reversal on Hezbollah: Contrary to Western perceptions, Sweeney claims Hezbollah has historically acted as a protector of Christian sites and communities within Lebanon.
“Hezbollah was in fact protecting the Christian churches... standing around, you know, protecting the Christian faith... but Israel is [destroying them].”
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“This wasn't an accidental bombing... This was a deliberately targeted attack on the tomb of St. Peter. It's not the only church or religious building that has been attacked.”
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Trump issues a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz - the President is threatening significant military escalation unless Iran reopens the vital shipping lane following the recent shoot-down of a US fighter jet.
“President Trump is again threatening Iran, saying on social media today, it has 48 hours left to open the Strait of Hormuz, or quote, all hell will rain down.”
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Regional instability in Lebanon is peaking as Israel targets Hezbollah - Israeli airstrikes have killed dozens in Lebanon while the US Embassy warns that Iran may retaliate by targeting American universities in Beirut.
“The embassy has also upped its overall warning telling US citizens to leave Lebanon now.”
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State AGs are challenging the relocation of pregnant migrant minors to Texas - officials in California, New York, and Massachusetts are concerned that moving girls to states with abortion bans effectively blocks access to federally mandated reproductive healthcare.
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