Topic: 1983

Referencing Noam Chomsky's "Turning the Tide," the hosts discuss the "Fifth Freedom"—the U.S. imperial right to rob, exploit, and kill. A 1983 interview with a former agent highlights the cold reality of foreign policy measured by this right. The hosts argue that the term "white supremacy" is a more accurate identifier for what others call "the establishment" or "imperialism."

In 1983, nearly 1,000 Palestinians, mostly schoolgirls, were hospitalized for fainting and nausea. While initial reports blamed Israeli chemical warfare or nerve gas, medical investigators eventually determined the event was a mass hysteria triggered by psychological stress and the tense political climate of the region.