[469] Blackwater’s Most Guilty, Two-State Solution Fallacy & Urban Planning Gone Awry breakingtheset Published on 23 Oct 2014 Abby Martin Breaks the Set on Blackwater’s Most Guilty, Two State Solution Fallacy, Solar Eclipse, Newspeak & Un-Public Housing, EPISODE BREAKDOWN: On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin, discusses the recent guilty verdict for four former employees of the private mercenary force, Blackwater, over the killing of 17 Iraqi civilians, but points out that Blackwater Founder, Erik Prince, still remains free. Abby then speaks with author and peace activist, Miko Peled, about the decisions by Sweden and the UK to recognize Palestine and whether this represents more than just a symbolic gesture. BTS then features live coverage of a partial solar eclipse. Abby then goes over some of the phrases and terms that are used by politicians in order to dehumanize victims of war and absolve top policy makers from responsibility. BTS wraps up the show with an interview with Bhaskar Sunkara, founder of Jacobin Magazine, about public housing policies in New York City and how they have done little to rein in mass inequality. LIKE Breaking the Set @ fb.me/JournalistAbbyMartin FOLLOW Abby Martin @ twitter/AbbyMartin
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