
No Spin News - March 22, 2025
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Unknown Host
Welcome to the no Spin News Weekend Edition.
Josh Hammer
Ceasefire ends. This is terrible. So Netanyahu addressed people of Israel tonight and says look, Hamas is a releasing of hostages, they're building back their weapons base, they're violating everything they said it would do. So we bombed the hell out of them and they did. I don't know. You know, Gaza puts out the casualties and they're never right, but hundreds were killed. An airstrike this morning because they're way ahead time over there and I don't know if that's ever going to stop. I don't know. And Trump can't really pay attention to it until he gets this Ukraine thing. Then they'll flood the zone over in Gaza. But that's the latest on it. Joining us now is a guy who knows a lot about the conflict and everything else. His name is Josh Hammer, you might know him, the author of the brand new book Israel and Civilization, the Fate of the Jewish Nation, Destiny of the west out today. He's also on the first tv, which is our distributor as well, and we're pleased to have him from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Any update on the Gaza stuff that I missed, Bill?
Unknown Analyst
I mean the cease fire is obviously over. The the IDF is hammering Gaza right now. It seems like they are committed to finally seeing this operation through. My own $0.02 on this is basically as follows. The President of the United States, Donald Trump and his entire team have made very clear to Netanyahu and the Israelis that you have all the support that you could possibly want right now. Trump has basically said give them hell, make them pay for it there. He has made very clear that the United States will continue to stand with the Netanyahu government in Israel, diplomatically, militarily, in the international forum and so forth there. So to me, Bill, the ball truly is in Netanyahu's court right now. And I am personally very hardened to see that the IDF is returning to the very hard, difficult, albeit wholly necessary work of eradicating the Hamas cancer from Gaza because there is no solution.
Josh Hammer
Do you think Hamas ever gonna surrender, is ever gonna stop? Because I don't think they're ever gonna stop. So that means you gotta kill them all.
Unknown Analyst
Right, so I, look, I don't know exactly what the solution is, Bill. I do say, I argue in Israel and civilization that at a bare minimum it is incumbent upon the and Western civilization at large to convince the Palestinian Arabs that they have lost the century plus long jihad to eliminate the Jews of Israel. Part of this is psychological, part of this is diplomatic, but you have to actually convince them that they're never actually going to get back this.
Josh Hammer
They're crazy fanatics. But it was interesting today that Trump linked part of his conversation with Putin to the exact thing you just brought up, that apparently Putin agreed that there wasn't going to be any dissolution of Israel and that Putin would help prevent that. Apparently. I mean, you know, but I know that Trump is emotionally invested in this and you saw what Trump did to the Houthis in Yemen over the weekend. He's blowing the hell out of them. But you know, to me, I'm much more optimistic about Ukraine than I am about Gaza. Would I be wrong there?
Unknown Analyst
Look, Donald Trump takes a very different approach to these two conflicts. I personally take a very different approach to these two conflicts. Because, Bill, I'm a hard headed foreign policy realist. I look at every hotspot, I look at every conflict around the world and I basically ask the following question. What is the national interest for the United States in this particular conflict? And based on my answer to the first question, then I ask the second question, which is what, if anything, should we do about it? And I, like President Trump, have a very different answer to these two particular conflicts. It's time for the war in Russia and Ukraine to wind down. This thing's going on for over three years now. Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people have died. Millions and millions and millions more from Ukraine have fled the country there. Bill, it's gonna take Ukraine as a country at least a half century, maybe more than that, to recover from this. In terms of getting an economy back, in terms of getting their people back, in terms of giving people hope for the future to Start marrying and having children again there. This is part of the reason why I have personally been skeptical of Volodymyr Zelensky and his we will continue this war until we regain every square inch of territory campaign. Because I look at that and I say, at what cost? At what cost?
Josh Hammer
But it's not even gonna happen now because Trump's elected. If Kamala Harris had been elected, then I think Putin would have pushed it. But he knows that Trump's not going to allow that, and he knows America is more powerful than Russia, and he's. He doesn't want a nuclear war over this thing. That's why Putin's giving a little bit now. We'll, you know, look, I hate to use the cliche we'll see, because that's what all these idiot television people do because they don't know anything. I know a lot. But I think that there's a framework there where Putin is going to try to walk away and tell his own people, hey, we want, look, we got Donbas, we got, you know, remote regions or whatever he's going to tell them. But in Gaza, these people are so hateful. I don't ever think they're going to stop. I just don't ever think they're going to stop. And that means that every day innocent Israeli people are in danger, and innocent Palestinians too, although I don't feel so sorry for them because they should have try to overthrow these Hamas people rather than cooperating with them. I know it's fearful. I understand all that. I want to play you montage that my staff put together and get your opinion on this. I believe that the leftist media in America, I believe two things. They don't like Israel in general. They see Israel as a fascist nation. Okay? This is the progressive left in America, and they don't want a ceasefire in Ukraine because Trump would get credit for that. Roll the tape. One thing is becoming clear now. Mr. Trump admires Mr. Putin. I don't think there's any floor to his subservience to him.
Bill O'Reilly
First, there is indeed a lot of land that's different in Ukraine today because Russia illegally invaded a sovereign country. Donald Trump, the American president's suggestion that any of it should be, quote, divided up with black Vladimir Putin is an undemocratic, unprecedented, hot take from a sitting American president.
Jefferson Morley
Trump's views are completely out of step.
Unknown Host
With the views of most Americans.
Josh Hammer
But on this issue, he doesn't.
Unknown Host
It appears to me that he does.
Josh Hammer
Not care much that he is so out of step with Americans.
Unknown Host
He views Himself and Vladimir Putin as sort of bonded in victimhood.
Josh Hammer
I mean, these people, a, they're dishonest because they don't have a solution to stopping this Ukraine war. You ask them, well, what's your solution? They don't have one. So that means it goes on and on and on. And the United States just gets billions and billions of billions of dollars over there and so does the eu because you can't let Putin just run wild and take the country over. I mean, that would be, China would love that. You know, the reverberations of that would just be incredible. So these leftist progressives, they hate Trump so much, they would rather see thousands of people die than to support Trump's ceasefire vision. Am I wrong?
Unknown Analyst
Well, Bill, to support a ceasefire would be to give Donald Trump a tremendous diplomatic achievement. So first of all, I think a lot of people on the left simply do not support diplomacy or any kind of off ramp here because they don't wanna give Donald Trump the ability to have a globally recognized diplomacy achievement to his name. I mean, think about the Abraham Accords, thinking of the Middle east topic there. I mean, the Abraham Accords were a transformative generation defining peace agreement that Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu were able to broker between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, 2020. In any other generation, any other president, Bill, that would have been a Nobel Peace Prize worthy event here. So I think the left does not want to give Donald Trump a similar opportunity for a Nobel Peace Prize, the event, presumably they would only deny him the prize.
Josh Hammer
Why don't you say that then? Just say that instead of hiding behind all this garbage. Final question for you. You have invested a lot of emotion in Israel and I respect that. But I don't know, under a guy like Netanyahu, if it can ever be detente. Are you optimistic?
Unknown Analyst
Look, Benjamin Netanyahu is a student of history. This is someone who has done the reading, so to speak, there. I think his moment is now or never. He's the longest serving leader in Israeli history. He has led his whole life and he has proclaimed that he will never let Iran get a nuclear weapon, that he will never let the Palestinian Arabs commit various acts of jihad. Well, tragically, October 7th did happen under his watch now and again. Bill, as you and I were saying earlier in the conversation, President Trump has gone all in. He has made extraordinarily clear that Bibi Netanyahu and Israel, the ball is in their court there. So there is really an extraordinarily high amount of pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu something that he is quite familiar with for better or for worse, but he has a lot of pressure on him to actually finish the job in Gaza once and for all. I'm cautiously optimistic that they will do it, but I'm not certain.
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Josh Hammer
We'll add someone. All right. The book is Israel and Civilization. The author, Josh Hammer. We wish you very good luck with it. Josh, thanks for helping us out tonight.
Unknown Analyst
My pleasure. Thank you guys so much.
Unknown Host
You're listening to the no Spin News Weekend Edition, JFK files.
Josh Hammer
All right. Last night, 63,400 pages were released. And as I said on News Nation, really, I didn't think there were going to be any direct accusations or smoking gun, pardon the pun, about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The best book ever is Killing Kennedy. I know I'm going to say that. But 2 million people bought it and it's never been impeached. Everything we have in there is true. But there are some very interesting things that are coming out of the National Archives. Remember the documents that are coming out about the Kennedy assassination and Martin Luther King Jr. Too? They haven't come out, but President Trump told me Monday in person that they will get. These are intel documents, American intelligence documents. They're not stuff that they found in Jimmy Hoffa's locker or anything like that. Okay. These are intel documents. And the CIA is front and center with the Kennedy assassination. Joining Us now is a guy who has been investigating assassination for decades. His name is Jefferson Morley. He works for Substack now. I read his stuff all the time. Credible man. He's not some loony conspiracy theorist. And remember those conspiracy people make a lot of money peddling this stuff. A lot of money. And people believe what they want to believe. So anyway, Mr. Morley, I know you've been looking at some of this stuff. Is there a headline that's been out?
Jefferson Morley
Yeah, there's a bombshell in these stories. And the emerging story is the CIA surveillance manipulation and use of Lee Harvey Oswald for intelligence purposes while President Kennedy was still alive. Now, there's not a smoke, one document that shows this, but there's about nine Angleton documents that became public yesterday. And if you read those documents in conjunction with Lee Harvey Oswald's CIA file and documents released in recent years, you see this pattern of malfeasance around CIA operations, around Oswald that have never been explained.
Josh Hammer
All right, let me stop you. Who is James Angleton?
Jefferson Morley
Say that again.
Josh Hammer
Who is James Angleton?
Jefferson Morley
James Angleton, he was the counterintelligence chief of the CIA and his testimony emerged yesterday. He testified to congressional authorities in the 1970s to a couple of committees in closed door testimony. So this executive session testimony has become public for the first time.
Josh Hammer
What did he say? What exactly did he say?
Jefferson Morley
I missed your question.
Josh Hammer
What did Angleton say to the committee?
Jefferson Morley
What Angleton said to the committee was that he had relied on Israeli emigres to build his own intelligence empire. And one of the people who he deployed to monitor and surveil Oswald was probably one of these Israeli agents. It's not clear yet, but it seems like the, the evidence in this new testimony strongly suggests that that Angleton recruited Oswald as a source or a contact. It's indisputable that he kept him under surveillance for four years from 1959 to 1963. These new documents point to an Israeli connection using Israeli agent to monitor Oswald. You know, Bill Angleton had 180 pages on Lee Harvey Oswald on his desk a week before Kennedy went to Dallas. That fact alone has only emerged in recent years, received no news coverage and is really an extraordinarily important part of the story. What the new documents raise is was the CIA atrociously incompetent when it came to the alleged lone gunman or was Angleton actually running a counterintelligence operation involving him? And I believe it's the latter.
Josh Hammer
So I will answer your question. I will answer your question. So Lee Harvey Oswald Was a former Marine who defected to the Soviet Union. The Soviet authorities accepted him into the country. He got married to a Russian. Learn a language a little bit. The US State Department met with Lee Harvey Oswald and told him not to do it. Oswald did it anyway. Oswald got tired of Russia, went back, petitioned for reentry to the usa. The State Department let him back, which was unusual. Oswald gets back, he's a ne'er do well. He's a miscreant. He can't earn a living. He's abusive to his wife, he beats her up. Then he decides he wants to defect to Cuba. He goes to Mexico City where the CIA is surveilling the Mexico City embassy because of Castro. They see him, they then go back. And this is where Engleton comes in. So he's on the radar. He's a defector of the Soviet Union. Now he's down trying to get to Cuba. We're going to watch him. They assign a minder to him in Dallas, Texas. That is where Lee Harvey Oswald settles with Marina. The miner's name is George de Morenshield. You know him, you discussed it. He is the hands on guy that is monitoring what Lee Harvey Oswald is doing. And I don't know this to be a fact, but has to be reporting to Angleton. Back to Angleton, not an Israeli guy.
Jefferson Morley
It's every reason to believe that George de Morenshiltz reporting went up the food chain in the, in the state.
Josh Hammer
There's no doubt. There's no doubt it did. Okay?
Jefferson Morley
Yeah.
Josh Hammer
De Moranshiel is teaching college at Bishop, an African American school. Okay. He is an aristocrat. He speaks like five languages. His wife is one of these dilettantes and he's hanging with Lee and Marina who can barely make a living. There's no nothing except for the Russian language. Okay?
Jefferson Morley
Right.
Josh Hammer
Oswald kills Kennedy and there's no doubt he did. He ordered the Carcar.
Jefferson Morley
I doubt that, Bill. I doubt that. I know the forensic evidence doesn't support that.
Josh Hammer
That's not true and you and I will never agree. Oswald orders the Carcano. His printer on the rifle. The shellings in the car match the Carcano. He did it. But again, I respect you. You believe what you want to believe, okay? Oswald had tried to kill somebody before he shot a police officer. After. It's all documented in my book. And again, people can believe.
Jefferson Morley
You know what else is documented, Bill? You know what else is documented? The Dallas doctors who tried to save Kennedy. Yeah, they unanimously agreed Kennedy had been hit by gunfire from the front.
Josh Hammer
None of them have appeared. None of them have appeared in public to say that. And if they had, I would.
Jefferson Morley
That's not true. Dr. Robert McClellan stood at the head of the table looking at Kennedy's head wound. And he describes this in two interviews you can find on YouTube on Dr. Robert McClellan. Was that.
Josh Hammer
Was that CBS? Was that NBC? Was that ABC? Where was that?
Jefferson Morley
No, he sat for an interview with a doctor.
Josh Hammer
Oh, come on.
Jefferson Morley
And these are on.
Josh Hammer
If you want to believe it, Jeff, you believe it. I don't. I need hard evidence.
Jefferson Morley
If a doctor is a conspiracy theorist, he's an eyewitness.
Josh Hammer
Well, then why Wasn't he on 60 Minutes with Mike Wallace? Okay?
Jefferson Morley
He was very public about what he wanted to do.
Josh Hammer
No, no, he didn't go public because.
Jefferson Morley
The implications of what he said were so profound.
Josh Hammer
He never went public. He could have gone on every. He could have been on with Cronkite. He could have been on with anybody. He didn't do it. All right? And nobody backs him up.
Jefferson Morley
I just urge.
Josh Hammer
But let's.
Jefferson Morley
Let's move ahead Robert McClellan and decide for themselves.
Josh Hammer
The King.
Jefferson Morley
We disagree. But people should judge for themselves.
Josh Hammer
And I. I applaud that. You will not find anything in the CIA or FBI files that refer to any doctor that disputes that Oswald pull a trigger. It won't be there. Interesting. Okay, so then the Moore and shield disappears.
Jefferson Morley
Dr. Robert McClellan was quite clear about.
Josh Hammer
That's fine. It's not in the files. It's not. It was not taken seriously. So the more.
Jefferson Morley
Why wouldn't they take the testimony of a doctor who observed Kennedy's wound from 18 inches away?
Josh Hammer
Why wouldn't he go. Why wouldn't he go public on broadcasts that would have been very happy to take.
Jefferson Morley
He didn't want publicity.
Josh Hammer
Oh, he didn't want publicity. Doesn't stack. And let's move ahead now. So the Moorishield disappears, All right? And I know that because I will. Was in his house and he's gone. And this is the late 70s. He goes to his daughter's house in Palm beach where the congressional investigators, okay, are trying to track him down and interview him and to mourn. She'll commit suicide. Okay? I'm there. I'm in town. We know what's going on there. We didn't know he was going to do that. We show up to the house, the cops are there. All of it like that. That has never been explained. His daughter still lives in the usa. Not going to say where. It's not fair to her. I Don't want to put her in danger. I don't know what she knows. I know she's despised as her father. We know that. But we don't know that is the key. And I'm looking for any George the Moreschield stuff coming out of these files. So far I haven't seen any. Have you?
Jefferson Morley
You know, one of the problems with this release was that the archives did not do what's called OCRing. They didn't make these documents searchable before they posted them. So we're going to do that at the Mary Farrell Foundation. And the website of the Mary Farrell foundation is maryferrell.org make me a promise and then we can go through and we can put demoreenshield in.
Josh Hammer
Yeah, I'll come back to you with it.
Jefferson Morley
Anything demorenshilt related and Angleton.
Josh Hammer
So if Angleton and De Moreenshield are corresponding back and forth, that is a key to this mystery. Yeah. And that's where we are.
Jefferson Morley
That's where the story's going.
Josh Hammer
I hope so, because we need to find out everything about it. We absolutely do.
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Josh Hammer
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Mr. Morley, thanks very much. We really appreciate it. And once again, if I you can check out what he says. I don't believe it. And what we have in killing Kennedy is in stone. Absolute stone. It's all primary stuff. All FBI files, all local Dallas PD files. Couldn't have been altered. There it is.
Unknown Host
Here's a gem from the no Spin News vault.
Josh Hammer
Now I'm watching news Nation last night because I'm on News Nation on Monday and Wednesday and you might tune in for that. I think they're pretty lively. 7 o'clock on Monday and 8 with Cuomo on Wednesday. So Cuomo's got Tulsi Gabbard on because Ms. Gabbard has a new book, it's already a bestseller. And he drops this on her. Go. So the former President Trump, your name is supposedly on a short list. Do you agree with that statement? Would you serve with President Trump?
Tulsi Gabbard
I've heard the same thing that you have. If asked to serve in that way, I would be honored.
Josh Hammer
Straightforward answer. Tulsi Gabbard is an interesting story. Okay. Born in American Samoa, out in the Pacific. She moved to Hawaii at the age of two, had a regular middle class upbringing, joined the army and she's still in the Reserves. She is a lieutenant colonel, Impressive. Served in Iraq two tours, one was in Kuwait, one was in Iraq. And then, of course, as you know, was a congresswoman from Hawaii for eight years, four terms. And she joins us now from Washington promoting her book For Love of Country, Leave the Democrat Party Behind. Okay. So we're happy to have you on the program here. It's going to be different than the other interviews you've done. You ever get tired of the pinhead in the media asking you the predictable questions? You ever get tired of that?
Tulsi Gabbard
Sometimes I wonder, like, you know, I get they talk to a lot of people, but I don't know, a little uniqueness is what I count on you for.
Josh Hammer
Bill O'Reilly well, you'll get it here. When I do my book interviews, I just swallow it. I figure as long as they're promoting a book, no matter how dumb the question is, I'm going to answer it. I kind of just get numb to it, you know. Yeah, it's like going to the dentist. There are some good interviewers, but not as many as there should be. Okay. So I think you are compatible with Donald Trump domestically, but I'm not sure about abortion. Do you support the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade, giving authority to the individual states?
Tulsi Gabbard
I do. And I said so when that ruling occurred. And the reason why is because so for so long as you know, the Supreme Court has been largely politicized mostly around this single issue, which is not how our Supreme Court should be. By decentralizing this, making progress in limiting the jurisdiction of the federal government, we are moving in the right direction. I would argue that there are many other issues where, like education, for example, where there is huge Opportunity to do the same.
Josh Hammer
All right, so you and Trump are compatible because he supports the Supreme Court's decision. But what about states like Idaho and some others who are going to make it very, very difficult to have an abortion? And sometimes, in my opinion, and I am pro life because I'm a Roman Catholic, and unlike Joe Biden, I'm going to follow the tenets of what I believe Christianity is all about. That's my choice. But I do know that in Idaho and other states, you know, even if the woman is severely impacted physically, could be hard for her to have abortion. Where do you come down on that?
Tulsi Gabbard
Well, this is an issue that's before the Supreme Court currently. I was just learning more and reading more about the case as it's being argued now. You know, again, this, this is such a complex conversation and issue, and it needs to be happening at the state level where it is closest to those being impacted. The issues that Idaho is bringing forward to the Supreme Court now I think are very telling. I gotta be honest. I'm still learning more about the facts. I've listened to some of the arguments, and I'm looking more at the facts of, of what's happening there versus the rhetoric that's being presented.
Josh Hammer
Okay. Well, you know, as a politician, I don't want you to get too involved with facts. That's not good. You got to be okay being a wise guy, but fair warning. Yeah, that's me. So if you get the VP nod from Trump, which you are under consideration, I can tell everybody that I know that to be a fact. You would be the first surfing vice president. Okay. I don't know if Dick Cheney was a surfer, but I don't think he was. I.
Tulsi Gabbard
Maybe I shouldn't prejudge, but first surfing.
Josh Hammer
Vice president, first Samoan vice president, and the first Hindu vice president. That is some trifecta there. Have you thought about that?
Tulsi Gabbard
Not. No, to be honest. No, not really.
Josh Hammer
Well, that was the only softball. That's the only softball question I'm going to give you.
Tulsi Gabbard
Well, here. I'll tell you this, Bill. We've seen how different people have occupied the White House and presidents, vice presidents, you know, they've. What was it like? They've got the bowling alley now. There used to be a pool. I don't think there's a pool there anymore.
Josh Hammer
No pool.
Tulsi Gabbard
I wish that there was a wave pool somewhere in the greater D.C. northern.
Josh Hammer
Well, someday when you're president, you can have it installed. When president can do anything, you can have a wave pool in there.
Tulsi Gabbard
I don't know that would be the wisest use of taxpayer dollars. For the record, however, it would be.
Josh Hammer
If you are on the Trump ticket. And you guys, when I want to see Trump and Wyoming Bay with you on the board, that's what I want to see. And then I can die after I see that. Okay, now softball is over. Now we go into foreign policy. Now it is here where it gets a little dicey for you. Congresswoman, this is what you said May 16, 2022. Go.
Tulsi Gabbard
What we do know is that the Biden administration has failed to clearly define any objective in this proxy war in Ukraine. They have failed to define what winning looks like. So clearly there is no end in sight without that being defined.
Josh Hammer
Okay, so I've been very clear and that the Biden administration is not clear on anything. But if you listen to Blinken and Sullivan, they basically said we ought to stop Putin. We're not going to beat Putin militarily. But British intelligence this week reported Putin's losing a thousand men dead every day in Ukraine. Thousand. And his position in his own country and in the world is much weaker than it was two years ago. So that's the end game to make it impossible for Putin to expand his totalitarianism. The man is a murderer. He's a killer. Okay. And to send a message to Xi and other tyrants that this will not be tolerated in the world. So am I wrong? Because I continue to support American aid to Ukraine.
Tulsi Gabbard
It still is there. There is still not a clear end state. At what point is that defined? They say they want to stop Putin.
Josh Hammer
Like a bull in a China shop. Donald Trump came in to drain the swamp in Washington, D.C. but with his bold reform and rejuvenation agenda comes so many legal questions nationwide. Injunctions, are they constitutional? What's the deal with birthright citizenship? What about the administrative state? Can he actually clean the deep state and end the politicization of the federal bureaucracy? I'm Josh Hammer, host of America on Trial with Josh Hammer. Subscribe to America on Trial with Josh Hammer for your daily updates on all of these questions and more.
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Tulsi Gabbard
Stop him from being able to extend his incursions, whether it's in Ukraine or in other countries. At what point is that defined? At what point do we stop sending hundreds of billions of dollars to Ukraine? At what point did the Ukrainian people find peace in their own country and stop seeing.
Josh Hammer
Well, you can't.
Tulsi Gabbard
Killing and death of their own people.
Josh Hammer
You can't be a predictor of that. My feeling is if Trump's reelected, he'll make a deal with Putin. Okay. Because they have some kind of relationship that nobody understands. But I think that has a much better chance if Trump is president than Biden. But it's like the Cold War. How long did the Cold War go on? From 1945 until Reagan knocked it back 30 years later. And what were you going to say? We don't. We're not going to stop Soviet expansion because we don't have any end game. This is the same thing, is it not?
Tulsi Gabbard
It requires even. Even our own military leaders here in the US at the highest levels, even those who work in the foreign policy arena, many of them, not all, have conceded for months now that the only way that this war ends is with a negotiated outcome.
Josh Hammer
Yeah, but Putin has to negotiate. It's like Hamas. Correct? Hamas doesn't want to negotiate. Putin doesn't want to negotiate. You got to make it so painful.
Tulsi Gabbard
That's not completely true. There have been efforts put forward by leaders of other countries where they've been able to get parties from Russia and from Ukraine together to the table. And the Biden administration has. Has stopped every one of those efforts from proceeding and continuing on. And ultimately, it is people who are suffering.
Josh Hammer
I don't know if that's true. Here's what I know is true.
Tulsi Gabbard
Pope Francis, former Prime Minister of Israel, was one of those people who spoke very clearly about his knowledge of the Biden administration and leaders in the west standing in the way of a negotiated peace treaty.
Josh Hammer
It does Joe Biden no good not to try to bring this to an end, which is why I'm skeptical of that report. But Pope Francis.
Tulsi Gabbard
But he's doing a lot of things that don't make sense and are not doing anything.
Josh Hammer
But Pope Francis himself, summit emissary to Putin, said, I will broker the peace. And Putin told him to get stuffed. Okay, so that's true. That happened. I know that to be a fact. Now let's get on to the other soundbite. As you might know, I wrote a book called Killing the Killers, which went all through Obama and Trump's war against talk about an unending war against Islamic terrorism. Okay, here's what you said on January 3, 2020, about the assassination of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard leader Soleimani Go.
Tulsi Gabbard
This was very clearly an act of war by this president without any kind of authorization or declaration of war from Congress, clearly violating the Constitution. It further escalates. This tit for tat that's going on and on and on, will elicit a very serious response from Iran and pushing us deeper and deeper into this quagmire. And it really begs the question for what?
Josh Hammer
So you're criticizing Trump there for waxing Soleimani. Do you stand by that or have you changed your opinion?
Tulsi Gabbard
Well, as you see, my point there was that this was an act of war. That Congress did not declare that. That that was the main point there, I believe strongly separation of powers. Why not?
Josh Hammer
You can't fight the war on terror by getting congressional approval for actions that have to take place like that Baghdadi and isis, all of those things. Even Osama bin Laden's assassination was not approved by Congress. Surely you didn't object to that.
Tulsi Gabbard
Congress I supported, I was not in office at the time, but have spoken out and supported the continuance of those authorities that Congress did pass the authorization to use military force to go after al Qaeda and those terrorist organizations that came after us on 9, 11 and that have popped up morph into different groups like isis, al Qaeda and so forth. I've been very outspoken about the need for a defeat radical Islamist terrorism. Okay, difference in distinction there on the war powers. This was a high general in the Iranian military. Yeah, that, that's, that is a difference.
Josh Hammer
Designated terrorist because he killed civilians. The War Powers act that Bush the Younger signed gives the authority for the president to do it. He had the authority to kill Soleimani al Baghdadi. Obama had the authority to kill bin Laden. But I think you would once you get into that office and you get the national security briefings every day, I believe, because I think you're a very smart woman and you know the big picture, you've got to fight that war. That way you get a chance to take out the leader of Hamas. You don't go to Congress. You take them right off the map. You have to do it that way. A couple of more questions, and I'm sorry to keep you so long, but you're such a good guest, and I want everybody to read your book because I read your book and I'm so busy it hurts. I read the book and it flows nicely. Did you get shot at?
Tulsi Gabbard
That means a lot coming from you. That means a lot coming from.
Josh Hammer
And it's honest.
Tulsi Gabbard
I really do appreciate it.
Josh Hammer
If I thought the book was terrible, I wouldn't say anything. Did you get shot at in Iraq when you were over there?
Tulsi Gabbard
A lot of mortars and indirect fire on almost an everyday basis.
Josh Hammer
Okay. Because you were over there a year and then you went back to Kuwait and you're a lieutenant colonel, Right. And you're still in the reserves, right?
Tulsi Gabbard
I am. I was deployed to East Africa a couple of years ago. We'll be taking a command of a Army reserve Battalion here on June 1st.
Josh Hammer
I think you have the strongest resume of any vice presidential person being considered by Trump. Final question, Hawaii. I love Hawaii, but it's looney left. It's Maisie Hirano. It's crazy left. You used to be semi crazy left, but you changed. You changed, but Hawaii still remains the socialist paradise. All right, if you had to pinpoint one thing that made you change, what would it be?
Tulsi Gabbard
One thing. There are so many things that you saw in the book, but really, what it all boiled down to, Bill, was about the Democrat elite not only opposing but trying to undermine our fundamental rights and freedoms, because that is at the heart of everything. That is who we are as a country, and we want to do that. We have people in power trying to shut us up. They're afraid of a free people. They're afraid of a free society. They're afraid of a democracy where we get to decide who gets to serve in the presidency and in power. They're terrified because they know deep down inside we will see the truth about their abuse of power and we'll throw them out of office. And that's what I hope happens in November.
Josh Hammer
Well, we'll see. I mean, it's a big turning point. So that was a boring interview. I bet you that was one of the better ones, right?
Tulsi Gabbard
It was great. Yes, absolutely. No pressure.
Josh Hammer
You don't have to say that. You can, you know.
Tulsi Gabbard
I know I don't have to.
Josh Hammer
All right, so the book is For Love of Country, Leave the Democrat Party Behind. Great gift from mom on her day. Coming up on a Sunday or everybody who wants to learn about an honest politician. I believe Congresswoman Gabbard is that. Thanks for appearing and we'll talk again soon, I hope.
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Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis Episode: No Spin News - Weekend Edition - March 22, 2025 Release Date: March 22, 2025
Overview: The episode kicks off with a discussion surrounding the tumultuous situation in Gaza, highlighting the cessation of the ceasefire and the intensification of conflicts between Israel and Hamas. Host Bill O’Reilly, along with guest Josh Hammer and analyst Jefferson Morley, delve into the complexities of the ongoing warfare, Netanyahu’s leadership, and the United States' stance under President Donald Trump.
Key Points:
Netanyahu’s Address and Hamas Escalation: Netanyahu addresses the nation, emphasizing Hamas's violation of prior agreements, the escalation of violence, and the tragic loss of lives on both sides.
U.S. Support Under Trump: Jefferson Morley outlines President Trump’s unwavering support for Netanyahu, both diplomatically and militarily, asserting that the responsibility now lies with Israel to eradicate Hamas from Gaza.
Notable Quotes:
Josh Hammer ([00:59]):
"Netanyahu addressed people of Israel tonight and says look, Hamas is a releasing of hostages, they're building back their weapons base, they're violating everything they said it would do."
Jefferson Morley ([02:13]):
"Donald Trump and his entire team have made very clear to Netanyahu and the Israelis that you have all the support that you could possibly want right now."
Jefferson Morley ([03:04]):
"I argue in Israel and Civilization that it is incumbent upon Western civilization to convince the Palestinian Arabs that they have lost the century-plus long jihad to eliminate the Jews of Israel."
Discussion Highlights:
Hamas’s Reluctance to Surrender: The conversation touches on the improbability of Hamas ceasing hostilities, suggesting that complete eradication is the only viable solution to ensure lasting peace and security for Israel.
Trump vs. Biden on Foreign Policy: Jefferson contrasts Trump’s decisive approach to conflicts like Ukraine and Gaza with what he perceives as Biden’s less effective strategies, emphasizing Trump's potential to broker peace due to his relationship with other global leaders like Putin.
Overview: The discussion shifts to the recently released JFK assassination files, with Jefferson Morley providing insights into the potential involvement of the CIA and Lee Harvey Oswald. The conversation scrutinizes historical documents and testimonies that shed new light on one of America's most enduring mysteries.
Key Points:
Release of 63,400 Pages: The National Archives released a significant volume of documents related to JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations, sparking new theories and investigations.
James Angleton’s Testimony: As the former CIA counterintelligence chief, Angleton’s closed-door testimony reveals possible connections between Oswald and Israeli intelligence, suggesting a deeper layer of surveillance and manipulation.
Oswald’s Surveillance: Evidence indicates that Oswald was under extensive CIA surveillance, with documents pointing to an Israeli agent monitoring his activities long before the assassination.
Notable Quotes:
Jefferson Morley ([14:17]):
"The emerging story is the CIA surveillance manipulation and use of Lee Harvey Oswald for intelligence purposes while President Kennedy was still alive."
Morley ([16:59]):
"It seems like the evidence in this new testimony strongly suggests that Angleton recruited Oswald as a source or a contact."
Josh Hammer ([19:36]):
"You and I will never agree. Oswald orders the Carcano. His printer on the rifle. The shellings in the car match the Carcano. He did it."
Discussion Highlights:
Debate Over Oswald’s Role: While Hammer staunchly defends the lone gunman theory, Morley challenges this perspective by highlighting forensic evidence and the possibility of CIA involvement, urging a reevaluation of historical narratives.
Missing Testimonies and Disappearances: The disappearance of key individuals like George de Morenshield and the lack of public testimonies from doctors who treated JFK raise suspicions about withheld information and potential cover-ups.
Call for Further Investigation: Both Morley and Hammer emphasize the need for comprehensive analysis of the newly released documents to uncover the truth behind the assassination, advocating for transparency and accountability.
Overview: The episode features an in-depth interview with former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, focusing on her political views, compatibility with Donald Trump's agenda, and her perspectives on critical issues such as abortion and foreign policy.
Key Points:
Compatibility with Trump: Gabbard discusses her potential role as Vice President under Trump, touching upon shared views on the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade and other policy alignments.
Abortion Stance: She elaborates on her support for state-level decision-making regarding abortion, advocating for decentralization of such policies to better reflect the diverse perspectives within the country.
Foreign Policy and War Powers: Gabbard critiques the current administration's handling of international conflicts, emphasizing the necessity of clear objectives and defined end goals in military engagements.
Notable Quotes:
Tulsi Gabbard ([27:19]):
"I do. And I said so when that ruling occurred. And the reason why is because so for so long as you know, the Supreme Court has been largely politicized mostly around this single issue, which is not how our Supreme Court should be."
Gabbard ([31:03]):
"What we do know is that the Biden administration has failed to clearly define any objective in this proxy war in Ukraine. They have failed to define what winning looks like."
Tulsi Gabbard ([40:26]):
"There are so many things that you saw in the book, but really, what it all boiled down to, Bill, was about the Democrat elite not only opposing but trying to undermine our fundamental rights and freedoms."
Discussion Highlights:
Decentralization of Abortion Laws: Gabbard advocates for allowing states to determine their own abortion laws, arguing that this approach respects local governance and diverse community values.
Critique of Current Foreign Policy: She criticizes the lack of clear objectives in the U.S. involvement in Ukraine, suggesting that without defined goals, the conflict may perpetuate indefinitely without resolution.
Separation of Powers and War Authorization: Addressing concerns about executive overreach, Gabbard underscores the importance of congressional authorization in military actions, differentiating between targeted strike authorizations and broader military engagements.
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Miscellaneous Discussions:
Media Critique: Throughout the episode, there is a critical view of the mainstream media, particularly the leftist media’s portrayal of Israel and its resistance to diplomatic achievements like those brokered by Trump.
Policy and Governance: The conversation touches upon broader themes of governance, including the politicization of federal bureaucracy, inheritance of bipartisan policies, and challenges in the separation of powers.
The March 22, 2025, episode of No Spin News - Weekend Edition provides a robust analysis of current geopolitical tensions, historical investigations into the JFK assassination, and personal insights from political figures like Tulsi Gabbard. Through incisive discussions and expert opinions, Bill O’Reilly and his guests navigate the complexities of international conflicts, media biases, and the intricate dance of political alliances, offering listeners a comprehensive understanding of the pressing issues shaping the contemporary socio-political landscape.
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