Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 - 10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) Phyllis Bennis, director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, assesses escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran after the President Trump ordered the assassination of Iran's military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, who led Iranian military operations in the Middle East as head of his nation's elite Quds Force. She'll discuss Iran's threats of retaliation and Iraq's Parliamentary vote demanding all U.S. forces leave the country after multiple American airstrikes targeting Iraqi militia group Kataib Hezbollah. The December 29th U.S. airstrike led to an assault on the US embassy compound in Baghdad by crowds protesting the American attack.

2) Ariel Gold, National Co-Director of Code Pink Women for Peace talks about the group's National Day of Action/US Troops Out of Iraq protest on January 4th, and the follow-up organizing to prevent a U.S. war with Iran that a national coalition of groups will be be working on in the days ahead.

3) Jason Stanley, Yale professor of philosophy and author of "How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them" and "How Propaganda Works," addressing the issue of "The Fascist Threat and Effective Resistance in the Era of Donald Trump," recorded at a October 19th public forum sponsored by Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine.

4) Joshua Cho, an independent journalist and media analyst based in Virginia, discuses his recent article for Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, FAIR.org, "WaPo's Afghan Papers Propagate Colonial Narrative of Noble Intentions Gone Awry."

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