Episode #109: 'Offense'  

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In 2014, Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine, and representatives from the separatists regions in Donbas, began talks to negotiate peace in Donbas. Representatives from these governments met in Minsk, Belarus, and on September 5, 2014 they signed an agreement for peace. It was called the 'Minsk Agreements', and it called for an immediate ceasefire. Unfortunately, this did not stop the fighting in Donbas, so representatives met again to hash out a new agreement that was called Minsk II. Minsk II was signed on February 12, 2015, and it called for an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front lines, prisoner releases, and an amendment to the Ukrainian constitution granting self-governing status to the separatists regions of Donbas. However, Minsk II also failed to bring peace. At the same time that these peace talks were taking place, representatives for the United States were visiting Ukraine and encouraging them to keep up the fight, and go on "offense". Was the United States working against these peace agreements, and what is the Biden administration currently doing to negotiate peace? Join the conversation and get answers to these questions and more on According2Sam episode #109.

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* Host, Producer, Engineer​: Samuel C Winchester​

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Shownotes

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1) The number of people killed directly in the violence of the U.S. post-9/11

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2) An in-depth analysis of a leaked military video showing a US army helicopter firing on Iraqi reporters.

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3) Robert Gates

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4) The Drone Papers

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5) Obama pledged to stop the Afghanistan war, but its end is nowhere in sight

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6) How Team Obama Justifies the Killing of a 16-Year-Old American

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7) Bennett advises Zelensky to surrender, Zelensky refuses - report

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8) Israel, Ukraine deny report Bennett recommended yielding to Russian demands

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9) Ukraine Open to Russia's Neutrality Demand But Won’t Yield Territory, Aide Says

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10) Zelenskyy says Ukraine 'must admit' it won't join NATO

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11) Ukraine's Neo-Nazis Won't Get U.S. Money 

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12) Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis

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13) Ro Khanna deleted tweet

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14) Minsk agreements

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Episode #108: 'Separatist'  

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After a violent coup d'etat in Ukraine in 2014 that forced the democratically elected president, Viktor Yanukovych to flee the country, the Obama administration installed a new government. Under the new Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the first thing the new parliament did was pass legislation banning the Russian language, the native language of 20 million Ukrainians. In response to these actions and many other acts of hostility towards the Russian speaking people of Ukraine the communities of Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk voted to separate from Ukraine. In Crimea the people voted for immediate annexation by Russia, which was accepted by the Russia Federation. The people of Donbas voted for independence and they have been fighting for their independence for 8 years, more than 14,000 people of that region have been killed. How are these two breakaway regions fueling the current war in Ukraine, and how are they key to ending the war? Join the conversation and get answers to these questions and more on According2Sam episode #108.

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* Host, Producer, Engineer​: Samuel C Winchester​

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Shownotes

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1) Anthrax bacteria likely to be US military strain

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2) De-Ba'athification

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3) Iraq’s de-Baathification still haunts the country

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4) Ahmad Chalabi and the Legacy of De-Baathification in Iraq

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5) Why do some Ukrainians want to be part of Russia?

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6) Yushchenko Grants Hero Status To Controversial Ukrainian Nationalist

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7) Putin backs separatists’ claim to Donbas region of Ukraine

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8) About 14,000 people killed during conflict in Donbass, top Ukrainian diplomat says

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9) Russia will stop 'in a moment' if Ukraine meets terms - Kremlin

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10) Russia says Ukraine blocking water supply to Crimea in European lawsuit

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11) Dam blocking water supply to Crimea 

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Episode #107: 'White Nationalism'  

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When Joe Biden first announced that he was running for president he claimed to be motivated to run by the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017. He said he was appalled while watching the neo-Nazis and white nationalists marching with tiki torches, and said he wanted to return the 'soul of the nation'. He accused President Trump of encouraging white nationalist and neo-Nazis, and many Democrats even accused President Trump of being a white nationalist. White nationalism and white supremacy is all Democrats have been talking about in the United States for the past 6 years. They claim it is our greatest domestic threat. It's ironic they don't see the same threat of white nationalism in Ukraine as they do in the U.S., and they are currently leading us to cheer for white nationalism in Ukraine. How large is the white nationalist movement in Ukraine, and what impact does this movement have on Ukrainian politics and society? Join the conversation and get answers to this question and more on According2Sam episode #107.

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* Host, Producer, Engineer​: Samuel C Winchester​

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Shownotes

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1) The 'Kony 2012' Effect

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2) 7 FAKE NEWS Stories Coming Out Of Ukraine

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3) Azov Battalion

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4) Tryzub

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5) Right Sector

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6) Batkivshchyna

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7) People's Front 

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8) Svoboda

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9) Ukraine’s parliament-appointed acting president says language law to stay effective

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10) Putin says he reserves right to protect Russians in Ukraine

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11) Official results: 97 percent of Crimea voters back joining Russia

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12) Recorded conversation between Asst. Sec. of State Victoria Nuland and Amb. Jeffery Pyatt

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Episode #106: 'Russian Reset'  

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The 'Russian Reset' was an effort by the Obama administration to reset the relationship between Russia and the United States. At a bilateral meeting in Geneva in 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with a plastic red button inscribed with the word, "reset". She said it represented a new start for the two nations, putting the decades of enmity behind them. The two diplomates pushed to toy button together and joked with each other. It was the begging of a new era for Russia and the United States, one of cooperation and peace. Throughout the first term of the Obama administration this new relationship seemed to be working, so much so that President Obama even defended Russia when Mitt Romney called them a threat to the United States. He famously said, "the 1980's called and they want their foreign policy back." How did we go from the 'rest' back to a state of contention with Russia? Join the conversation and get answers to this question and more on According2Sam episode #106.

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* Host, Producer, Engineer​: Samuel C Winchester​

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Shownotes

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1) Ukraine separatists declare independence

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2) Sanctions to Hit American Families’ Pocketbooks in all 50 States

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3) NATO member Turkey, opposed to sanctions, in bind over Ukraine

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4) Authorization the use of United States Armed Forces

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5) 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application

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6) Russia and China veto draft Security Council resolution on Syria

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7) Russia's 12 UN vetoes on Syria

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8) Arming Syrian rebels: Where the US went wrong

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9) Study shows US weapons given to Syrian rebels ended up in ISIS hands

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10) Putin warns U.S., West against arming organ-eating Syrian rebels

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11) Red Line Redux: How Putin Tore Up Obama’s 2013 Syria Deal

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12) Timber Sycamore

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13) Azov fighters are Ukraine's greatest weapon and may be its greatest threat

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14) Far-right group at heart of Ukraine protests meet US senator

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15) John McCain Went To Ukraine And Stood On Stage With A Man Accused Of Being An Anti-Semitic Neo-Nazi

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Episode #105: 'Oh Canada'  

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In 2019 there were major protests and demonstrations all over the world. The year started with the 'yellow vests' protests in France, which started in November of 2018 and carried on throughout the entire year in 2019. In February protests started in Algeria and continued throughout the entire year, even after the Bouteflika regime was toppled. In March protests started in Hong Kong with massive demonstrations for freedom from China. The protests lasted the entire year, with the largest demonstrations over the summer of 2019. Protests against the Maduro regime in Venezuela started in January, but really started to get going in April. They also lasted the entire year. There were protests in Russia, Sudan, Chile, Lebanon, and many more places around the world. These populists uprisings were just getting started when Covid-19 interrupted them, but now that Covid-19 is over it seems the protests are starting again. How has the 'Freedom Convoy' in Canada reignited the global protests that were taking place before the pandemic? Join the conversation and get answers to this question and more on According2Sam episode #105.

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* Host, Producer, Engineer​: Samuel C Winchester​

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Shownotes

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1) Canada’s anti-government protests have spread across the world

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2) Majority of truckers are vaccinated, Trudeau says, as ‘freedom convoy’ heads to Ottawa

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3) Biden announces sweeping vaccine mandates affecting millions of workers

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4) Video shows President-elect Biden saying 10 months ago he wouldn't make vaccines mandatory

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5) Trudeau declares national emergency over Canadian trucker protests, allowing government to override civil rights

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6) Ottawa will see pushback if tow trucks are forced to clear blockades, towing industry says

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7) Black Lives Matter 'delinquent' on finances, Calif. AG warns BLM risks tax-exempt status

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8) Trudeau tweet 

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9) Stop Calling the Truckers Racist. Many Black Canadians Support Them

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10) Behind the Black Bloc

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Episode #104: 'Human Be-In  

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The roots of the cultural revolution in the United States can be traced back to one city. It was the epicenter of the counterculture, and that city is San Francisco. On January 14, 1967 an event was held in the Golden Gate Park Polo Fields that would launch a movement to change the world. It was a celebration of humanity, with music, art, poetry, and spirituality. The event was the 'Human Be-In', and it was the start of a wave that would crash into American traditions and customs. The movement was dedicated to peace, love, and goodwill to all men and women. It focused on political and environmental awareness, and breaking down cultural and institutional norms. It was fueled by psychedelic drugs, music, and promiscuity. In the end the movement set lofty goals that were never reached, but it did leave a lasting imprint on San Francisco and America that can still be seen today. What does the counterculture revolution have in common with other revolutions throughout history? Join the conversation and get answers to this question and more on According2Sam episode #104.

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* Host, Producer, Engineer​: Samuel C Winchester​

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Shownotes

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1) Counterculture of the 1960s

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2) Human Be-In

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3) Dr. Fauci On GOP Criticism: ‘Attacks On Me, Quite Frankly, Are Attacks On Science’

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4) Deism

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5) Deism and the Founding of the United States

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6) Age of Enlightenment

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7) Cult of Reason

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8) Cult of the Supreme Being

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9) Cambodian genocide

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10) Great Leap Forward

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11) Gulag System

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12) Humanist Manifesto I

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13) Humanist Manifesto II

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Episode #103: 'Trigger Warning'  

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Spotify has decided to put a warning on Joe Rogan's podcasts in response to the calls to censor him. After a few artists began to protest by removing their music from the platform, and many more subscribers canceled their subscriptions it was important for them to get ahead of the controversy. It's reminiscent of Tipper Gore's obsession in the late 20th century to censor Rap and Heavy Metal music. As her group, the Parents Music Resource Center, began to demand action from the record companies the record companies agreed to put a "parental advisory" on music with "explicit lyrics". Gore's objective was to reduce the consumption of music that she considered bad for society, music with sex, drugs, and violence. If you've listened to the radio lately you know she failed. How are those attempting to censor Joe Rogan making the same mistake as Tipper Gore, and how will it backfire on them? Join the conversation and get answers to these questions and more on According2Sam episode #103.

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* Host, Producer, Engineer​: Samuel C Winchester​

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Shownotes

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1) Benito Mussolini Quote 

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2) Clinton involvement in crack cocaine epidemic 

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3) Dee Snider's PMRC Senate Hearing Speech

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4) Twitter Suspends US Virologist Dr Robert Malone’s Account 

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5) Spotify's Joe Rogan says 'healthy' young people don't need to worry about getting COVID-19 vaccine

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6) 270 Doctors, Scientists Call Out Joe Rogan’s COVID Misinformation

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7) Citizens United Explained

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8) Corporate personhood

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9) The Dechristianization of France during the French Revolution

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