Cenk hosting. We’ve assembled multiple kinds of war machines in preparation for the strike on Syria. President Obama fired back while defending his position on taking action in Syria at a press conference at the G20 Summit. He pointed out that the world wants America to stop countries that take part in killing citizens until we decide to do it. As far as the unpopular nature of the strike, he reminded the press that helping Britain in WWII was also unpopular, but it was right to do. http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/320661-obama-refuses-to-say-whether-hed-attack-syria-without-congress John Kerry spoke to Chris Hayes about the difference between the radial rebels and the moderate opposition to the Assad government who we are actually looking to help. Cenk has come to a conclusion on what we should do in Syria. AIPAC is launching a lobbying push to force nearly every American Congressional member to vote in favor of a strike on Syria. http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/report-aipac-planning-major-lobbying-blitz-on-syria Joe Scarborough talked with Hugh Hewitt about how shocking it is that Marco Rubio has not voted as a friend of Israel.
A 24 year old Yemeni activist that spoke truth to many situations regarding America’s drone effect in the country has died. No information on how he died has been released. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/05/ibrahim-mothana-dead_n_3876491.html A judge ruled that former Abu Ghraib prisoners have to pay over $15,000 to their alleged torturers for legal fees b/c of the suit the tortured filed in American court. It was ruled that they weren’t liable for the actions since they carried it out on foreign soil. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/abu-ghraib-iraq_n_3876177.html Adolf Hitler’s bodyguard, the last living person that witnessed his death, has died at age 96. His words about Hitler, whom he called “Boss” were very affectionate and defensive of his character. After serving only 9 years, he’s been a free man. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/09/06/hitler-bodyguard/2775459/
John McCain told a Townhall crowd that we should maybe legalize marijuana because he respects the will of the people. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/john-mccain-marijuana-legalization_n_3879907.html New story on how the NSA is better at bypassing heavily encrypted data than they let on.