Episode 578 | Douma Gas Attack | Oregon Homeless Man Slaughtered By Police | Obama and Black Folks - CODA

***EPISODE 578 | Syrian President Assad is implicated in another gas attack this time in the city of Douma killing 70 people including women and children. But why would he do this? We explore the rationale for and against Assad’s chemical attack.Portland police kill a homeless man in a terrifying video. One homeless man with a knife versus at least a dozen police officers with guns drawn. The ACLU is calling for answers.This week I will be discussing the Gaza-Israel Border Massacre. I speak briefly about it in this episode because I want you to know that I am paying attention to that issue.Finally, I address some vociferous criticisms of Episode 577. **********************************************************************************Thanks to all of our newest patrons! No New Patrons? What’s Really Going On!? Let’s do this!You are the REAL MVPs!Go to Patreon.com/theBpDShow to become a patron today. We have a new goal to bring video back to the show. We need 50 patrons to commit $10 a month. Can we do it? **********************************************************************************Segment 1: Douma Gas AttackAl Jazeera Opening Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NYo_UePmg8Abby Phillip of CNN from the White House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NYo_UePmg8RT doubts the Logic of Assad Attacking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7pprLTrH8gWhy Would Assad Use Chemical Weapons?: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/04/11/why-would-assad-use-sarin-in-a-war-hes-winning-to-terrify-syrians/?utm_term=.1e903f441282Segment 2: Police Shoot and Kill Homeless ManOregon Homeless man being shot down by police:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfGKesq2VkwWillamette Week: http://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2018/04/08/portland-police-shot-and-killed-a-man-inside-a-homeless-shelter-after-he-allegedly-burst-into-an-aa-meeting-with-a-knife/ACLU Statement on Oregon Homeless Man Shooting: https://aclu-or.org/en/press-releases/aclu-oregon-questions-killing-man-police-portland-calls-transparencyIsrael-Gaza Border Massacre Preview: https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2018/04/weve-stock-gaza-hospitals-declare-state-emergency-180408084314352.html?__twitter_impression=true