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EPISODE · Sep 15, 2022 · 2H 47M

US military encourages soldiers to sign up for food stamps as inflation runs rampant

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On this episode of Fault Lines hosts Jamarl Thomas and Manila Chan discuss many different topics touching on the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the new data on inflation in the U.S., and North Korea declaring itself a nuclear state. Scott Ritter - former U.N. weapons inspector and a Weapons of Mass Destruction Whistleblower Mark Frost - Economist, professor, consultant Peter Kuznick - Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University In the first hour, Fault Lines was joined by Scott Ritter to discuss the ongoing military operation in Ukraine and what we can expect next. In the second hour, our hosts were joined by Mark Frost to discuss new inflation data and how the military continues to get billions of dollars in funding yet military members are now suggested to go on food stamps because they don't make enough money to afford food. In the third hour, Fault Lines spoke with Peter Kuznick to discuss North Korea declaring itself as a nuclear state. What does this mean for global politics and how is the rest of the world reacting?

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