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How much did the Americans know about what Israel was doing in Gaza — and why did the weapons keep flowing?
As evidence of atrocities mounted, the US kept arming Israel. Warnings were ignored, officials resigned, and Biden’s “red lines” were crossed again and again without consequences. So what was really happening behind closed doors — and who was calling the shots?
This week on The Tea, we’re joined by award-winning diplomatic correspondent Akbar Shahid Ahmed, whose explosive new book, Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza, draws on accounts from more than 150 Washington officials to expose the inner workings of Biden’s White House as Israel’s genocide in Gaza unfolded - and why warnings went unheeded.
Also in the show:
⚡ Has October 7 achieved its goal?
⚡ Behind Biden’s “red line”: “Just get Israel what they want”
⚡ Disinformation, careerism and complicity
⚡ Hostages: how America wrote off its own nationals
⚡ Pro-Palestinian protests: why were Holocaust survivors dismissed as Hamas supporters?
⚡ The dehumanisation of Palestinians: “They’ll get over this one too”
⚡ No accountability: the enduring legacy of the War on Terror
As the US heads towards another midterm election, we ask: have the ripples of the genocide forever changed American politics?
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Check Akbar Shahid Ahmed’s book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/crossing-the-red-line/akbar-shahid-ahmed/9781324118190
AUDIO CREDITS
Presenter–Producer: Dr. Myriam François
Guest: Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Senior Producer: Sara Farolfi
Producers: Sanjna Selva & Constance Creswell
Video Editor: Karl Jackson
An MPWR Productions show.
00:00 Introduction – What Did Biden Know About Gaza?
02:46 Akbar Shahid Ahmed's Investigation Inside the White House
05:31 Inside Hamas: What Its Leaders Told Him
09:43 What America Knew About Gaza Before October 7
17:29 What Happened Behind Closed Doors After October 7?
21:44 How Biden's Inner Circle Ignored Warnings From US Officials
28:03 Were Intelligence Reports Manipulated to Protect Israel?
33:37 Was Israel Controlling American Foreign Policy?
36:55 Did Washington Ignore Warnings Before October 7?
42:36 How Biden's Administration Silenced Calls for a Ceasefire
47:06 Biden's Broken Red Line: The Invasion of Rafah
52:41 Kamala Harris, Gaza and the Political Cost of Silence
58:27 How the White House Undermined Opposition to Arms Sales
01:03:24 Why US Officials Stayed Silent – And What Accountability Would Take
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