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Mar 2021
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Chomsky on the 'joke' of 'Russian interf...

PUSHBACK WITH AARON MATé
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Support Pushback at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmate​ Noam Chomsky weighs in on the Putin-Biden row; new US claims of "Russian interference"; the "savagery" of US sanctions on Cuba, Iran, Syria, Venezuela and other nations; US pressure on Brazil to reject Russia's COVID-19 vaccine and on Panama to reject Cuban doctors; and more. Chomsky's latest b ... Show More
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